Method for determining shadow flicker from a wind turbine system
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsMikkel Kåe Skovdal, Morten Tim Thorsen
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AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsMikkel Kåe Skovdal, Morten Tim Thorsen
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The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine system, more particular for a method for determining shadow flicker at a location and identifying a wind turbine in a wind park with a plurality of wind turbines causing the shadow flicker. A remote detector located at or near the location is determining the presence of shadow flicker and generating flicker data representative of the shadow flicker. A target wind turbine potentially causing a shadow at the location is identified based on the turbine position and the position of the sun. Operational data from the target wind turbine is obtained and it is verified whether the target wind turbine generates the shadow flicker by comparing the flicker data and the operational data.
A method for determining shadow flicker at a location and identifying a wind turbine in a wind park with a plurality of wind turbines causing the shadow flicker, the method comprising:
A detector system to determine shadow flicker at a location in the vicinity of
The detector system of claim 13, pausing operation of the at least one target wind turbine verified to cause the shadow flicker.
A computer program product comprising software code adapted to control a wind turbine system when executed on a data processing system, the computer program product being adapted to perform an operation for determining shadow flicker caused by at least one wind turbine of a plurality of wind turbines, the operation comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.