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The Vicious Cycle of History's Repetition
We fill ourselves with books and blogs and articles galore. We can write, teach, preach, speak and regurgitate the 'meat' like Sunday's dinner. We think we get it. We think we know it. We think we can teach it but worst of all we think we live it. We are flawed. We let history repeat itself. We forget what is so close to our distant past. We judge so barbarically those of old as if their ignorance is so archaic compared to our present properness. We learn from our mistakes, we get better, we know better, we are immune. We are civilized.
Yet when the walls fall down and the pieces come crumbling down we cower. Do we stand up? Do we fight? Do we voice our loss? Our pain? Do we defend the weak? Dare we risk our skin...
We hide under the trees great shade and bask in the cool. What is the point? It won't change anything anyway. They won't listen. They won't learn. We justify our inadequacy and our fear under logic. Under the petty shade of an umbrella of wimp. Justified Coward so nothing changes and oh how sweet history repeats its debauchery.
Alfredo & Country Gravy - MINUS THE CREAM! Cauliflower Sauce !
There are a few of these recipes going around Pinterest and when I saw them I thought "God is a God who answers prayers!" I mean COME ON!!!?? Supposedly this packs on 50 total calories and under 3 g fat, over the cream sauce of 500 with 30+ g of fat!
There are just some things in the world you know you will never really get to have too often if you want to be in any decent shape. I get a little sad around ice-cream, milkshakes, cake, fried chicken, biscuits n gravy, and Alfredo sauce. I just know its something I can only allow myself to have once in a great while. This recipe can be made purely vegan or fully dairy free- and is naturally gluten free (cream gravy GF?!?!) . I do however in an attempt to replace Alfredo or an Italian type dish, think the use of a bit of Parmesan tricks the tongue into thinking its a full blown cream sauce, calories and all. Without the sprinkle of Parmesan and the addition of a bit more bullion it then tastes like an amazing cream country gravy.
I used to live on such tempting things when I was under 23 and thin. But now I know my metabolism can't keep up. I can't make a habit of such debauchery. But I try my best to find WORTHY substitutions for the palate. My other issue centers around dairy. I'm not intolerant, but its not good for my skin allergies. So I have to pass on it more than I can enjoy it. The lactose is nearly gone in cheeses aged over 2 years so from time to time I will allow a nice aged cheddar or Parmesan.
Play around with these and see what suits your fancy! This made enough sauce for me and my kids- you could double for a bigger crowd. Give it a try all the way to the table because at first I wasn't sold when I just tasted it by itself, but then after the serving of with pasta and biscuits!? whoo hoo! Happy Girl!
1 lg Head of Cauliflower- steamed until fork tender, not too thick and not too soft
1-2 c. Broth (I love and can't live without 'Better than Bouillon' chicken base- use the veggie if veganizing- if country gravy I'd make it a bit saltier than the Alfredo version)
1/2 cup Coconut Creamer or Soy Creamer substitute (NOT canned coco milk but unsweetened type for your coffee found in the dairy isles- see below)
5-8 Garlic Cloves (I actually roasted my garlic first and the country gravy option would use 3-5 cloves- I personally like the smokey smooth flavor of roasted garlic but you can raw it if ya like mega garlic or just saute it in a pan before blending)
1T Olive oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Chopped fresh parsley
FINELY PUREE ALL OF THESE IN A BLENDER OR FOOD PROCESSOR STARTING WITH HALF THE LIQUIDS, UNTIL SMOOTH CREAMY CONSISTENCY (Remember its easier to thin out this sauce than steam more cauliflower to thicken it- you can add a bit of tofu to this if you want added protein but go easy as tofu can have a sort of interesting after taste with this recipe).
Finish cooked pasta in this sauce in a pan on med low heat- don't over boil this sauce. Serve and sprinkle each dish with a few spoon fulls of shredded Parmesan. Delicious with grilled chicken, shrimp, garden tomatoes and basil! If you aren't shy of cheese you could add about a 1/2 cup of shredded cheese directly to the sauce versus controlling the cheese portion per plate like I have to.
Cream Gravy:
Serve over biscuit with breakfast sausage crumbles or meat substitutes. Delicious on mashed potatoes, chicken and anything cream gravy goes with!
Chicken, Vegetarian, Beef, Shrimp, Mushroom MM! Unsweetened Coco Creamer
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Church Can Hurt
I wish I could say that church is only all the great things it is. I wish it was only friendships, community, the place I found my husband, missions and all the great things it really is. But sadly it is more. It is just like real life. Not all its cracked up to be sometimes. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes it aches. Sometimes, like in life, it ends. While it won't wave my belief in Jesus it surely supports my belief we humans are flawed, deeply flawed and in need of great salvation. I am flawed but sometimes I have hope that others will help me get out of that place. Others wiser and more mature than I. They do. And sometimes they don't.
As I read the below blog called "I AM NOT ANONYMOUS" all too many wounds came to the surface. I have had this (below) happen to me in ministry twice already and I'm only 34. Its the reason I am not pursuing a career in clergy. Not to say someday God won't lead me back to church leadership, but for now I just need a break. After all I'm ok wrestling with the fact that many people out in the world are narcissistic, misogynistic, racist, power hungry, self centered, greedy, talk behind your back and are generally super messy people. I love those people thus I love ministry and missions. But what I'm not in the mood for these days are that Church Leaders are also all these things. And I don't mean as in they have temptations like the rest of us, but surely not that they condone or model this as legit and moral precedent. I guess I do hold them to a higher standard. To whom much is given, much is required. I don't believe they need be perfect, but surely those attributes can't be their main operating system. Surely it can't be and shouldn't be. And when will they learn they can't hide these? They ooze from their being like stale liquor leaks from the pores of the alcoholic in the morning. Everyone knows, who is close enough to their stench. We are to be the light in the world, at least most of the time.
With time I am sure I will get my hunger back but for now I will teach young children and start my own business. Church on wed and sun will suffice for me. I'll drop my work in the offering bucket and volunteer where I see I'm needed. Bake some cookies maybe, and sing a song.
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Easy Ice 'Cream' Tart- Dietary Needs friendly!
