US 12,135,010 B2
Providing safety configuration parameters for a wind turbine
David Steele, Skanderborg (DK); Keld Hammerum, Hadsten (DK); Rolf Kiilerich Andersen, Aarhus V (DK); and Martin Møller Sørensen, Viby J (DK)
Assigned to VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N (DK)
Appl. No. 17/632,482
Filed by VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N (DK)
PCT Filed Jul. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/DK2020/050205
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/023348, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PA 2019 70491 (DK), filed on Aug. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282708 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. F03D 17/00 (2016.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC F03D 17/00 (2016.05) [F03D 7/0284 (2013.01); F03D 7/045 (2013.01); F03D 7/047 (2013.01); F05B 2260/80 (2013.01); F05B 2260/84 (2013.01); F05B 2270/107 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing safety configuration parameters for a wind turbine, the method comprising:
receiving, at a location of the wind turbine, a safety configuration file;
comparing a turbine ID associated with the safety configuration file to a turbine ID of the wind turbine stored at the location of the wind turbine;
performing a tamper check on the safety configuration file to determine if data in the safety configuration file has been modified; and
determining that the turbine ID associated with the safety configuration file matches the turbine ID of the wind turbine and that the data has not been modified by performing the tamper check:
extracting, from the safety configuration file, a safety configuration parameter associated with a safety system of the wind turbine, wherein the safety configuration parameter is specific to the wind turbine, with the safety configuration parameter being obtained based on testing performed on the wind turbine itself subsequent to an initial operation period;
storing the safety configuration parameter; and
updating an existing safety configuration parameter with the safety configuration parameter.