Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine includes collecting training data, training a machine learning model, obtaining recent data, and applying the machine learning model the recent data to output a reference power or reference power differential corresponding to the recent data. The machine learning model is then applied to the recent data to output at least one of estimated power or estimated power differential corresponding to values of the pitch setpoints and the tip speed ratio setpoints which differ from the recent data. A turbine setting is determined by comparing the estimated power or estimated power differential to the reference power or reference power differential, and then applying the turbine setting to the wind turbine if the estimated power or estimated power differential is greater than or equal to a threshold amount above the reference power or reference power differential.

Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine includes collecting training data, training a machine learning model, obtaining recent data, and applying the machine learning model the recent data to output a reference power or reference power differential corresponding to the recent data. The machine learning model is then applied to the recent data to output at least one of estimated power or estimated power differential corresponding to values of the pitch setpoints and the tip speed ratio setpoints which differ from the recent data. A turbine setting is determined by comparing the estimated power or estimated power differential to the reference power or reference power differential, and then applying the turbine setting to the wind turbine if the estimated power or estimated power differential is greater than or equal to a threshold amount above the reference power or reference power differential.

Abstract: A rotor blade for addressing the deflection of rotor blades of a wind turbine. The rotor blade includes a plurality of exterior surfaces defining a blade body having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade body extending between a blade tip and a blade root. The blade body including a breakaway tip portion defined by a predetermined breaking point. The breakaway tip portion is configured to break away from the remaining portion of the blade body when subject to a predetermined tower strike load. A wind turbine including the rotor blade configuration is further disclosed.

Abstract: A control system for a dynamic system including at least one measurement sensor. The system includes at least one computing device configured to generate and transmit at least one regulation device command signal to at least one regulation device to regulate operation of the dynamic system based upon at least one inferred characteristic.

Abstract: A spar cap assembly for a jointed rotor blade of a wind turbine includes a root spar cap assembly and a tip spar cap assembly. The root spar cap assembly includes a root tensile spar cap and a root compressive spar cap, and is formed from a first composite material. The tip spar cap assembly includes a tip tensile spar cap and a tip compressive spar cap, and is formed from a second composite material that is different from the first composite material. The thickness of a joining end of the root tensile spar cap is different from the thickness of a joining end of the tip tensile spar cap, and the thickness of a joining end of the root compressive spar cap is different from the thickness of a joining end of the tip compressive spar cap.

Abstract: A rotor blade for addressing the deflection of rotor blades of a wind turbine. The rotor blade includes a plurality of exterior surfaces defining a blade body having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade body extending between a blade tip and a blade root. The blade body including a breakaway tip portion defined by a predetermined breaking point. The breakaway tip portion is configured to break away from the remaining portion of the blade body when subject to a predetermined tower strike load. A wind turbine including the rotor blade configuration is further disclosed.

Abstract: A control system for a dynamic system including at least one measurement sensor. The system includes at least one computing device configured to generate and transmit at least one regulation device command signal to at least one regulation device to regulate operation of the dynamic system based upon at least one inferred characteristic.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating a wind turbine park including operating wind turbines includes recording a plurality of sound pressure measurements of the wind turbine park, thereby generating a sound recording. The method also includes calculating values for a plurality of acoustic features associated with the sound recording. The method further includes determining a relationship between the calculated values for the plurality of acoustic features and modeled acoustic features values resident within a probabilistic auditory model of the wind turbine park. The method also includes distinguishing a first contribution to the sound recording originating from the at least one operating wind turbine from a second contribution to the sound recording originating from non-wind turbine sources based on the determined relationship.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating a wind turbine park including operating wind turbines includes recording a plurality of sound pressure measurements of the wind turbine park, thereby generating a sound recording. The method also includes calculating values for a plurality of acoustic features associated with the sound recording. The method further includes determining a relationship between the calculated values for the plurality of acoustic features and modeled acoustic features values resident within a probabilistic auditory model of the wind turbine park. The method also includes distinguishing a first contribution to the sound recording originating from the at least one operating wind turbine from a second contribution to the sound recording originating from non-wind turbine sources based on the determined relationship.