Have you ever been asked to bring something or make something dairy free, gluten free, vegan or all of the above?!?! Well I have...often...so off I went into challenge mode! Kickin wheat & dairy and taking numbers lol! Here is a very satisfying EASY recipe (because good God have you looked up Gluten and Vegan baking-yikes! Looks like it takes awhile to master!) This can be whipped up quickly- but take note you need lots of time for chilling so THINK ahead! This can also easily be modified to a non chocolate flavor profile too if need be- the possibilities are endless!
1 Pint Coconut Ice 'cream' (Chocolate)
1 c gluten free Graham cracker or cookies ( I love the snickerdoodle bunnie grahams)
1 c gluten free pretzels
1/2 cup butter (or for vegan canola butter substitute)
about 1/4 cup melted Nutella (I prefer the Justins all natural Hazelnut choc spread)
1/4 c Dark Chocolate Chips (My new fav is the Lily's sweetened w/ stevia!)
1/4 c Sliced or slivered almonds and a few pretzels
This can be made in a pie pan or similar size tart pan- based on it cutting kind of messy I actually think it could be done better in individual tart pans or even muffin tins!
-Allow Icecream to sit on the counter until melted - about an hour and a half, if you're pressed for time you can microwave it in 1 minute increments being careful not to heat it too hot- stir inbetween so some doesn't boil while the center is still hard
-Microwave butter in med bowl 30-45 seconds until fully melted into liquid
-Pulse in a blender or food processor the grahams and pretzels until a grainy corn meal type consistency. I notice GF pretzels are a very hard texture to blend so start with those then add the softer grahams halfway through
-Stir in meal to the melted butter and fully stir around until all the crumbs are coated with butter. If it looks too dry add more melted butter if it looks too wet add more pulsed meal. The texture it should look like is if you were working with wet sand. You need it wet enough to bind when it chills but not sooo wet it comes out more like chilled butter with crumbs, clear as mud?
-Press wet meal into the bottom of your desired tin/pie pan. You want to use a fist or a rounded small bowl to help push it up the sides of the pan like a pie crust would be. It doesn't have to reach the top top but at least about an inch up the sides. Try to avoid holes or your icecream will melt through the holes. It should be all even and uniform.
-Put crust in freezer for 5 min- then drizzle the melted Nutella or nut butter on the bottom of the crust so that each piece gets a nice chilled choc layer inbetween the crust!
- Pour melted icecream in the pie crust and smooth out with a serving spoon or spatula so it looks even....Add your garnish on top if it is not damaged by being frozen (for example fruit should wait)
- Put in freezer for an ideal 2-3+ hours until center of pie is firm.
To serve get out of freezer about 5 minutes before serving time. Garnish with additional toppings or fruit!
Salted Caramel & Dark chocolate & Pretzel
Caramel icecream, caramel drizzle, and light salt sprinkle, dark chips
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana
Melted PB, choc icecream, sliced bananas & peanuts for garnish
Key Lime
Lime or coconut icecream, lemon/lime extract, lime zest and limes for garnish
Pina Colada (add mango and call it tropical)
Coconut icecream, w pineapple chunks, coconut shred/ sliced or grilled pineapple for garnish
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Strawberry icecream, choc chips, nutella & choc dipped strawberry slices for garnish
Almond Joy
Same as above but add coconut shreds into icecream and for garnish
Apple Cinnamon Carmel
Cinnamon icecream, melted almond or cashew butter, sauteed green apples in brown sugar and cinnamon in 'butter' and chilled - garnish with caramel & walnuts
Pistachio Peach & Dark Chocolate
Pistachio icecream, melted nutella, dark choc chips in icecream, garnish with fresh peach slices an chopped pistachio nuts
Almond Cherry
Fresh cherry chunks in cherry or vanilla icecream (and add almond extract to melted icecream) almonds and fresh cherries for garnish- maybe dark chips too!
Lemon Blueberry
Lemon Icecream and lemon extract garnish with lemon zest and fresh blueberries!
Finish What I Start---Returning to School After 13 Years
There is also a separate self satisfying piece that is just for you deep in your soul, even if you never get to apply it like you had once hoped. I have really grown into loving the craft of learning. From random philosophical principles to plate tectonics its all so fascinating! Its funny since I used to hate school, but I guess we all grow out of certain things as we age. For now I am getting a chance to do something for me. I've given to so many others along the way, sowed into my kids and my family and even my community- but this piece feels so good because its really for me! I know I can use it for other benefits and service too, but this is sooooo for me baby!
I accrued a stack of books, all of which were read. Well almost read. I read all but the last two chapters or so. What's wrong with me? Was I too board of them? no. Was I in disagreement with all of them? no. Was I afraid to have them be over? maybe. Did I feel I already 'got the point'? ya. So I took a few months and literally read a bunch of the ends of all the books I had never finished. I still have a few more to work on. This is merely symbolic of many things in my life. I love my excited ADD ambition as I always believe Ignorance on Fire is Better Than Knowledge on Ice. I've seen so many examples of the latter and I loathe it.
Working in the various jobs I've had, I've always been surrounded by people who make the money I make- only they carry student loans, and I don't. That made no sense to me. It took awhile for me to meet people who inspired me to finish my degree. I love all those around me with degrees but a lot of them weren't using them. So why be indebted to the man? Sometimes it wasn't their fault, but sometimes it was. What if I made the same mistake? Why spend so much to work in some crappy job? It never clicked. Until this year.
Last year I registered my tween for her LAST year of middle school! This year I register my teen (yes TEEN!) for high school. It may sound competitive but OH CRAP! I gotta beat my kid to a degree!!! It never occurred to me that time would fly soooo fast. She was just in diapers the other day it seemed. But I don't need to beat her to a degree just to say 'na na na boo boo!' but rather I need to be more educated than my kid or how else could I lead, help and guide her!??? I wasn't so mad I couldn't do algebra like her, but surely I want her to see me with a cap and gown on.
There have also been a few people in my life that hold their degrees as accomplishments and prized possessions no one can take away from them! It was always warned to me: "Don't go to school to get a 'good job'" which I never really got. I mean isn't that the point? Yes and no I suppose. Yes when you are really into a specialized field that absolutely requires it. No when you are not sure how your future will end up or what you're really passionate for, in that case you are going to school to find yourself and what will eventually fit you best.
