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US 2014/0112777 A1Published application
System and method for mitigating wake losses in a windfarm
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsChiranjeev Kalra, Stefan Kern, Henk-Jan Kooijman
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Abstract
A system for mitigating wake losses in a windfarm is disclosed. The system may include a first horizontal axis wind turbine configured to rotate in a first direction and a second horizontal axis wind turbine positioned adjacent to the first horizontal axis wind turbine. The second horizontal axis wind turbine configured to rotate in a second direction, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
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A system for mitigating wake losses in a windfarm, the system comprising:
- a first horizontal axis wind turbine configured to rotate in a first direction;
- and
- a second horizontal axis wind turbine positioned adjacent to the first horizontal axis wind turbine, the second horizontal axis wind turbine configured to rotate in a second direction,
- wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
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A windfarm comprising:
- a first plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines aligned in a first row, the first plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines configured to rotate in a first direction;
- and
- a second plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines aligned in a second row position adjacent to the first row, the second plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines configured to rotate in a second direction,
- wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
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A method for mitigating wake losses in a windfarm, the method comprising:
- controlling the operation of a first horizontal axis wind turbine rotating in a first direction;
- and
- controlling the operation of a second horizontal axis wind turbine rotating in a second direction, the second horizontal axis wind turbine being positioned adjacent to the first horizontal axis wind turbine, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.