OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230228248A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US18002541

    申请日:2021-06-15

    摘要: A method of installing a wind turbine (10) at an offshore location. The wind turbine (10) includes a tower (18) and an energy generating unit (16). The tower (18) is configured to be secured to a transition piece (12, 42). Prior to shipping, the method includes electrically coupling electrical devices and/or systems (52) by cables (54) to energy generating unit (16) or wind turbine tower (18) or a test dummy therefor. The electrical devices and/or systems (52) are configured to be attached to transition piece (12, 42) once the tower (18) is installed. The method includes testing and commissioning the electrical devices and/or systems (52) while electrically coupled to the cables (54). Prior to shipping and after testing and commissioning, the method includes storing the electrical devices and/or systems (52) and attached cables (54) inside the tower (18). The cables (54) are long enough to permit the electrical devices and/or systems (52) to be attached to the transition piece (12, 42) without disconnecting the electrical devices and/or systems (52) from the cables (54).

    Determination of wind turbine configuration

    公开(公告)号:US10830213B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US15529222

    申请日:2015-11-23

    摘要: Determination of Wind Turbine Configuration The present invention relates to a method and computer system for determining a configuration of a wind turbine of a given wind turbine type, the method comprising the steps of: storing in a database a plurality of combinations of physical and control parameters of the wind turbine that can be varied; determining a plurality of wind flow characteristics at a target location; applying a function which defines a relationship between a performance parameter, a fatigue life estimation, the combination of physical and control parameters and the plurality of wind flow characteristics, to at least some of the plurality of combinations in the database to determine values of the performance parameter and the fatigue life estimation for those combinations; and selecting one of the combinations of physical and control parameters as the configuration of the wind turbine for the target location on the basis of the performance parameter and fatigue life estimation values.

    WIND TURBINE DESIGN METHOD
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200332770A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16959129

    申请日:2018-12-14

    IPC分类号: F03D13/30 F03D17/00 F03D7/02

    摘要: A radiating component of the wind turbine is modelled as a plurality of elements, wherein each element represents a physical portion of the radiating component and at least a portion of each of the elements are acoustically coupled to one or more of the other elements. A simulation of a vibrational source located within the wind turbine is applied at an interface of the modelled radiating component. A transfer function is used to determine the transmission of vibrations from an interface with the vibrational source to the elements. Tonal noise radiated from the elements to an environment external to the wind turbine is determined based upon the transmission of vibrations from the interface through the elements. The design of the radiating component, or of a component between the radiating component and the vibrational source, is modified to reduce the tonal noise radiated from the radiating component.

    CONFIGURATION OF WIND TURBINE CONTROLLERS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200291924A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16770050

    申请日:2018-12-03

    IPC分类号: F03D13/30 F03D7/04 F03D7/02

    摘要: The wind turbine comprises at least one controller arranged to control a function of the wind turbine, and a data storage unit arranged to store controller specific data for the at least one controller, where the data storage unit is associated with the at least one controller to enable communication of the controller specific data between the data storage unit and the at least one controller. The method comprises detecting a connection between a programming enabling key and a connection interface dependent on a presence of the programming enabling key in proximity of the connection interface, initiating a programming mode wherein a control unit is enabled to receive controller specific data or wind turbine specific data from which the controller specific data can be determined, and obtaining the controller specific data or the wind turbine specific data via a manual action or via a trusted data source.

    Wind Turbine Tower Placement and Orientation

    公开(公告)号:US20180173821A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15384605

    申请日:2016-12-20

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 F03D13/30

    摘要: Systems and methods for planning a wind farm are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for planning a wind farm. The method includes determining, by one or more processors, a load for a plurality of wind conditions for a plurality of circumferential sections for a tower of a wind turbine. The method includes accessing, by the one or more processors, a model that predicts wind conditions over a time period. The method includes determining, by the one or more processors, a load sustainment parameter for the plurality of circumferential sections for the predicted wind conditions over the time period.

    METHOD FOR TESTING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM IN A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE

    公开(公告)号:US20220282707A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17636316

    申请日:2020-08-20

    发明人: Gerhard JANSEN

    IPC分类号: F03D13/30 F03D80/30

    摘要: A method for testing a lightning protection system in a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The lightning protection system is contacted in the region of a rotor blade root. A measuring line having an electrically conductive tip is positioned in the interior of the rotor blade or outside on the rotor blade until the conductive tip is in contact with an element of the lightning protection system. A signal is fed via the measuring line and the signal arriving at the lightning protection system in the region of the rotor blade root is measured in order to check the mode of operation of the lightning protection system in the rotor blade.

    System and method for controlling generator rotor locking pin

    公开(公告)号:US11326580B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16485656

    申请日:2018-05-03

    摘要: A system for controlling a generator rotor locking pin, comprising a fixed locking pin and a rotor formed with a locking hole, and further comprising a detection reference component synchronously rotating with the rotor and formed with a detection hole, the detection hole radially corresponding to the locking hole; an optical quantity detection component fixed with respect to the rotor; and a control component configured to output a first control instruction to a rotor driving component according to a position signal of the detection hole obtained by the optical quantity detection component. The detection hole is used as an object to be detected, so that the circumferential relative position relationship of the locking hole with respect to the locking pin can be accurately determined, to output the first control instruction to the rotor driving component, thereby accurately centering the locking pin and the locking hole along with the rotation of the rotor. Moreover, in addition to obtaining an accurate centering precision, this solution greatly increases the centering efficiency. On this basis, the present invention further provides a method for controlling a generator rotor locking pin.

    METHOD FOR TESTING A ROTOR BLADE COMPONENT OF A ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND POWER INSTALLATION, AND ROTOR BLADE COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220090581A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17480540

    申请日:2021-09-21

    IPC分类号: F03D13/30 F03D1/06 G01M5/00

    摘要: A method for testing a rotor blade component of a rotor blade for a wind power installation, comprising: dividing a rotor blade component of a rotor blade for a wind power installation into two, three or more rotor blade component segments, forming cutouts in a connection interface at a connection end of one of the rotor blade component segments. A rotor blade component segment of a rotor blade for a wind power installation, the rotor blade component segment comprising a connection end which has been formed by dividing a rotor blade component of a rotor blade for a wind power installation into two, three or more rotor blade component segments, a connection interface at the connection end of the rotor blade component segment, and cutouts which are formed in the connection interface and serve for connection of the rotor blade component segment to a test stand.