Disclosed is a wind turbine layout optimization method combining with a dispatching strategy for the wind farm. In the wind farm micro-siting stage, the installed wind turbines number and the arrangement positions are optimized. In this method, the dispatching strategy of wind turbines is considered during the layout optimization of wind turbines, and the axial induction factor of each wind turbine is introduced into the layout optimization variables. The dispatching strategy of maximizing the wind farm power generation is combined with the layout optimization of wind turbines in the construction stage of the wind farm, so that the wake effect is effectively reduced and the capacity cost is reduced, which meet the requirement of actual wind farm. A hybrid optimization algorithm is proposed in this method, with a greedy algorithm to optimize the turbine number and a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to refine the turbine layout scheme.

Disclosed is a root clamping plate for a transportation system and a transportation system configured for transportation of a wind turbine. The root clamping plate comprising: a plurality of bolt holes and a resting face configured to engage with a receiver of a main root frame. The root clamping plate being configured to engage with a first element configured for a first transportation type, and the root clamping plate being configured to engage with a second element of a second transportation type.

There is provided an ascension aid for a wind turbine comprising a cabin, a catch unit which co-operates with a securing cable as a securing means and a testing unit for testing the functionality of the catch unit. The testing unit has a base plate, a closure counterpart holder, a closing member and an actuating element coupled to the closing member. By actuation of the actuating element the closing member and the closure counterpart holder clamp the securing cable and the closing member and the closure counterpart holder move upwardly along the base plate. Upon release or de-activation of the actuating element the closing member releases the securing cable and the catch unit trips.

There is provided an ascension aid for a wind turbine comprising a cabin, a catch unit which co-operates with a securing cable as a securing means and a testing unit for testing the functionality of the catch unit. The testing unit has a base plate, a closure counterpart holder, a closing member and an actuating element coupled to the closing member. By actuation of the actuating element the closing member and the closure counterpart holder clamp the securing cable and the closing member and the closure counterpart holder move upwardly along the base plate. Upon release or de-activation of the actuating element the closing member releases the securing cable and the catch unit trips.

The present disclosure relates to a blade noise reduction apparatus arranged at a trailing edge of a blade and reducing noise during rotation of the blade. The blade noise reduction apparatus includes an attachment unit combined with the trailing edge of the blade, and a sawtooth unit formed to protrude in a longitudinal direction of the attachment unit from the attachment unit, wherein the sawtooth unit includes a lower sawtooth unit including first sawteeth repeatedly arranged thereon, and an upper sawtooth unit including a second sawtooth having a length less than a length of the first sawtooth and arranged on an upper surface of each first sawtooth.

The present disclosure relates to a blade noise reduction apparatus arranged at a trailing edge of a blade and reducing noise during rotation of the blade. The blade noise reduction apparatus includes an attachment unit combined with the trailing edge of the blade, and a sawtooth unit formed to protrude in a longitudinal direction of the attachment unit from the attachment unit, wherein the sawtooth unit includes a lower sawtooth unit including first sawteeth repeatedly arranged thereon, and an upper sawtooth unit including a second sawtooth having a length less than a length of the first sawtooth and arranged on an upper surface of each first sawtooth.

Provided herein are detection systems and related methods for detecting moving objects in an airspace surrounding the detection system. In an aspect, the moving object is a flying animal and the detection system comprises a first imager and a second imager that determines position of the moving object and for moving objects within a user selected distance from the system the system determines whether the moving object is a flying animal, such as a bird or bat. The systems and methods are compatible with wind turbines to identify avian(s) of interest in airspace around wind turbines and, if necessary, take action to minimize avian strike by a wind turbine blade.

Provided herein are detection systems and related methods for detecting moving objects in an airspace surrounding the detection system. In an aspect, the moving object is a flying animal and the detection system comprises a first imager and a second imager that determines position of the moving object and for moving objects within a user selected distance from the system the system determines whether the moving object is a flying animal, such as a bird or bat. The systems and methods are compatible with wind turbines to identify avian(s) of interest in airspace around wind turbines and, if necessary, take action to minimize avian strike by a wind turbine blade.

A system and method are provided for reducing vibrations and loads in one or more rotor blades on a rotor hub of a wind turbine when the rotor hub is in a locked or idling condition. An electronically tunable mass damper is attached to a fixed location on one or more of the rotor blades. The mass damper is maintained on the rotor blades during the locked or idling condition of the rotor hub. The method includes sensing movement of a mass component of the mass damper from vibrations or oscillations induced in the rotor blade. The mass damper is automatically tuned based on the sensed movements of the mass component by automatically varying an electrical characteristic of the mass damper.

A wind turbine including a rotor, a nacelle, a generator, and a wind sensor is provided, wherein the wind sensor is arranged above a part of the generator that extends between the rotor and the nacelle. Furthermore, a wind farm including a plurality of interconnected wind turbines is described. Yet further, a method of assembling or modifying a wind turbine is described.