System and method for automatically updating wind turbine data based on component self-identification
First Claim
1. A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification, the method comprising:
- providing, by one or more computing devices, instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component;
in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving, by the one or more computing devices, current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor;
comparing, by the one or more computing device, the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component;
automatically updating, by the one or more computing devices, one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data; and
controlling, with the one or more computing devices, an operation of the wind turbine based on the one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine that have been updated.
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Abstract
A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification may generally include providing instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component and, in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor. The method may also include comparing the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component and automatically updating one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data.
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1. A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification, the method comprising:
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providing, by one or more computing devices, instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component; in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving, by the one or more computing devices, current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor; comparing, by the one or more computing device, the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component; automatically updating, by the one or more computing devices, one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data; and controlling, with the one or more computing devices, an operation of the wind turbine based on the one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine that have been updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification, the method comprising:
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providing, by one or more computing devices, instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component; in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving, by the one or more computing devices, current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor; comparing, by the one or more computing device, the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component; determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the wind turbine component has been replaced based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data; automatically updating, by the one or more computing devices, wind turbine data associated with the wind turbine based on the determination that the wind turbine component has been replaced; and controlling, with the one or more computing devices, an operation of the wind turbine based on one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine.
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13. A system for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification, the system comprising:
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a wind turbine component installed on or within the wind turbine; an identification sensor provided in association with the wind turbine component, the identification sensor including current configuration data for the wind turbine component; one or more computing devices including at least one processor and associated memory, the memory storing instructions that, when implemented by the at least one processor, configure the one or more computing devices to; provide instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receive current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor; compare the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component; automatically update one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data; and control an operation of the wind turbine based on the one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine that have been updated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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