Gyros (From Scratch) No rotisserie required!! & Accompaniments
1lb ground lamb
1lb ground 97/3 beef
1/2 minced onion
1 egg
3 T Cardamom
1.5 T Fennel Seed (toast in hot pan a few minutes first)
4 T Salt (I like a lot more but you can always add more, I have issues)
2 T fresh ground pepper
1 T Chimayo Red Chile or similar (For a kick Cayenne could work or even sriracha)
1 T. Smoked Paprika
1. t corriander
2 T dried parsley (if fresh maybe half this)
1/2 c breadcrumbs
1/2 c milk
1/2 water-add only as needed when processing
-two sprigs de stemmed/finely chopped
Fresh Tyme
Fresh Oregano
Again if you are really into spices add more, if not add less!
In large bowl hand moosh and squish until VERY incorporated and mixed well.
You have two options for the next step in the action
Option 1- add all into a food processor with about a half cup of water. Pulse until it looks very fined grained (not like hamburger texture more like baby food almost-when you say ew you are there)
Option 2- If you don't have a food processor use a hand immersion blender to pulse in sections with water until the whole area is really smooth (I just did all these steps in the crock pot before I turned it on to save on the dirty dishes issue)
-worst case you could try a traditional blender but you'd have to do it in small batches and unscrew the bottom each time to scrape out the meat since its so thick. So avoid that option. You could also just enjoy it with the hamburger texture too!
Next pat and form into a small meatloaf like shape for the approx size of your pita bread. I did a mound about 6 inches wide, two inches tall and eight inches long.
I used spray oil in the bottom of my crock pot, just a lil works well. Place mound in the center and sprinkle with more salt- if you want it to taste like the restaurants they use LOTS of salt. Do another spraying of oil and with the lid on let it cook on LOW for about 3-4 hours until tender. He baked it in an oven about 300 for 45 minutes
Slice mound in thin slices and fry each slice in a saute pan with a little more oil. If you are calorie counting this could be done in a non stick pan with almost no oil or a quick spray. If you like the 'restaurant' style then its really fried in oil for that crispy roasted outside texture.
Serve with warm pita (most restaurants use the extra soft fat white ones), dressed salad mix, sriracha and yogurt tzatziki -Easily made as the roll up sandwich or as a salad- I served it with watermelon salad (see below for recipes)
1 C. Greek Yogurt (I like Fage 0% fat its the creamiest)
2 T lemon zest
5 sprigs fresh mint sliced
1/4 cup feta
Fresh parsley
Fresh basil
1/4 cucumber chopped
salt & pepper
-uh combine
Dressed Salad
Lettuce shreds
lemon juice
lil Dijon
salt and pepper
olive oil
-uh chop and whisk oil & lemon, then mix and season
Watermelon Salad-
chopped watermelon
fresh parsley
salt / pepper
UPDATE! Here is his link- basically the same with less seasoning- but he recommends frying up a little bit of the meat for a taste test on the seasoning which would be smart for your palate
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An Ode to the Last
I am celebrating my third and last child (as far as I'm concerned thus far;) And I sadly realize the things I may have overlooked with my first and second. Maybe I was so busy and preoccupied with all the hustle and bustle of life that I may have just missed a little bit more than I wish to admit. There was seemingly more drama and issues to attend to that when I look back I do wish I would of just slowed down a bit to not let a single moment pass me by. I feel like I am catching up and possible making amends with my new little bundle of joy by reveling in each and every moment. When I feel myself starting to go wharp speed ahead I really snap my self out of it! I have to, I must and I control that. Maybe because I've labeled her the 'last' it has a strong impact on how I perceive these experiences, as the last.
So often in life people live from one complaint to the next gripe and while it may be embedded in our DNA it something that must be battled at every level. There are only going to be so many baby coos, lunch's w/ friends, romantic dinners, family barbecues, kids giggles, teen's bipolar styles, and all the things in life we may just take for granted. We are so often looking and pushing to that next goal accomplished, that next property purchased, the next vacation off somewhere or the next paycheck that we are missing the great here and now. I vow to never live that way again, to never live in such a jailed cage called 'the future'. If always reaching striving and constantly obsessing over the water ahead in the dessert I miss my savored happy moments.
There are and always will be tragedies and issues that raise their evil heads in our lives. I think as I age I am realizing that I am the one that gives them a stage to operate on. I am the one who magnifies, identifies, over estimates and sadly gives them power to control my spirit and my joy. I must take every thought captive and remember who is in control upstairs, who has a plan for me, even through sorrow some day I will look back and see the perspective in which such things happened. Some things may never have an answer or turn out good in general but everything teaches and makes stronger calluses of the will. How oh how did I ever live in such a defensive position awaiting the atrocity that was bound to come my way?
Laughing at a double dating couple at the table next to me makes me smile, an elderly lady curling her hair at the gym makes me proud of beauty, the bi polar weather of Colorado keeps me on my toes, the smell of fresh baby lotion on squishy cheeks delights my senses, the coffee shared with a friend warms my soul, the kiss of my loving husband sends a little electricity down my spine and if all the little things in life I have been overlooking all this time can just come front and center to my life, I can gladly say I am grateful and up and until my last breath so shall I be!
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Under the guidance of Salem Witch Kelly Spangler, U.K. Ghost Hunter Steve Parsons and a cast of other experts in their field, we will investigate the history, methods, and ideologies of witchcraft and ghost hunting. We scrutinize the connection between the spirit and the earth and the obstacles impeding evidence of its existence.
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Wouldn't risk my reputation here for cheating.
I just wish that they will still award a winner on their review contest on the 20th. We'll see.
Btw, I just noticed a list of winners in the highscore contest here. Anyone received their prize?
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I am currently trying to learn GTK+3/cairo using C. I have written a small application which draws a gauge face and needle on a gtk drawing area using cairo.
This works well so far, i have tried creating multiple drawing areas (multiple gauges) which all have the same callback function for the draw event, this also works well with static values.
Now my question, i would like to be able to draw multiple gauges each with their own values. But how do i know in my callback function which gauge (drawing area) emitted the draw signal? I guess this also includes how do i "create and store" data for the gauges so their properties can be fetched from within the draw callback.
I should probably create a struct that holds the data for a gauge, and create multiple of those. That's what i have gathered by looking at various projects that use GTK, but it's too complicated for me to fully understand how it works.
