Patent ID: 11936328
Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a hybrid power plant comprising at least one wind turbine generator (WTG) and at least one photovoltaic (PV) module, wherein at least one of the PV modules is at a location within the hybrid power plant that is affected by blade shadows, the method comprising:
monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the WTGs;
monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the PV modules; and
controlling operation of the WTGs in dependence on the at least one operating parameter monitored for the WTGs and the at least one operating parameter monitored for the PV modules in order to control blade shadows cast by the WTGs on the PV modules and thereby optimise a power output of the PV modules.