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Radar weather detection for a wind turbine
09804262 · 2017-10-31 · ·

A radar system for a wind turbine is provided. The radar system comprises a first radar unit (42) and a control unit (41) arranged to receive an output from the radar unit, the control unit comprising a central processing unit. The central processing unit is configured to perform a first function of determining at least one property of aircraft within a monitoring zone in the vicinity of the wind turbine and controlling a warning device to output a warning signal to detected aircraft based on the determined property; and perform a second function of determining at least one parameter of prevailing weather in the vicinity of the wind turbine. A corresponding method is also provided.

AVIATION BEACON DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE
20170284377 · 2017-10-05 ·

An aircraft beacon device of a wind power installation, to be arranged on a gondola of the wind power installation, comprising at least three omnidirectional emission sections arranged concentrically in a ring around a common mid-axis, each omnidirectional emission section comprising a lens section arranged concentrically in a ring around the mid-axis, with a beam plane defined perpendicularly to the mid-axis, and at least one lighting ring having lighting means arranged concentrically in a ring around the mid-axis in order to emit light through the lens section, wherein each lighting ring is configured in order to emit light with a central emission direction which makes an emission angle with the beam plane, and wherein the emission direction depends on an axial position of the lighting ring with respect to the lens section, wherein at least one omnidirectional emission section comprises at least two lighting rings offset axially with respect to one another for emission with different emission angles.

AVIATION BEACON DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE
20170284377 · 2017-10-05 ·

An aircraft beacon device of a wind power installation, to be arranged on a gondola of the wind power installation, comprising at least three omnidirectional emission sections arranged concentrically in a ring around a common mid-axis, each omnidirectional emission section comprising a lens section arranged concentrically in a ring around the mid-axis, with a beam plane defined perpendicularly to the mid-axis, and at least one lighting ring having lighting means arranged concentrically in a ring around the mid-axis in order to emit light through the lens section, wherein each lighting ring is configured in order to emit light with a central emission direction which makes an emission angle with the beam plane, and wherein the emission direction depends on an axial position of the lighting ring with respect to the lens section, wherein at least one omnidirectional emission section comprises at least two lighting rings offset axially with respect to one another for emission with different emission angles.

Methods and systems for directing birds away from equipment

A system for directing a bird away from equipment includes an emitter configured to transmit a beam of audio-modulated ultrasonic sound. The beam of audio-modulated ultrasonic sound is configured to frequency down-convert in the atmosphere to produce a specified audible sound for a bird at a selected distance away from the emitter.

Offshore wind farm illumination
09745961 · 2017-08-29 · ·

Method for operating an offshore wind farm with at least one wind turbine system and a navigation device, which is operated in a normal mode, wherein a hazard signal is received by a receiving device, the received hazard signal is supplied to a control device that switches the navigation device from the normal mode to a an emergency lighting mode.

Offshore wind farm illumination
09745961 · 2017-08-29 · ·

Method for operating an offshore wind farm with at least one wind turbine system and a navigation device, which is operated in a normal mode, wherein a hazard signal is received by a receiving device, the received hazard signal is supplied to a control device that switches the navigation device from the normal mode to a an emergency lighting mode.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A ROTOR ORIENTATION OF A ROTOR OF A WIND TURBINE
20220235738 · 2022-07-28 ·

A method for determining a rotor orientation of a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a rotor blade, to a method for determining a geographical position of a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a rotor blade, to a wind turbine and to a wind farm. A method for determining a rotor orientation of a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor having a rotor blade, comprising the steps of: receiving at least two sets of position data of a GNSS receiver arranged in the rotor blade, the two sets of position data representing two different horizontal positions of the GNSS receiver; and ascertaining the rotor orientation of the rotor on the basis of the position data.

Antenna mast, method and installation for the provision of flight data and computer program
11355017 · 2022-06-07 · ·

The invention relates to an antenna mast of a cellular mobile telephone network; comprising one or a plurality of mobile radio antennas to form an air interface of the mobile telephone network for mobile telephones located in the surroundings. The invention also relates to a method for the provision of flight data of aircraft, to a computer program for carrying out such a method and to a corresponding installation for the provision of flight data of aircraft.

Method for controlling a tip height of a wind turbine

The present invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine (1). The wind turbine (1) comprises one or more wind turbine blades (5), each wind turbine blade (5) being connected to a blade carrying structure (4) mounted on a hub (3), via a hinge (6) at a hinge position of the wind turbine blade (5), each wind turbine blade (5) thereby being arranged to perform pivot movements relative to the blade carrying structure (4) between a minimum pivot angle and a maximum pivot angle. The method comprises the steps of detecting an airborne object entering a predefined zone around the wind turbine (1), comparing a current tip height (H) of the wind turbine (1) to a maximum tip height value, the maximum tip height value representing a maximum allowable tip height under currently prevailing conditions. In the case that the current tip height (H) exceeds the maximum tip height value, a pivot angle (P) of wind turbine blades (5) is adjusted in order to decrease the tip height (H) of the wind turbine (1) to a value below the maximum tip height value.

Beacon illumination device and wind turbine comprising the device
11326582 · 2022-05-10 · ·

Provided is a beacon illumination device for signaling the presence of a wind turbine to aircraft, including an illuminator device having at least one light-emitting diode, at least one beacon light that can be mounted on an end part of the wind turbine at a distance from the illuminator device, at least one light conductor having optical fibers for transmitting light from the illuminator device to the beacon light, with the optical fibers being grouped in at least one bundle of optical fibers, with the illuminator device also having an optical collimator with at least one collimator lens disposed between the light inlet of the optical fibers and the light-emitting diode, for converting scattered light emitted by the light-emitting diode into a parallel beam of light and transmitting same towards the light inlet of the optical fibers.