This is how i create the drawing area(s):
gaugearea1 = gtk_drawing_area_new();
gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), gaugearea1, FALSE, FALSE, 5);
gtk_widget_set_size_request(gaugearea1, 300, 300);
g_signal_connect(gaugearea1, "draw", G_CALLBACK(draw_event), NULL);
And the callback function is written like this, pretty standard.
static gboolean draw_event(GtkWidget *widget, cairo_t *cr)
GdkWindow *win;
win = gtk_widget_get_window(widget);
// Draw all arcs/lines using cr
Any tips on how to approach something like this would be greatly appreciated.


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Posted by fontgear in Uncategorized on June 19, 2015
Shot with a Nokia N8, 'Gulp' is the worlds largest stop motion set.
You can also watch the 'making of' clip here.
ScreenFonts – Fontshops Monthly Review of Movie Poster Type
Posted by fontgear in Uncategorized on June 4, 2015
Yves Peters for Fontshop.com takes a look at recent movie posters and reviews them based on their more typographic qualities. This month includes The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Faults, Insurgent, It Follows and more…
How Drawing Helps Us Understand Our World
Posted by fontgear in Uncategorized on May 4, 2015
A short lecture featuring artist and graphic designer Milton Glaser.
Typeface Tuesday: Magnetic
Posted by fontgear in Uncategorized on April 21, 2015
Typeface Tuesday: Seb Lester – Calligraphy Extraordinaire
Posted by fontgear in Typeface Tuesday on April 7, 2015
Seb Lester is a designer and artist out of England. He sells prints online, and also has an instagram account (where the clips above were taken from) that he updates daily with logo designs and more.
A23D: The First 3D Letterpress Font
Posted by fontgear in Uncategorized on March 16, 2015
This 10 minute short film documents the story behind A23D. The first uniquely designed 3D letterpress font.
Typeface Tuesday: Obsidian
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Designed by Jonathan Hoefler and Andy Clymer. Obsidian was inspired by the decorative typefaces of the Industrial Revolution. To read more about the process of creating Obsidian, click here.


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Anthony is swimming this weekend in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet in the mens 50 and 100 freestyle events! You can read the article following the event here on SwimSwam! - http://bit.ly/1EWqR6z
Anthony is competing at Third Stage in France this weekend! Live stream info below!
Click the link here to see Anthony compete at Third Stage in Marseille France all weekend!
Live Stream Here! - http://bit.ly/1A75oAW
Article Here! - http://bit.ly/1KuFCAG
Go behind the scenes with Anthony and Natalie Coughlin while they train for the Olympics in Rio!
Take a look at this video of Anthony and Natalie Coughlin on Outside Television talking about their training for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio! http://bcove.me/o3j03yzn
Tune into Outside Television
Tune into Outside Television on Monday December 8th for a profile on Natalie Coughlin featuring Anthony! via Dispatches and airing at 9 PM. (Comcast 430 for those of you in the SF Bay area).
Swim Swam just posted a new interview!
Here is a great video interview from our dear friends Swim Swam with Anthony talking about his new book "Chasing the Water Dragon"
Chasing the Water Dragon
Here's a wonderful little blurb on 'Chasing the Water Dragon,' set to release April 2016, by our friends over at SwimSwam. Read the article. Get the book. Be inspired!
Hey Japan! Anthony is headed your way for the Tokyo World Cup at the end of October! Additionally, if you're lucky enough to live in Osaka, Anthony will be hosting a "Swimming & Training with the Star" event on November 1st at Swimpia Nara: http://xn--w9jvai5d9ivh5k713ty60a.com/
DJ Set @ The Bowery Electric
Don't miss Anthony DJ-ing w/ The Big P.A. in celebration of Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons' birthday TOMORROW night at The Bowery Electric! Swimming World Magazine is so excited for it, they wrote an article, which you can check out below! Tickets are $14 in advance and are extremely limited. Doors at 6:30 PM and Ages are 21+. Full Communion lineup including a fitting performance by SWIMM. See you there!
Results from Raia Rapida in Rio de Janeiro
Raia Rapida in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2014 is a wrap! Congrats to Anthony on winning all 3 rounds including the Final of the Men's 50m Free in 21.91 to take the title and the prize money. Team USA finished 2nd in the 200 medley relay in 1:37.75 with Anthony anchoring in 21.31. [Photos by Emily White]


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What comes around, goes around...How's it feel Noam?
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Starting in January, Google will be blocking users of Chrome from downloading extensions for the popular web browser from anywhere but its own Chrome Web Store, a move that is sending jitters down Israel's "Download Valley," the collection of companies that develop and distribute free software online.


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Nitnid's Mom Answers Activity
Can I eat watermelon during my pregnancy?
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On Sept. 15, I had the misfortune of falling in a parking lot. I tripped over some broken pavement. I damaged both knees, knocked my front tooth out (partially, which required a root canal), busted my nose, injured my right hand which required stitches, and bruised my arm. I was bleeding profusely from my nose and hand. Two ladies came to my aid. They called an ambulance. We waited 25 minutes for its arrival. Then a man came up to us and demanded they move me out of his way. He wanted me moved immediately. "This woman may have broken ...
Over the last few months I have been meeting with people in this great community that I call home. I have been in people's homes, on the streets and in businesses talking about the direction in which the city is heading.
All tickets and all remaining reserved parking spaces for the Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase are now on sale and are moving well, according to event officials.
Camden's boys tuned up for Thursday's Region 6-AAA cross country championships by running off with last week's three-team meet hosted by Lancaster High School.
Old McCaskill's Farm is opening its doors to the public Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. The event will include quilters, a spinner and a working saw mill. Kids activites will include a cake walk, face painting, pumpkin painting, apple bobbing, making apple cider and more. Admission for adults is $2, for children $3 and covers all activites on the farm. A new attraction will be a combine simulator, designed to give the feeling of driving a combine through a field. Music will be provided by Jeff Clark and Paul Hayes. Lunch will also be available for purchase ...
The Camden High volleyball team celebrated its annual "Dig Pink" night with a sweep over Irmo and Cardinal Newman last Wednesday night inside the Dog Pound at CHS.
