Patent ID: 8543996

Claim:
A method for updating software of a plurality of wind turbines in at least one wind farm of a plurality of wind farms, wherein each wind turbine is connected to a wind farm network, the method comprising: retrieving update information that includes identification numbers for the plurality of wind farms, at least one type of wind turbine to which an update software relates, and a software version currently installed on each wind turbine in each of the plurality of wind farms; determining a first wind farm of the plurality of wind farms in which to update software of the plurality of wind turbines, based on the update information; initiating a communication connection from a remote control center to a first wind turbine of the first wind farm, wherein the first wind turbine includes a connection unit that is connected to the plurality of wind turbines in the first wind farm; transmitting the update software from the remote control center to the first wind turbine of the first wind farm; terminating the communication connection, upon successful transmission of the update software, between the remote control center and the first wind turbine; initiating a communication connection from the remote control center to a connection unit of a second wind farm while the first wind turbine of the first wind farm transmits, using the connection unit, the update software to each of the plurality of wind turbines via the wind farm network; and updating the software of the plurality of wind turbines with the update software.