| abstract |
A control strategy for uprating the rated power of a wind turbine at times during the design life includes measuring an operating parameter for a component of the wind turbine as the wind turbine operates at a design rated speed and a design rated torque, and calculating an actual accumulated damage amount for the component based on a measured value of the operating parameter. The strategy may further include calculating an updated rated speed and an updated rated torque for the wind turbine based on the actual accumulated damage amount, a wind speed, a wind turbulence and a remaining design life amount of the wind turbine, and causing the wind turbine to operate at the updated rated speed and the updated rated torque. |