Betsy McLeod picks out Birthday Book Club books for her two grandchildren, Connor and Caleb McLeod, during Camden Elementary School's Grandparent's Day. Launched by Camden Elementary Partners/PTO years ago, Birthday Book Club is an ongoing effort to add new books to the school's library. Grandparents purchase a book in honor of their grandchildren, and the book is then donated to the school's library. A placard is placed in the book and presented to the student on his or her birthday during the school's WISE TV morning show. The student is the first to check ...
As most Kershaw County residents realize, there's a huge fight going on in Washington over how to solve the immense budget deficits that are plaguing the country. Those on the far left seek large tax hikes -- that's no surprise -- while those on the far right want nothing but spending cuts. Lawmakers in the middle, who are more and more scarce these days, realize that there has to be some compromise if the country is going to thrive economically.
WASHINGTON -- By the time Steve Jobs' Wikipedia page had been adjusted to past tense, eulogists had added a footnote to his biography of success. Failure.
Photo cutline -- Festive bands -- Some 40 high school bands marched across Zemp Stadium Saturday during the Southern States Band Festival. Among those earning ratings of 'superior' were the Scarlet Regiment of Camden, with Heather McAdams among the musicians, and the Marching Pride of Lugoff-Elgin, whose flag girls led the way.
As an ongoing community service project, the Quilters of Kershaw County have donated their hard work to local children in the foster care system.
The Kershaw County chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Alpha Psi will celebrate its 25th anniversary Monday at Carolina Café at 6 p.m. The silver anniversary dinner will honor past and present sorority members for their service in education to the community.
The local cast of "Park Lights" was invited to perform at Claflin University in Orangeburg.
The Camden Antiques Fair will debut this week with a treasure trove of furniture, toys, ceramics, sporting artifacts, rugs, silver, crystal, jewelry and art.
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Mrs. Clara Nelson Wood, 90, of 530 Longtown Rd, Lugoff, SC passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, June 22, 2015. She was a graduate of Benedict College and she retired as a teacher from the Kershaw County Public School System. Funeral services for Mrs. Wood will be held at 11 a.m. today, June 26, 2015 at Sutton Branch Baptist Church, 420 Sutton Branch Road, Lugoff, with interment in the church cemetery. Public viewing was Thursday, June 25, 2015 from 2-7 p.m.
Mr. Terry Anthony Pough, 39, of 1463 Wells Road, Camden, South Carolina passed on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be anounced at a later date by Nelson-Haile Funeral Home.
Mr. Milton Jones, 78, of 225 Crescent Circle, Camden, South Carolina passed on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Saturday, June 27 in New Hope Baptist Church, Bishopville. The family will be receiving friends at the home.
Memorial services for Milton Loman Griswold, age 50, of the Batesville Community, Clarkesville, Georgia will be held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 3 p.m.from Hillside Memorial Chapel with Rev. Anthony Rabern officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the memorial service from 1-3 p.m.
Funeral services for Douglas Matthew "Doug" Gordon, 42, will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Malvern Hill Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Buster Morris will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to the American Heart Association.
In preparing for this coming fall season, the Camden High School girls' golf team is seeking players who would like to join the team.
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When I write Erlang programs which do text parsing, I frequently run into situations where I would love to do a pattern match using a regular expression.
For example, I wish I could do something like this, where ~ is a "made up" regular expression matching operator:
my_function(String ~ ["^[A-Za-z]+[A-Za-z0-9]*$"]) ->
I know about the regular expression module (re) but AFAIK you cannot call functions when pattern matching or in guards.
Also, I wish matching strings could be done in a case-insensitive way. This is handy, for example, when parsing HTTP headers, I would love to do something like this where "Str ~ {Pattern, Options}" means "Match Str against pattern Pattern using options Options":
handle_accept_language_header(Header ~ {"Accept-Language", [case_insensitive]}) ->
Two questions:
How do you typically handle this using just standard Erlang? Is there some mechanism / coding style which comes close to this in terms of conciseness and easiness to read?
Is there any work (an EEP?) going on in Erlang to address this?


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Two great values from Argentina.....at $4.99 either this Cabernet Sauvignon or Malbec will be the hit of the dinner table.
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The Raising Children application has become the most trusted resource for parenting information It is a comprehensive and quality assured Application covering all core information required for raising children. Each article on the Raising Children application is reviewed by experts, drawn from a panel of subject matter experts. The Raising Children in essence an interactive documentary for parents & carers, allowing them to explore about parenting that enables the construction of knowledge.
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"Stories for Parents, Children and Grandchildren" is a stroll through the universal traditions and legends, lulled by the unforgettable magic words "Once upon a time…" This book by Paulo Coelho contains joyful, amazing and dramatic stories for readers of all ages.
We have designed 500 different Apps for specific category of quotations such as Adventure, Action, Inspirational quotes and etc. This application is a part of the quotation series. We have many other quotation Apps such as of William Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, Einstein, Confucius, Aristotle, Jane Austen, Napoleon, Buddha, Gandhi and many more from love to inspirational quotes. As, we are fully depend on advertisement revenue for the working of our mission to provide free Apps.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by Katiet301 Under-rated purchase When I first used this I wasn't that impressed with it (when she was first born) used it a couple of times and moved onto a sleeping bag. But when my little one was about 4 weeks old, we noticed she kept waking her self up with her arms hitting her face. This confines the arms and she slept soundly all night and regularly sleeps 11-12 hours when is this. I am useless at swaddling a baby with a blanket, could not get the hang of it and her arms would come out, with this they never do. It is light weight material, so you can add extra layers on top if its cold. It washes well and dries quickly. 16 May 2013
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Based out of Washington, DC, Virginia native Drew Gibson has been lauded for his finger-picking ability, as well as his heartfelt and lyrical songwriting style. The self-taught guitar player has independently released two full-length albums, gaining national and international attention from music writers and listeners alike. Drew recently released his new album, 1532, co-produced by Gibson along with Marco Delmar with additional production from Bobby Read. 1532 was written in memory of Drew's father with themes of moving forward through life in remembrance of those we have lost and love.More
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- Naturalist Tim Low says Australian birds are noisier, more aggressive and more intelligent than any other birds in the world....Wednesday 15 April 2015
- Science writer James Woodford has looked beyond the shark's monstrous image to find out the truth about them. ...Tuesday 25 November 2014
- Rodney Jackson's life revolves around tracking and protecting the elusive snow leopard....Wednesday 19 November 2014
- June Butcher and a large group of volunteers in the Perth hills are hard at working trying to breed a critically endangered Western Australian mammal. ...Friday 3 May 2013
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- Offices around the country which have embraced a policy of allowing pets at work are finding there are benefits for both humans and the animals. They say having pets such as dogs in the office can boost morale and also means the animals aren't left home alone all day. ...Friday 3 July 2015
- Genome reveals how woolly mammoth thrived in the cold...Friday 3 July 2015
- For months, long nosed fur seals have been causing havoc for fishermen in South Australia, attacking their nets and eating their catch. Now, one South Australia Liberal MP says it is time for a cull, with seal numbers reaching about 100,000. Conservation groups say the population is only just ...Thursday 2 July 2015
- During hibernation their heart beats can go as low as ten beats per minute...Monday 29 June 2015
- Brush tailed possums are exploring South Australia's Flinders Ranges for the first time in fifty years. The marsupials had been extinct in the area, but now they're being reintroduced as part of a plan to restore the region's ecology....Tuesday 30 June 2015


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I want my FitNesse test setup code to look like something like this, to simulate a drag and drop interaction on a hierarchy menu:
$SalesCubeID = 1
$ProductNodeID = 3
$DropTargetID = 4
|script | hierarchy |
|selectNode; | SalesCubeID | ProductNodeID |
|dropSelectedNode; | DropTargetID|
It all works when I hard code the values into the table, but I would like to use symbols to improve the readability. But I can't work out how to set the Symbol values like this.
