Patent ID: 11965486
Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A wind park, comprising:
one or more wind turbines each comprising a tower, at least one nacelle mounted on the tower, and a rotor coupled to the at least one nacelle and rotatable about a rotation axis for generating electrical energy for a power grid, one or more airborne wind energy systems each comprising an airborne unit, a base, and a cable connecting the airborne unit to the base,
an electronic data storage that stores a data set for at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems, the data set comprising at least a first zone data set defining a first zone, and a second zone data set defining a second zone in which a collision between at least one of the one or more wind turbines and the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems is higher than in the first zone,
an electronic controller operable on data in the data storage, and
a global positioning system configured for determining a position of the airborne unit of the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems,
the electronic controller being configured to process the position and the first zone data set and the second zone data set, and based thereon to:
determine if the airborne unit of the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems is in the first zone or in the second zone,
in response to the airborne unit being in the first zone, control the at least one of the one or more wind turbines and the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems based on a first set of control parameters to continue operating the airborne unit of the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems in the first zone while the rotor of the one or more wind turbines rotates, and
in response to the airborne unit being in the second zone, control the at least one of the one or more wind turbines and the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems based on a second set of control parameters that bring the position of the airborne unit of the at least one of the one or more airborne wind energy systems into the first zone.