A wind energy park comprising a wind turbine and an airborne wind energy system
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsThomas S. Bjertrup Nielsen, Torben Ladegaard Baun
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Abstract
A wind park with wind turbines and airborne wind energy systems where a first zone and a second zone is defined for at least one of the airborne wind energy systems such that the risk of collision between a part of that airborne wind energy systems and a part of one of the wind turbines is higher when the airborne unit of that airborne wind energy system is in the second zone than when it is in the first zone, and different control parameters are applied to the control of at least one of the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system depending on the position of the airborne unit relative to the defined zones.
Claims16
A method of operating a wind park, comprising at least one wind turbine and at least one airborne wind energy system, the wind turbine comprising a tower, at least one nacelle mounted on the tower and a rotor coupled to the nacelle and rotatable about a rotation axis for generating electrical energy for a power grid, the airborne wind energy system comprising an airborne unit, a base, and a cable connecting the airborne unit to the base, the method comprising the steps of:
- defining for at least one of the airborne wind energy systems, a first zone and a second zone such that the risk of collision between a part of that airborne wind energy systems and a part of one of the wind turbines is higher when the airborne unit of that airborne wind energy system is in the second zone than when it is in the first zone;
- determining a position of the airborne unit, and
- applying a first set of control parameters to the control of at least one of the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system if the position of the airborne unit is in the first zone, and applying a second set of control parameters to the control of at least one of the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system if the position of the airborne unit is in the second zone.
A wind park, comprising at least one wind turbine and at least one airborne wind energy system, the wind turbine comprising a tower, the wind turbine further comprising at least one nacelle mounted on the tower and a rotor coupled to the nacelle and rotatable about a rotation axis for generating electrical energy for a power grid, the airborne wind energy system comprising an airborne unit, a base, and a cable connecting the airborne unit to the base, the wind park further comprising an electronic data storage and an electronic controller operable on data in the data storage, wherein the electronic data storage comprises a data set for at least one of the airborne wind energy system, the data set comprising at least a first zone data set defining a first zone, and a second zone data set defining a second zone in which collision between the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system is higher than in the first zone, the wind park further comprising a position determining structure configured for determining a position of the airborne unit of that airborne wind energy system, and the electronic controller being configured to process the position data and the first zone data and the second zone data, and based thereon to determine if the airborne unit is in the first zone or in the second zone, and to apply a first set of control parameters to control at least one of the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system if the position of the airborne unit is in the first zone, and to apply a second set of control parameters to the control of at least one of the wind turbine and the airborne wind energy system if the position of the airborne unit is in the second zone.
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