Provided is a method of determining a control setting of at least one wind turbine of a wind park, the method including: determining a free-stream wind turbulence and deriving the control setting based on the free-stream wind turbulence, wherein the control setting includes a yawing offset, and wherein the yawing offset is derived to be the smaller, the higher the free-stream wind turbulence is.

In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a controller, a first wind pressure associated with a first port of a first probe, determining, by the controller, a second wind pressure associated with a second port of the first probe, and determining, by the controller, a reference wind pressure associated with an end portion of the first probe. The method also includes calculating, by the controller, a first reference differential using the first wind pressure and the reference wind pressure, calculating, by the controller, a first rotational differential using the first wind pressure and the second wind pressure, and calculating, by the controller, an angular coefficient using the first reference differential and the first rotational differential. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a wind velocity using the first reference differential and the angular coefficient. The wind velocity represents a wind velocity relative to a vehicle.

A method for controlling a wind turbine and an associated wind turbine. The wind turbine is operated according to an operating point, wherein the operating point is determined at least by a pitch angle and a tip speed ratio, wherein one of the operating points corresponds to a maximum power coefficient, wherein, in a partial load range, the wind turbine is operated at an operating point which differs from the operating point with the maximum power coefficient. The distance of the operating point from the operating point with the maximum power coefficient is set in accordance with a measured turbulence measure.

A method for controlling a wind turbine having rotor blades with an adjustable blade angle, comprising the steps operating the wind turbine in a partial load mode for wind velocities up to a nominal wind velocity, wherein in the partial load mode, a fixed partial load angle is provided for the blade angle, operating the wind turbine in a full load mode for wind velocities above the nominal wind velocity, wherein in the full load mode the blade angle is enlarged with increasing wind velocity and has values above the partial load angle, and wherein in the partial load mode, starting from a predetermined operating state, the blade angle is reduced as compared with the partial load angle.

A method for defining a plurality of thrust limits for a wind turbine having a rotor with a plurality of blades and being located at a site. The thrust limits define values of aerodynamic thrust on the rotor not to be exceeded in operation. The method comprises providing a wind speed distribution representative for the site, and defining a plurality of isolines of constant turbulence probability representing a turbulence parameter as a function of wind speed. The turbulence parameter is indicative of wind speed variation. The isolines correspond to quantile levels of turbulence of the wind speed distribution. Turbulence ranges may be defined with respect to the isolines and thrust limits can be defined for the turbulence ranges. The disclosure also relates to methods of operating wind turbines using thrust limits and to wind turbines with suitable control systems.

A wind turbine includes a tower, an aerodynamic rotor operable at a variable rotor speed and having a plurality of rotor blades each having an adjustable rotor blade setting angle and a generator for generating an electrical output power. An operating characteristic curve is prespecified for operating the wind turbine. The operating characteristic curve indicates a relationship between the rotor speed and the output power. A controller is provided, which sets the output power in accordance with the operating characteristic curve depending on the rotor speed. The the operating characteristic curve has a starting rotation speed to which the rotor speed increases as soon as the wind turbine starts when a sufficient wind speed is reached. The starting rotation speed is defined depending on a tower natural frequency of the wind turbine and/or depending on a detected turbulence measure of the prevailing wind.

The present disclosure provides a control method, device and system for a wind turbine. The control method includes: acquiring current working conditions of a power system, a yaw system and a communication system of the wind turbine when a typhoon warning signal is received; determining a target control strategy corresponding to the current working conditions according to a preset corresponding relationship between control strategies and working conditions of the power system, the yaw system and the communication system, wherein the control strategies may include an active windward strategy for controlling the yaw system to face typhoon wind direction, a controlled passive leeward strategy for controlling the yaw system to face opposite to the typhoon wind direction, and a passive leeward strategy for adjusting the yaw system to face opposite to the typhoon wind direction; and controlling the wind turbine by using the target control strategy.

The present invention relates to a system adapted to reduce the load of a wind turbine in situations with high yaw error or by gust ride, which system has access to at least some operational parameters. The object is to reduce the maximal load of a wind turbine in situations where wind gust hits the wind turbine. The system can monitor at least a combination of these parameters, which system by a defined combination of at least some of actual parameters performs a pitch or speed regulation in order to bring the wind turbine into a safe mode of operation and reduce the load of the wind turbine. Hereby can be achieved that the system can monitor some of existing parameters for a wind turbine in operation and through these parameters it is possible with this system to perform an analysis of critical combinations of parameter values. In that way the system can react if a critical load exists because there is a critical combination of parameters and change the pitch of the blades towards the feathered position or by speed reduction.

A feedforward control method for a wind turbine set in a wind farm, comprising: obtaining real-time operation data of a predetermined wind turbine set in a wind farm; inputting the acquired real-time operation data into a predetermined prediction model corresponding to the predetermined wind turbine set so as to acquire prediction data by means of the predetermined prediction model; according to the acquired prediction data, determining whether to start a feedforward control function for the predetermined wind turbine set so as to control the operation state of the predetermined wind turbine set on the basis of a predetermined manner of feedforward control. The method may control a wind turbine set in advance and is beneficial in the safe operation of wind turbine sets. The present invention also relates to a feedforward control device for a wind turbine set in a wind farm, a control system, a computer readable storage medium and a field group controller.

In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a controller, a first wind pressure associated with a first port of a first probe, determining, by the controller, a second wind pressure associated with a second port of the first probe, and determining, by the controller, a reference wind pressure associated with an end portion of the first probe. The method also includes calculating, by the controller, a first reference differential using the first wind pressure and the reference wind pressure, calculating, by the controller, a first rotational differential using the first wind pressure and the second wind pressure, and calculating, by the controller, an angular coefficient using the first reference differential and the first rotational differential. The method further includes calculating, by the controller, a wind velocity using the first reference differential and the angular coefficient. The wind velocity represents a wind velocity relative to a vehicle.