Control of wind turbines in response to wind shear

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PATENT NO 9995276
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15320209

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A wind turbine is controlled in response to an estimate of vertical and/or horizontal wind shear. A tilt moment is estimated from flapwise and edgewise blade bending moments, azimuth and blade pitch positions and used to estimate vertical wind shear. A yaw moment is also estimated from flapwise and edgewise blade bending moments, azimuth and pitch position and used to estimate horizontal wind shear. A tip speed ratio is determined from an estimate of wind velocity over the rotor plane and is used to set a blade pitch angle which is passed to a blade pitch controller. The pitching may be collective or individual. In the latter case, the tip speed ratio is determined from a plurality of rotor plane positions to derive a cyclic pitch reference for each blade.

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VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SAARHUS AARHUS REGION MIDTJYLLAND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kristoffersen, Jacob Krogh Viby J, DK 10 111
Sørensen, Søren Hinnerup, DK 4 65

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