Ann Marie Frey

US Patent:

20120226485, Sep 6, 2012

Filed:

Mar 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/039846

Inventors:

Alexander Creagh - Bragg Creek, CA
Dustin Carlson - Dodge City KS, US
Jeffrey McIntyre - Oklahoma City OK, US
Timothy Tompkins - Dodge City KS, US
Tim Hall - Dodge City KS, US
Craig Dohrmann - Dodge City KS, US
Travis Simmons - Dodge City KS, US
Brent Haxton - Tuttle OK, US
Miguel Gonzalez - Jupiter FL, US
Van R. Culver - Pleasanton CA, US
George Quiroga - Boynton Beach FL, US
Ann Marie Frey - Port Saint Lucie FL, US

Assignee:

Inventus Holdings, LLC - Juno Beach FL

International Classification:

G06G 7/48

US Classification:

703 7

Abstract:

Models for predicting ice formation and/or accumulation on wind turbine blades and methods of their use in optimizing performance of wind turbines in the presence of adverse local weather conditions are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the predictive models include historical data of local meteorological conditions including, inter alia, wind speed, temperature, and relative humidity conditions and are useful, inter alia, for preemptively managing performance of wind turbines operation/shutdown cycles in response to a future predicted blade icing event based on a model of the present invention.