Control system for a power plant

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PATENT NO 11996694
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17288852

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A controller for controlling the operation of a power plant, the power plant comprising a wind turbine and a solar power generator, the controller comprising: an input arranged to receive an input signal indicative of an operating parameter of the solar power generator; a shadow detection module arranged to monitor the operating parameter and to detect a shadow at least partially shading the solar power generator, the detected shadow being caused by a blade of the wind turbine; a shadow prediction module arranged to predict at least one subsequent blade shadow in dependence on the detected blade shadow; a command module arranged to determine a command signal for controlling the solar power generator based on the blade shadow prediction; and an output arranged to output the command signal to the solar power generator.

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VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SAARHUS AARHUS REGION MIDTJYLLAND

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Hovgaard, Tobias Gybel Ry, DK 29 91
Pedersen, Claus Thyge Lystrup, DK 2 1

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