Active yaw mitigation of wind induced vibrations

    公开(公告)号:US11781524B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17295919

    申请日:2019-11-20

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02

    摘要: The invention relates to a method and a wind turbine system reducing, preventing or mitigating vibrations due to wind induced vibrations. The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine tower 102, a sensor arrangement 304 for sensing vibrations of the wind turbine tower, a nacelle 104 mounted to the wind turbine tower via a yaw bearing 310 and a control system 306 for controlling yawing of the nacelle relative to the wind turbine tower. The system is adapted for sensing 402 a vibration of the wind turbine tower using the sensor arrangement, providing 404 an input for the control system in response to the vibration of the wind turbine tower as sensed by the sensor arrangement, and providing 406 an output by the control system based on the input, and yawing 408 the wind turbine nacelle based on the output from the control system, and hereby reducing wind induced vibrations of the tower and nacelle, particularly vortex induced vibrations and/or vibrations due to galloping.

    VIBRATION DAMPING OF A STRUCTURE
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220275789A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17607980

    申请日:2020-05-06

    IPC分类号: F03D80/80 F03D13/20 F03D13/10

    摘要: The present invention relates to a partly assembled structure in the form of a structure comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged thereon and a vibration damper attached to the nacelle for damping vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within a selected frequency range, wherein the vibration damper is operatively connected to a main shaft of the nacelle, or wherein the vibration damper is attached to the nacelle via a nacelle transportation interface. The present invention further relates to a method of constructing a wind turbine and a method for damping Vortex induced vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within the selected frequency range.

    Damper unit for a tower structure

    公开(公告)号:US11560878B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17254338

    申请日:2019-06-26

    IPC分类号: F03D80/80 F03D13/20 F03D17/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a damper unit for damping oscillations of a tower structure when secured thereto, the damper unit comprising a damper unit structure adapted for attachment to the tower structure, a pendulum structure, a suspension arrangement for suspending the pendulum structure from the damper unit structure such that the pendulum structure is allowed to displace from a neutral position for the pendulum structure, the suspension arrangement comprising one or more wires for suspending the pendulum structure, a sensor adapted for measuring oscillations of the tower structure, and tuning means configured for adjusting the natural frequency of the suspended pendulum structure in response to measured oscillations of the tower structure. The present invention further relates to an associated method.

    METHOD OF ERECTING A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220252047A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17730654

    申请日:2022-04-27

    摘要: A method of erecting a wind turbine on a wind turbine site, the wind turbine comprising a turbine tower and a nacelle. The method comprises the following steps: providing a plurality of tower sections being arrangeable upon each other in a vertical orientation in a tower structure to form the turbine tower; providing at least one damper unit configured to dampen oscillations of the turbine tower; attaching a damper unit to one of the plurality of the tower sections on an outside thereof, and subsequently arranging the tower section in the tower structure, and arranging the nacelle on top of the tower structure while the damper unit is attached to a tower section in the tower structure.

    Vibration damping of a structure
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12025104B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17607980

    申请日:2020-05-06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a partly assembled structure in the form of a structure comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged thereon and a vibration damper attached to the nacelle for damping vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within a selected frequency range, wherein the vibration damper is operatively connected to a main shaft of the nacelle, or wherein the vibration damper is attached to the nacelle via a nacelle transportation interface. The present invention further relates to a method of constructing a wind turbine and a method for damping Vortex induced vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within the selected frequency range.

    Modular tower damper system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11754050B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17312657

    申请日:2019-12-11

    摘要: The present invention relates to a damper module adapted to be secured to a wind turbine tower section, the damper module comprising at least one liquid damper secured to a frame structure, wherein each liquid damper comprises a container comprising an interior volume containing an amount of liquid, wherein the amount of liquid in the interior volume of the container sets a natural frequency of the liquid damper, and wherein the frame structure comprises an interface arrangement configured for, in cooperation with a damper module suspension arrangement in a tower section, securing the damper module to said tower section, and a liquid damper fastening arrangement configured for securing said at least one liquid damper to the frame structure. The present invention further relates to a liquid damper and a tower section having at least one damper module secured thereto.

    ACTIVE YAW MITIGATION OF WIND INDUCED VIBRATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220010775A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17295919

    申请日:2019-11-20

    IPC分类号: F03D7/02 F03D17/00 F03D13/20

    摘要: The invention relates to a method and a wind turbine system reducing, preventing or mitigating vibrations due to wind induced vibrations. The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine tower 102, a sensor arrangement 304 for sensing vibrations of the wind turbine tower, a nacelle 104 mounted to the wind turbine tower via a yaw bearing 310 and a control system 306 for controlling yawing of the nacelle relative to the wind turbine 316 tower. The system is adapted for sensing 402 a vibration of the wind turbine tower using the sensor arrangement, providing 404 an input for the control system in response to the vibration of the wind turbine tower as sensed by the sensor arrangement, and providing 406 an output by the control system based on the input, and yawing 408 the wind turbine nacelle based on the 314 output from the control system, and hereby reducing wind induced vibrations of the tower and nacelle, particularly vortex induced vibrations and/or vibrations due to galloping.

    Method of erecting a wind turbine

    公开(公告)号:US11603822B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17730654

    申请日:2022-04-27

    摘要: A method of erecting a wind turbine on a wind turbine site, the wind turbine comprising a turbine tower and a nacelle. The method comprises the following steps: providing a plurality of tower sections being arrangeable upon each other in a vertical orientation in a tower structure to form the turbine tower; providing at least one damper unit configured to dampen oscillations of the turbine tower; attaching a damper unit to one of the plurality of the tower sections on an outside thereof, and subsequently arranging the tower section in the tower structure, and arranging the nacelle on top of the tower structure while the damper unit is attached to a tower section in the tower structure.

    Method of erecting a wind turbine

    公开(公告)号:US11346324B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US17254343

    申请日:2019-06-26

    摘要: The present invention provides a method of erecting a wind turbine on a wind turbine site. The wind turbine comprises a turbine tower and a nacelle. The method comprises the following steps: providing a plurality of tower sections being arrangeable upon each other in a vertical orientation in a tower structure to form the turbine tower, providing at least two damper units configured to dampen oscillations of the turbine tower, attaching one of the at least two damper units to one of the plurality of the tower sections on an outside thereof, and subsequently arranging said tower section in the tower structure, attaching a subsequent one of the at least two damper units to another one of the plurality of the tower sections on an outside thereof, and subsequently arranging said tower section in the tower structure, while the previous one of the at least two damper units is still attached to the previous one of the plurality of tower sections.

    DAMPER UNIT FOR A TOWER STRUCTURE
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210254605A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17254338

    申请日:2019-06-26

    IPC分类号: F03D80/80 F03D13/20 F03D17/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a damper unit for damping oscillations of a tower structure when secured thereto, the damper unit comprising a damper unit structure adapted for attachment to the tower structure, a pendulum structure, a suspension arrangement for suspending the pendulum structure from the damper unit structure such that the pendulum structure is allowed to displace from a neutral position for the pendulum structure, the suspension arrangement comprising one or more wires for suspending the pendulum structure, a sensor adapted for measuring oscillations of the tower structure, and tuning means configured for adjusting the natural frequency of the suspended pendulum structure in response to measured oscillations of the tower structure. The present invention further relates to an associated method.