Safety system for a wind turbine system including hydrogen production
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsSamuel Hawkins, Finn Daugaard Madsen, Jesper Elliot Petersen
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Abstract
A safety system of a wind turbine system is provided. The wind turbine system includes at least one wind turbine and a hydrogen production system configured to produce hydrogen using electrical power generated by the wind turbine. The safety system include a monitoring system configured to monitor the wind turbine system to detect a malfunction of the hydrogen production system. It further includes a control system configured to trigger a safety function of the wind turbine system upon detection of a malfunction of the hydrogen production system by the monitoring system.
Claims18
A safety system of a wind turbine system, wherein the wind turbine system includes at least one wind turbine and a hydrogen production system configured to produce hydrogen using electrical power generated by the wind turbine, wherein the safety system comprises:
- a monitoring system configured to monitor the wind turbine system to detect a malfunction of the hydrogen production system, wherein the monitoring system comprises a leakage detector, a hydrogen gas sensor, and/or an ultrasonic leakage detector;
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- a control system configured to trigger a safety function of the wind turbine system upon detection of the malfunction of the hydrogen production system by the monitoring system, wherein triggering the safety function by the control system includes at least the control system modifying operation of the wind turbine.
A wind turbine system, comprising:
- at least one wind turbine;
- a hydrogen production system configured to produce hydrogen using electrical power generated by the wind turbine;
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- a safety system including a monitoring system configured to monitor the wind turbine system to detect a malfunction of the hydrogen production system, wherein the monitoring system comprises a leakage detector, a hydrogen gas sensor, and/or an ultrasonic leakage detector;
- and a control system configured to trigger a safety function of the wind turbine system upon detection of the malfunction of the hydrogen production system by the monitoring system, wherein triggering the safety function by the control system includes at least the control system modifying operation of the at least one wind turbine.
A method of operating a safety system of a wind turbine system, wherein the wind turbine system includes at least one wind turbine and a hydrogen production system configured to produce hydrogen using electrical power generated by the wind turbine, wherein the method comprises:
- monitoring the wind turbine system by a monitoring system to detect a malfunction of the hydrogen production system, wherein the monitoring system comprises a leakage detector, a hydrogen gas sensor, and/or an ultrasonic leakage detector;
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- triggering a safety function of the wind turbine system upon detection of the malfunction of the hydrogen production system by the monitoring, wherein triggering the safety function includes at least modifying the operation of the wind turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.