Method for improving large array wind park power performance through active wake manipulation reducing shadow effects

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10677221
APP PUB NO 20180045182A1
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15726689

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Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for increasing turbulent mixing in the wake of at least one wind turbine. Doing so, increases efficiency of a wind turbine located in the wake by transferring energy to the wake that was lost when the wind passed through the upwind turbine. Turbulent mixing may be increased by changing the induction factor for a rotor by, for example, altering the pitch of the blades, the RPMs of the rotor, or the yaw of the nacelle. These techniques may be static or dynamically changing. Further, the different induction factors for a plurality of wind turbines may be synchronized according to a predetermined pattern to further increase turbulent mixing.

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VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SAARHUS N

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Westergaard, Carsten Hein Houston, US 22 173

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