System and methods for controlling a wind turbine

A method for facilitating operation of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a system controller and an upwind wind condition measurement device, said method comprising:

• configuring the upwind wind condition measurement device to provide the system controller with at least one upstream wind condition measurement;
• and,
• configuring the system controller to:
• receive the at least one upstream wind condition measurement;
• determine a control algorithm parameter, based at least partially on the upstream wind condition measurement, that controls at least one of a wind turbine response bandwidth and a wind turbine control error range;
• determine a wind turbine operating command based at least partially on the control algorithm parameter;
• and,
• apply the wind turbine operating command to operation of the wind turbine.

A wind turbine control system for a wind turbine that includes a frequency converter, said wind turbine control system comprising:

• an upwind wind condition measurement device positioned on or in close proximity to a body of the wind turbine, said upstream wind condition measurement device configured to measure at least one upwind wind condition;
• and,
• a processor coupled to said upwind wind condition measurement device, said processor configured to:
• receive the upwind wind condition measurement;
• determine a control algorithm parameter, based at least partially on the upwind wind condition measurement, that controls at least one of a wind turbine response bandwidth and a wind turbine control error range;
• determine a wind turbine operating command, based at least partially on the control algorithm parameter, that controls operation of the frequency converter;
• and,
• apply the wind turbine operating command to operation of the wind turbine.