I have seen other code using an 'echo' fixture to set the values in a script table like this:
|script | echo fixture |
but I get the exception:
Method echo not found in fitSharp.Slim.Operators.InvokeInstructionBase+NullInstance
What do I have to do to use the echoFixture in FitSharp? Or is there another way of setting symbols to constant values?


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An accelerometer (1) disposed on the support tower (12) of a wind turbine electric generating system in the vicinity of the rotor (10, 16) thereof provides a signal (1) indicative of acceleration of the tower in the direction of the rotor rotational axis. The signal (2) is passed through a band-pass filter (4) for summation (9) with a torque/power controlled (100) blade pitch angle reference rate signal (98), the integral (104) of which provides a blade pitch angle reference signal (40) to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades (10) through a pitch change mechanism (38), thereby to provide additional, positive aerodynamic damping to the tower while modulating blade angle for constant torque/power in response to wind turbulence.
1. A wind turbine system for generating electric power, comprising:
a tower;
a rotor disposed on said tower including blades disposed for rotation about an axis and a blade pitch angle change mechanism;
means for providing an actual torque/power signal indicative of actual torque/power generated by said wind turbine system; and
signal processing means for providing a reference torque/power signal indicative of desired generated torque/power, and for providing to said blade pitch angle change mechanism a blade pitch angle reference signal as a function of the difference between said actual torque/power signal and said reference torque/power signal;
characterized by:
motion responsive means disposed on said tower in the vicinity of said rotor for providing a motion signal indicative of motion of said tower parallel with said blade rotation axis; and
said signal processing means comprising means for providing said blade pitch angle reference signal as a function of both said motion signal and the difference between said actual torque/power signal and said reference torque/power signal.
2. A wind turbine system according to claim 1 characterized by said motion responsive means comprising an accelerometer; and
said signal processing means comprising means for providing said blade pitch angle reference signal as an integral function of said motion signal.
3. A wind turbine system according to claim 1 characterized by said motion responsive means comprising an accelerometer; and
said signal processing means comprising means for providing said blade pitch angle reference signal as an integral function of the summation of said motion signal with a signal indicative of the difference between said actual torque/power signal and said reference torque/power signal.
4. A wind turbine system according to claim 1 characterized by said signal processing means comprising means for providing said blade pitch angle reference signal as a band-pass filtered function of said motion signal, the passband of said filtered function passing signals at the primary bending frequency of said tower.
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to tower-mounted wind turbine electric power generating systems, and more particularly to damping the tower primary resonant frequency while modulating the rotor blade angle to maintain rated torque or power.
2. Background Art
The use of wind as a low cost source of electrical energy has the obvious drawback of being dependent upon wind conditions. To make a wind turbine electric generating system both useful and economically viable, it is necessary to ensure operation of the wind turbine over a wide range of wind conditions and over the largest fraction of time possible. Therefore, wind turbines are typically located (sometimes in clusters called "wind energy farms") where the prevailing wind conditions are relatively favorable; that is, where there is sufficient velocity over a rather large portion of the time. However, when the wind is of sufficient strength for useful electric power generation, it is usually gusty during a significant fraction of the time.
For efficient wind generation, very large blades (pairs of blades totaling on the order of 30 to 100 meters in length) are mounted at the top of very tall towers (such as between 30 meters and 90 meters in length). Because the wind turbine is connected directly to the electric generator and power system (albeit through gearing and resilient coupling shafts), maintaining the desired level of electrical power output (so that it can contribute to the total energy supplied to an electric distribution grid) requires modulating blade angle to accommodate the effects of unpredictable wind gusts and turbulence on the power developed by the wind turbine. Therefore, systems have been provided to monitor either the desired rotor shaft torque of the wind turbine rotor, or the power generated by the generator and to utilize variations in either of these factors to modulate the pitch angle of the rotor blades in such a fashion so as to maintain rated power for wind speeds at and above the rated wind velocity. Because the torque and power are directly related by the rotary speed of the generator, these terms are used interchangeably herein and are referred to alternatively as torque/power. Maximum effect is when the blades have low pitch (the blade surfaces are essentially perpendicular to the rotor shaft), and minimum effect occurs when the blades are at maximum angle of approximately 90� (the surfaces are basically parallel to the rotor shaft), which is referred to as being "feathered". A blade angle control system of this type is disclosed in our U.S. Pat. No. 4,193,005.
A tall wind turbine support tower, with very large blades, shafts and gearing, electric generating equipment, and miscellaneous control and protective equipment disposed at the top thereof, is necessarily a cantilevered mass, having a stiffness constant and a structural damping ratio. Any force will excite the primary tower resonance.
