167results about "Input signal generation" patented technology

To provide a wind turbine generator, a wind turbine generator system, and a power-generation control method of a wind turbine generator that are capable of improving the power-generation capability and reducing the fatigue load on the windmill. A data accumulation unit 25 sequentially accumulates data sets of a generated output power P during operation of the wind turbine generator, an incoming wind speed Ws estimated on the basis of a wind speed measured at the anemometer, and a wind direction deviation, which is the difference between a wind direction θw measured at the anemoscope and the orientation of the nacelle; statistical analysis of the data accumulated is carried out by an analyzing unit 26; a distribution curve corresponding to the wind direction deviation of the generated output power at each incoming wind speed is determined; the wind direction deviation corresponding to the peak of the distribution curve is set as a correction value θd of the anemoscope; the correction value of the anemoscope for each incoming wind speed is stored in the wind-direction correction table 27; the wind direction Vw measured at the anemoscope is corrected with the correction value θd of the anemoscope for each incoming wind speed Ws; and power-generation control is carried out using the corrected wind direction as a control parameter.

A the rotor for a wind energy turbine includes a hub and at least one rotor blade connected to the hub. The rotor also includes comprises at least one sensor for sensing at least one physical value of the rotor, e.g. mechanical stress, and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the at least one sensor. The power supply includes an electromechanical converter for converting mechanical energy from vibrations of the rotor when subjected to wind loads, e.g. during operation of the wind energy turbine, into electrical energy for supplying to the at least one sensor.

A method for ice detection for a wind turbine is provided. The method includes providing an ice condition threshold parameter adapted for distinguishing a condition during which icing may occur and a condition during which icing may not occur, measuring a wind velocity with a first anemometer, wherein the first anemometer being of a first type, measuring a wind velocity with a second anemometer, wherein the second anemometer being of a second type, and wherein the second type is different from the first type, evaluating, for a condition during which icing may occur, a deviation of the wind velocity measured with the first anemometer and the wind velocity measured with the second anemometer, and determine whether the deviation exceeds a limit value based on a calibration conducted under a condition during which icing may not occur.

The invention relates to a method of determining and controllign fatigue load of a wind turbine, and a wind turbine. The method of determining fatigue load of at least one operative wind turbine, comprising: providing a transfer function that associates an obtained at least one measurement value of a first sensor to an obtained at least one measurement value of a second sensor the at least one measurement value of the first sensor and the at least one measurement value of the second sensor being obtained by use of a reference wind turbine at which the first sensor and the second sensor are located; obtaining at least one measurement value of a third sensor, wherein the third sensor is located at the at least one operative wind turbine, and wherein the third sensor corresponds in type and position to the first sensor at the reference wind turbine; calculating at least one transfer function value corresponding to the obtained at least one measurement value of the third sensor by use of the provided transfer function; calculating the fatigue load of the at least one operative wind turbine based on the calculated transfer function value.

A method of determining fatigue load of at least one operative wind turbine, comprising: providing a transfer function that associates an obtained at least one measurement value of a first sensor to an obtained at least one measurement value of a second sensor the at least one measurement value of the first sensor and the at least one measurement value of the second sensor being obtained by use of a reference wind turbine at which the first sensor and the second sensor are located; obtaining at least one measurement value of a third sensor, wherein the third sensor is located at the at least one operative wind turbine, and wherein the third sensor corresponds in type and position to the first sensor at the reference wind turbine; calculating at least one transfer function value corresponding to the obtained at least one measurement value of the third sensor by use of the provided transfer function; calculating the fatigue load of the at least one operative wind turbine based on the calculated transfer function value.

A method for determining parameters of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method may generally include receiving signals from at least one Micro Inertial Measurement Unit (MIMU) mounted on or within a component of the wind turbine and determining at least one parameter of the wind turbine based on the signals received from the at least one MIMU.