Patent ID: 9683552
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method for optimizing an operation of a wind turbine, the method comprising: generating operating data for at least one operational parameter of the wind turbine for predetermined time period at different operating ranges, wherein generating operating data includes operating the wind turbine at one or more of a blade pitch, a tip speed ratio, or a yaw offset at a first setting A for the predetermined time period and at a second setting B for the predetermined time period, and wherein the operating data includes one or more response parameters defining a generator power, a generator speed, a power output, or a structural load at the first setting A for the predetermined time period and at the second setting B for the predetermined time period; toggling back and forth between the first setting A and the second setting B a predetermined number of times; averaging the one or more response parameters for the setting A and the second setting B; determining at least one optimal set point for the at least one operational parameter by, comparing the average of the one or more response parameters for the first setting A with the average of the one or more response parameters of the second setting B, and operating the wind turbine based on the optimal set point.