The thrust on the blades (caused by the wind acting on the blades parallel to the rotary axis of the wind turbine rotor) is a force which tends to accelerate the wind turbine equipment in the direction of the wind. The top of the wind turbine tower therefore assumes (in steady state conditions) a position where the thrust force is balanced by the stress force developed in the tower structure, depending on tower stiffness. If the wind velocity changes (a gust), this alters the net force on the equipment at the top of the tower and causes the tower to sway back and forth (oscillate) in a direction parallel with the wind force. When the wind velocity is below that which will produce rated power, the rotor blade angle may be fixed, or it may be modulated slightly to optimize energy capture as wind velocity changes. With a fixed (or nearly constant) blade angle, the thrust (longitudinal wind force) on the blades will increase with increasing wind velocity in all cases, and therefore any motion of the top of the tower will provide positive aerodynamic damping to the tower (in the same sense as the tower structural damping). In such case, the oscillation of the tower in its primary bending mode, in response to an incremental force due to a wind gust, will damp out, and be of little concern. Above rated wind speed (that which will produce rated power), the power control reacts to power or torque variations caused by wind gusts or turbulence to adjust (modulate) the rotor blade angle in a manner to tend to maintain power or torque constant. As wind velocity increases, if power is held constant, thrust inherently decreases. Thus, blade modulation, in response to a gust, to maintain constant power, inherently results in an opposite incremental thrust, which is therefore in a direction to provide negative aerodynamic damping to the tower. This negative damping subtracts from the tower structural damping and results in increased tower oscillations. In wind turbines designed for maximum wind energy capture and close power control, the negative damping may exceed the structural damping during power-controlled operation. This yields a net negative damping on the tower so the tower becomes unstable (tower motion increases with each cycle thereof at the primary tower resonant frequency). In fact, detailed analysis has shown that interaction between the tower and the torque/power control can result in severe degradation of tower fatigue life, from several tens of years to on the order of a few years.
Initial consideration of the problem may bring to mind the utilization of notch filter, to severely curtail blade angle correction at a blade angle command frequency relating to the first bending mode frequency of the tower and its apparatus. However, this approach results in large transient errors in power generated, because of a reduction in the response characteristics of the power control loop. It has also been suggested that a blade angle pitch change rate could be augmented on a signal taken from tower bending to provide effective damping on the tower; however, nothing has come of such suggestion.
Objects of the invention include providing adequate positive damping to a wind turbine tower while allowing a power control to modulate blade angle to minimize torque or power fluctuations resulting from wind turbulence.
In accordance with the present invention, a wind turbine powered electric generating system, having a control to modulate rotor blade angle to maintain rated torque or power in turbulent wind, disposed at the top of a tower, provides a blade angle command component which will adjust the turbine rotor blade angle in a manner to provide positive aerodynamic damping of the tower in response to a signal indicative of longitudinal motion of the tower parallel to the rotor axis.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the accelerometer is disposed at the top of a tower on which is mounted the rotor, electric generating equipment, controls and other apparatus of a wind turbine electric generating system. The acceleration signal output is filtered and fed to the rotor blade angle control system as a corrective pitch blade reference rate signal component, which when added to a power control pitch angle reference rate signal and integrated, provides a blade pitch angle reference signal which provides positive damping to the tower. In further accord with the present invention, the accelerometer output signal is processed to provide band-pass filtering before utilization thereof in generating a blade angle reference rate signal, to eliminate extraneous signals which may occur at frequencies not of interest to the control system.
The invention effectively generates incremental thrust variations through incremental changes in blade angle occurring as a result of wind gusts, which at the primary bending mode frequency of the tower, are in phase with velocity at the top of the tower, thereby acting as a positive damping thrust. While the invention requires additional, active apparatus (accelerometer) on the tower, it provides a relatively simple manner of providing additional positive damping on the wind turbine tower primary bending mode, with virtually no adverse effect on the desired electric power generation.
The signal processing involved in implementing the present invention may be provided, depending upon the system in which it is employed, in an analog or digital fashion, employing discrete dedicated hardware elements or suitable program adjustments in a computer utilized to control blade angle, such as a microprocessor.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in the light of the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
The sole FIGURE herein is a simplified, schematic block diagram of a wind turbine including a blade pitch angle control, incorporating the positive tower damping of the present invention.
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is disclosed as it may be implemented in a multi-mode control system for wind turbines of the type disclosed in our aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,193,005. A general description of the control system disclosed in said patent is first given with respect to reference numbers 10-104 in the drawing herein, which are the same as those of said patent; the parenthetical references to figure numbers are to figures of said patent. Thereafter, embodiments of the invention are described with respect to reference numbers 1-9.
Referring now to the drawing, a representative wind turbine construction consists of two diametrically opposed identical rotor blades 10, typically totaling between 30 meters and 100 meters in length, mounted on a support tower 12. The mechanical components, control devices and electrical generating equipment which comprise the wind turbine are contained in a nacelle 14 supported by the tower 12. The construction of wind turbines and accessory equipment therefor, such as yaw controls for orienting the blades into the prevailing wind, are all well known and are not described further herein.
The turbine rotor blades 10 are mounted on a hub 16 which is connected through a low speed coupling shaft 18 to electric generating equipment 20-32 which may include a gear box, a high speed shaft, a synchronous generator, equipment for connecting the generator to a load (such as the power grid of an electrical utility), and phase synchronizing circuitry. The electric generating equipment 20-32 provides an off/on line signal on a signal line 34 indicative of when the generator is connected on line to the utility grid.
A blade pitch angle control 36, shown generally in FIG. 3 of said patent, provides a desired or reference blade angle signal BR to an electrohydraulic pitch change mechanism 38 over a line 40. The pitch change mechanism 38 causes the blades 10 to achieve an actual blade angle (BP, in said patent) equal to the reference blade angle signal BR on the line 40.
