Disablement of wind turbines in a wind park
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsMartin Ansbjerg Kjær, Jesper Sandberg Thomsen, Per Brath, Søren Dalsgaard
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to wind turbine generators, and more specifically to the deactivation of wind turbines in a wind turbine park. A wind park controller may be configured to retrieve data indicating fatigue experienced by each wind turbine of the wind turbine park, and deactivate those turbines determined to be the most fatigued, thereby increasing the lifetime of turbines in the wind turbine park.
Claims15
A method for operating a plurality of wind turbines in a wind farm, comprising:
- determining that one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines should be deactivated;
- retrieving data indicating fatigue experienced by each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines;
- and
- selecting one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines determined to have a greatest fatigue to be deactivated.
The method of claim 4, wherein the data indicating fatigue experienced by each wind turbine comprises at least one of:
- wind speed;
- turbulence;
- and
- wind direction and a position of the turbine in relation to other turbines.
A controller for controlling a plurality of wind turbines in a wind farm, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine that one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines should be deactivated;
- retrieve data indicating fatigue experienced by each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines;
- and
- select one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines determined to have a greatest fatigue to be deactivated.
A wind power plant comprising:
- a plurality of wind turbines;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine that one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines should be deactivated;
- retrieve data indicating fatigue experienced by each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines;
- and
- select one or more wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines determined to have a greatest fatigue to be deactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.