Method and device for controlling a wind turbine to reduce noise
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsThomas Esbensen, Gustav Hoegh
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Abstract
A method of controlling a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine includes a hub having at least one blade with at least one an add-on member which is actuated to alter aerodynamic properties of the blade. The method includes a step of acquiring a target noise level, and a step of controlling the at least one add-on member of the blade such that an actual noise level caused by the operation of the wind turbine is equal to or below the target noise level.
Claims15
A method of controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a hub having at least one blade with at least one an add-on member which is actuated to alter aerodynamic properties of the blade, the method comprising:
- acquiring a target noise level;
- and
- controlling the at least one add-on member of the blade such that an actual noise level caused by the operation of the wind turbine is equal to or below the target noise level.
A control device for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a hub having at least one blade with at least one an add-on member which is actuated to alter aerodynamic properties of the blade, wherein
- the control device is configured to acquire a target noise level;
- and
- the control device is configured to control the at least one add-on member of the blade such that an actual noise level caused by the operation of the wind turbine is equal to or below the target noise level;
- wherein
- the control device is configured to control the at least one add-on member such that a power generation of the wind turbine is maximum, while the actual noise level caused by the operation of the wind turbine is maintained equal to or below the target noise level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.