Signals indicative of instantaneous operating parameters of the wind turbine are provided to the blade pitch angle control 36. A rotor speed transducer 46 associated with the hub 16 provides a rotor speed signal NR on a line 48. A similar transducer 50 connected to a shaft in the synchronous generator provides a generator speed signal NG on a line 52. A torque transducer 54, which may comprise strain gauges disposed on the shaft 18, or on a suitable shaft within the electric generating equipment 20-32, provides a shaft torque signal QS on a line 56. The shaft torque signal on the line 56 may alternatively be provided in any other suitable way, such as by sensing relative position of axially displaced points on the periphery of the shaft, in a well known manner. The blade pitch angle control 36 is also provided a plurality of fixed or variable reference signals indicative of a reference idle rotor speed, limits on rotor acceleration and deceleration, and a start/stop signal indicative of when the wind turbine is to be operative or feathered and essentially stationary. These signals are described more fully with respect to FIG. 2 of said patent. A wind velocity sensor 74, disposed on the nacelle 14, provides a signal indicative of average wind velocity VW on a line 76.
When the wind turbine is not in use, the blades 10 are positioned at their maximum pitch angle (90�), so that they are feathered. Thus, the blades will exert essentially no torque on the hub 16. When the wind turbine is to be put into use, a start signal causes the start-up and shutdown controls 78-94 (not so called in said patent, and described more particularly in FIGS. 4 and 5 of said patent) to gradually decrease the blade angle so as to accelerate the rotor and generator toward rated speed conditions without either blade stall or the inducing of large acceleration stresses. Once the wind turbine rotor is operating at an angular speed which relates in the desired fashion to the generated electric power frequency which is necessary, the speed can then be varied slightly until the electric generating equipment 20-32 is operating synchronously with the frequency of electric power on the utility grid to which the generator will ultimately be connected. After the generator is connected to the grid, control is shifted from the start-up and shutdown control 78-94 to the shaft torque control 100 (described in detail with respect to FIG. 6 of said patent). And, if the wind turbine is to be shut down, control reverts to the start-up and shutdown controls 78-94 so as to cause the blades to be feathered without excessive deceleration stresses. As described in said patent, the minimum blade angle rate signal BMN on line 95 is such as will cause a change in blade angle necessary to maintain a fixed rate of rotor angular acceleration during start-up, to maintain the proper angular rotational speed during idle, and to maintain a fixed rate of rotor angular deceleration during shutdown.
When the electric generating equipment 20-32 is phased synchronously with the voltage on the power grid (same frequency, amplitude and phase), the equipment is connected to the power grid and a signal appears on the line 34 to indicate that the wind turbine is on-line. The transition between on-line operation and off-line operation is effected by a mode selector 96 (described in more detail with respect to FIG. 7 in said patent) which responds to the off/on line signal 34. When that occurs, the mode selector 96 applies a shaft torque blade angle rate signal BQ on a line 98 (discounting the improvement of the invention which is described hereinafter) to a line 102 where it becomes the blade angle reference rate signal BR; but when the wind turbine is off-line, the absence of the signal on the line 34 causes the line 102 to be responsive to the minimum rate signal BMN on a line 95. When the wind turbine is on-line, the torque blade angle rate signal on line 98 is such as will extract maximum power from the wind turbine up to the rated power value for all wind speeds between cut in and cut out; at and above rated wind speed, the signal on line 98 is varied to maintain the sensed shaft torque (or power) at the reference (rated) value.
The selected desired blade angle rate signal, the blade angle reference rate signal BR on line 102, is converted into the blade angle reference signal BR on the line 40 by means of an integrator 104 (described more fully with respect to FIG. 8 in said patent). The integrator 104 includes apparatus to limit the rate of change of the signal on the line 40 as well as to limit the maximum positive and negative magnitudes thereof.
The description thus far with respect to reference numbers 10-104 is descriptive of an exemplary control system of the prior art in which the present invention may be practiced. This description is a summary of that in our aforementioned patent. As described briefly hereinbefore, the adverse coupling between the primary bending mode of the support tower 12 and the wind turbine control system described thus far is alleviated by the present invention through the expedient of providing additional blade angle reference command components to cause incremental thrust variations in phase with the velocity of the top of the tower, thereby providing additional, positive aerodynamic damping to the tower. This assures damping-out any tower oscillations induced by perturbations on the loading of the blades and the commensurate correction of blade angle, such as is caused by unpredictable wind turbulence. This problem is analyzed in detail in our commonly owned, copending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 364,707, filed Apr. 4, 1982 and entitled Predicted Motion Wind Turbine Tower Damping, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Briefly, an accelerometer 1 is mounted so that its sensitive axis is parallel with the rotor shaft of the wind turbine, the output signal thereof on a line 2 being fed to a band-pass filter 4, the output of which on a line 6 is passed through an amplifier 7 and applied by a signal line 8 to a summing amplifier 9, in which the filtered acceleration signal is added to the torque blade angle rate signal BQ on the line 98.
The accelerometer 1 may be of the type utilized to measure low level accelerations, such as vibrations or sway in buildings, towers or bridges and the like. One suitable accelerometer is the Vibramite Model 1030 available from Vibra-Metrics, Inc., East Haven, Conn., U.S. That device has a washout filter characteristic built right into it, which provides part of the function of the band-pass filter 4; in such case, a lag filter (in place of band-pass filter 4) will be suitable. However, other models not having a washout filter incorporated therein may be utilized by provision of a complete band-pass filter 4. The purpose of the band-pass filter is to eliminate any response to long-term steady state outputs of the accelerometer (such as long-term null drift), as well as to high frequency components (harmonics and noise), all of which are of no use in controlling tower damping. For a large tower of the type described, the band-pass filter may be first order (or higher order if desired), with break points of 0.1 radian/second and 1.0 radian/second, with a pass center at 0.3 radian/second. The upper break point may be slightly below the tower primary bending frequency; the break points may be adjusted for maximum desirable response (including phase adjustment of the induced torque with the tower motion). A ten second washout filter in series with a one second lag filter may be appropriate. The amplifier 7 has a gain KZ selected to provide the desired response. The filter 4 and gain 7 may be implemented in a suitable computer program, in a manner analogous to that illustrated in our aforementioned copending application.
Other motion responsive devices (such as optical) may be used in place of the accelerometer 1, provided the motion indicating signal thereof is suitably processed to provide an acceleration input to the junction 9; or, a velocity signal could be summed with BR at line 40 instead. The invention may be used in the off-line mode as well. The implementation may vary widely; all that is required is to provide a blade reference signal, of suitable magnitude and phase with respect to tower motion, so as to provide additional positive aerodynamic damping to the tower.
Similarly, although the invention has been shown and described with respect to exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and various other changes, omissions and additions may be made therein and thereto, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.
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