Technique to mitigate storms using arrays of wind turbines

A technology for wind turbines, storms, applied in the field of systems, capable of solving problems such as unsuggested weather, hurricanes, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-22
THE SEC OF COMMERCE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY
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[0029] figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an optimized wind and solar network capable of supplying approximately 70% of US electricity. Dark areas in the plains represent blocks of approximately 170 square kilometers, with total wind turbine power color-coded. A typical block in dark blue will have around 150 3 MW wind turbines. The curtailment of the wind turbine block will add about 450 megawatts of wind energy to the columns above the turbines. The total generation capacity of the demonstrated Plains network is about 600 gigawatts.

[0030] figure 2 is a diagram illustrating three colored boxes that are perturbed regions in the large-area perturbation technique. Each zone can be fully curtailed or partially curtailed, giving eight different possible curtailment modes. These curtailment patterns are then used with predictive models to determine the downstream impact of the disturbance. The curtailment is selected to achieve the maximum desired impact on the storm.

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This invention describes a system whose operation can change the track and intensity of atmospheric storms. The invention uses arrays of wind turbines which are being built for power generation. Using existing atmospheric and storm tracking models, calculations of a storm track may be determined to establish a baseline track calculation. The storm track may then be calculated for a number of permutations where various groups or individual wind turbines are curtailed (e.g., feathered). The optimal storm track may be determined based on damage estimate calculations. Signals may be sent to individual or groups of wind turbines to curtail the turbines to alter the track of the tropical storm.

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[0001] Statement of Government Rights and Interests [0002] The research leading to the development of the present invention was initiated by the Earth System Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce (part of the U.S. federal government). The US Government has certain rights in this invention. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a system the operation of which alters the track and intensity of an atmospheric storm. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of arrays of wind turbines built to generate electricity to alter the path of tropical storms and other weather phenomena such as severe storms and droughts. Background technique [0004] The present invention encompasses a system the operation of which alters the track and intensity of atmospheric storms and other weather phenomena. The present invention uses an array of wind turbines buil...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A01G15/00
CPCA01G15/00F03D7/048F03D80/00Y02E10/72
Inventor 亚历山大·E·麦克唐纳
Owner THE SEC OF COMMERCE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY
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