Distributed Control System

摘要

A system and method for pressure based load measurement are provided. The system and method measure at least one pressure differential on an airfoil and determine at least one aerodynamic load associated with the at least one pressure differential. The determined at least one load is used to modify characteristics of the airfoil to increase efficiency and/or avoid damage. The determined at least one aerodynamic load may be further utilized to balance and/or optimize loads at the airfoil, estimate a load distribution along the airfoil used to derive other metrics about the airfoil, and/or used in a distributed control system to increase efficiency and/or reduce damage to, e.g., one or more wind turbines.

主权项

1. A wind turbine comprising:
a hub; a plurality of wind turbine blades connected to and arranged about the hub; and a plurality of controllers, wherein a first controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to modify a first characteristic of at least one wind turbine blade of the plurality of wind turbine blades, and wherein a second controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to modify the first characteristic of the at least one wind turbine blade.