摘要:
The present application provides a wind turbine system. The wind turbine system may include a number of blades, a number of wind speed sensors positioned on the blades, a controller in communication with the wind speed sensors, and one or more performance adjustment, mechanisms in communication with the controller. The controller activates the performance adjustment mechanisms in response to the wind speed sensors.
摘要:
The object of the invention is to provide lighting for the rotor blade tips, which is more reliable than that proposed hitherto, wherein any damage which occurs is no longer so complicated and expensive to rectify as hitherto, but can be rectified extremely swiftly. A rotor blade of a wind power installation with a rotor blade connection to a hub of the wind power installation and a rotor blade tip at the end of the rotor blade, which is in opposite relationship to the rotor blade connection, characterized in that at least one light waveguide is laid from the rotor blade connection to the rotor blade tip. The light can be modified to be on only when the blade is at the top portion of the rotation, such as between the 9:00 and 3:00 positions, or the 10:00 and 2:00 positions.
摘要:
A method for detecting ice on a wind turbine having a rotor and one or more rotor blades each having blade roots includes monitoring meteorological conditions relating to icing conditions and monitoring one or more physical characteristics of the wind turbine in operation that vary in accordance with at least one of the mass of the one or more rotor blades or a mass imbalance between the rotor blades. The method also includes using the one or more monitored physical characteristics to determine whether a blade mass anomaly exists, determining whether the monitored meteorological conditions are consistent with blade icing; and signaling an icing-related blade mass anomaly when a blade mass anomaly is determined to exist and the monitored meteorological conditions are determined to be consistent with icing.
摘要:
An actuator assembly comprises a support structure (6), a movable part (5) movable relative to the support structure, at least one shape memory alloy (SMA) wire (2) connected between the support structure and the movable part via wire attach components and arranged, on contraction, to drive movement of the movable part and a control circuit configured to apply drive signals to the at least one SMA wire so as to drive movement of the movable part relative to the support structure between predetermined positions in a repeated pattern; wherein the length of the at least one SMA wire extending between respective wire attach components is less than 5 mm.
摘要:
A rotor blade deflection sensing system including a rotor blade having a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface. At least two fiber optic sensor arrays are mounted to the rotor blade. At least one of the at least two fiber optic sensor arrays is mounted to one of the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and the fourth surface and another of the at least two fiber optic sensor arrays being mounted to another of the first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface. A controller is operatively connected to the at least two fiber optic sensor arrays. The controller determines one or more of a flapwise and an edgewise displacement based on inputs from the at least two fiber optic sensor arrays.
摘要:
A measuring system for determining a torsion of a rotor blade, comprising a reference shaft to be arranged in the rotor blade in the longitudinal direction of the blade, at least one support for the reference shaft, for freely bearing the reference shaft in the rotor blade, so that the rotor blade can twist freely about the reference shaft, so that the reference shaft does not twist when there is twisting of the rotor blade, at least one rotary sensor, arranged on the reference shaft, for detecting a twisting of the rotor blade about the reference shaft in the region of the rotary sensor, the rotary sensor outputting a rotational angle describing the twisting of the rotor blade in relation to the reference shaft, or some other corresponding variable. A method for determining a torsion of a rotor blade, a corresponding rotor blade, a method for arranging a measuring system in a rotor blade and a corresponding wind power installation with a rotor blade and also or alternatively a measuring system.
摘要:
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind turbine includes a plurality of optical imaging sensors. A controller receives and analyzes images from the optical imaging sensors to automatically send a signal to curtail operation of the wind turbine to a predetermined risk mitigating level when the controller determines from images received from the optical imaging sensors that an airborne animal is at risk from the wind turbine,
摘要:
A system for identifying the likelihood of a wind turbine rotor blade striking a wind turbine tower comprises a device for sensing bending of a wind turbine rotor blade and a device for sensing bending of a wind turbine tower. In a preferred embodiment Long Period Grating (LPG) sensors are used to measure bending of the tower. Preferably a plurality of LPG sensors is provided along the length of the blade. In one embodiment at least one of the LPG sensors comprises two sensing elements arranged to sense in perpendicular directions. In another embodiment a plurality of LPG sensors are provided each on different sides of the wind turbine tower. A processor uses the sensed blade and tower bending to determine whether the distance between the blade and the tower will be below a predetermined minimum value. If the distance is determined to be below the predetermined minimum value a controller may be used to adjust a wind turbine variable to reduce loading on the blade and thereby reduce the likelihood of a tower strike.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method and to a wind turbine for determining the tip angle of a blade of a wind turbine rotor during rotation of the rotor. The method comprising: (a) transmitting a light signal from a first blade of the wind turbine rotor towards a second blade of the rotor; (b) receiving the light signal at the second blade of the rotor; and (c) calculating the tip angle of the first or second blade based upon characteristics of the received light signal.
摘要:
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind turbine includes a plurality of optical imaging sensors. A controller receives and analyzes images from the optical imaging sensors to automatically send a signal to curtail operation of the wind turbine to a predetermined risk mitigating level when the controller determines from images received from the optical imaging sensors that an airborne animal is at risk from the wind turbine,