Patents by Inventor Megan Wilson
Megan Wilson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10385829Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating one or more farm-level power curves for a wind farm that can be used to validate an upgrade provided to the wind farm. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode. Another step includes collecting turbine-level operational data from one or more of the wind turbines in the wind farm during the first operational mode. The method also includes aggregating the turbine-level operational data into a representative farm-level time-series. Another step includes analyzing the operational data collected during the first second operational mode. Thus, the method also includes generating one or more farm-level power curves for the first operational mode based on the analyzed operational data.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Siddhanth Chandrashekar, Dongjai Lee, Sara Delport, Akshay Ambekar, Subhankar Ghosh
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Patent number: 10371124Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for determining wake losses of a wind farm. The wind farm includes a plurality of wind turbines. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode. Another step includes collecting turbine-level data from at least one upstream wind turbines in the wind farm during the first operational mode. The method also includes estimating a freestream farm-level power output for the wind farm during first operational mode based, at least in part, on the collected turbine-level data. A further step includes measuring an actual farm-level power output for the wind farm for the first operational mode. Thus, the method also includes determining the wake losses of the wind farm for the first operational mode as a function of the measured actual farm-level power output and the estimated freestream farm-level power output.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Akshay Krishnamurty Ambekar
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Patent number: 10260481Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for assessing farm-level performance of a wind farm. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode and identifying one or more pairs of wind turbines having wake interaction. The method also includes generating a pairwise dataset for the wind turbines pairs. Further, the method includes generating a first wake model based on the pairwise dataset and predicting a first farm-level performance parameter based on the first wake model. The method also includes operating the wind farm in a second operational mode and collecting operational data during the second operational mode. Moreover, the method includes predicting a first farm-level performance parameter for the second operational mode using the first wake model and the operational data from the second operational mode. The method further includes determining a second farm-level performance parameter during the second operational mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Siddhanth Chandrashekar, Akshay Ambekar
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Patent number: 10247171Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously coordinating a wake control system and a noise control system of a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines is disclosed. The method includes determining, via a farm controller, one or more wake control set points for the wake control system. Further, the method includes determining, via the farm controller, one or more noise control set points for the noise control system. The method also includes selecting, via the farm controller, between the wake control set points and the noise control set points for each of the plurality of wind turbines. Thus, the method also includes sending, via the farm controller, the selected control set points to local controllers of the plurality of wind turbines and operating the wind farm based on the selected control set points.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Benoit Philippe Armand Petitjean, Megan Wilson, Akshay Ambekar
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Publication number: 20190084676Abstract: A method for providing visual identification of a flow field across one or more wind turbines includes releasing at least one tracer material from at least one predetermined location of the wind turbine. The method also includes synchronizing the releasing of the tracer material with at least one of one or more operating parameters or one or more wind parameters of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes monitoring, via one or more sensors, a resultant flow pattern of the tracer material from one or more uptower locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Hallissy, James Robert Tobin, Stefan Herr, Megan Wilson, Andreas Herrig, Matthew Rece
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Publication number: 20170370348Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for assessing farm-level performance of a wind farm. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode and identifying one or more pairs of wind turbines having wake interaction. The method also includes generating a pairwise dataset for the wind turbines pairs. Further, the method includes generating a first wake model based on the pairwise dataset and predicting a first farm-level performance parameter based on the first wake model. The method also includes operating the wind farm in a second operational mode and collecting operational data during the second operational mode. Moreover, the method includes predicting a first farm-level performance parameter for the second operational mode using the first wake model and the operational data from the second operational mode. The method further includes determining a second farm-level performance parameter during the second operational mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Siddhanth Chandrashekar, Akshay Ambekar
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Publication number: 20170356421Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously coordinating a wake control system and a noise control system of a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines is disclosed. The method includes determining, via a farm controller, one or more wake control set points for the wake control system. Further, the method includes determining, via the farm controller, one or more noise control set points for the noise control system. The method also includes selecting, via the farm controller, between the wake control set points and the noise control set points for each of the plurality of wind turbines. Thus, the method also includes sending, via the farm controller, the selected control set points to local controllers of the plurality of wind turbines and operating the wind farm based on the selected control set points.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Benoit Philippe Armand PETITJEAN, Megan Wilson, Akshay Ambekar
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Publication number: 20170335827Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for determining wake losses of a wind farm. The wind farm includes a plurality of wind turbines. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode. Another step includes collecting turbine-level data from at least one upstream wind turbines in the wind farm during the first operational mode. The method also includes estimating a freestream farm-level power output for the wind farm during first operational mode based, at least in part, on the collected turbine-level data. A further step includes measuring an actual farm-level power output for the wind farm for the first operational mode. Thus, the method also includes determining the wake losses of the wind farm for the first operational mode as a function of the measured actual farm-level power output and the estimated freestream farm-level power output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Akshay Krishnamurty Ambekar
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Publication number: 20170328348Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating one or more farm-level power curves for a wind farm that can be used to validate an upgrade provided to the wind farm. The method includes operating the wind farm in a first operational mode. Another step includes collecting turbine-level operational data from one or more of the wind turbines in the wind farm during the first operational mode. The method also includes aggregating the turbine-level operational data into a representative farm-level time-series. Another step includes analyzing the operational data collected during the first second operational mode. Thus, the method also includes generating one or more farm-level power curves for the first operational mode based on the analyzed operational data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Megan Wilson, Stefan Kern, Siddhanth Chandrashekar, Dongjai Lee, Sara Delport, Akshay Ambekar, Subhankar Ghosh
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Patent number: 8118918Abstract: In one form the present invention provides an apparatus in an airflow path before a particle detector, wherein the apparatus removes a substantially constant proportion of all sizes of airborne particles from the airflow over time. In an example the apparatus includes a flow splitting arrangement configured to divide a fluid flow into a plurality of sub-flows, the splitting arrangement 10 including means for defining a plurality of substantially identically dimensioned flow apertures configured to direct a portion of the fluid into a respective sub-flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Xtralis Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Ron Knox, Scott James Martin, Scott Anthony Wilson, Megan Wilson, legal representative