Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine blade vibration detection and radar calibration
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Application No.: US14704744Application Date: 2015-05-05
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Publication No.: US09856860B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Knut Vangen , Erik Meum , Jan Pleym
- Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N
- Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Priority: DK201270363 20120626
- Main IPC: G01S7/40
- IPC: G01S7/40 ; F03D17/00 ; F03D7/02 ; G01S13/50 ; G01S13/58 ; G01S13/64 ; G01S13/87 ; G01S13/88 ; F03D7/04 ; F03D1/06 ; G01S7/00 ; G01S13/00

Abstract:
A wind turbine is provided, having a wind turbine tower and at least one rotatable blade, and further comprising a system for measuring rotor blade vibration of said wind turbine. The system comprises at least one Doppler radar unit operatively configured to emit and receive radar signals, the radar unit being mounted on the wind turbine tower at a position above the lowest position of the at least one blade, the radar unit being positioned so as to measure reflections of an emitted radar signal from the turbine blade. A processing unit is configured to receive measurement data from the radar unit and to determine, by analysis of Doppler shift in received radar signals relative to transmitted signals due to movement of the blade towards or away from the turbine tower, the velocity of the blade in the direction towards or away from the turbine tower. Using a radar unit to measure blade velocity allows a determination to be made of the vibrations occurring in the blade without needing an internal sensor in the blade. This reduces manufacturing and maintenance costs of the blades since sensors in the blades will not need to be replaced, and sensors positioned on the tower are easier to replace in the field.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160215763A1 WIND TURBINE BLADE VIBRATION DETECTION AND RADAR CALIBRATION Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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