IP Library Granted Patent US 7,023,160
Granted Patent B2
US 7,023,160 · App. 11/042,505 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Method for controlling doubly-fed machine

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Patent No.
US 7,023,160
App. No.
11/042,505
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a doubly-fed machine by determining its rotational speed (n act ), forming a rotational speed reference (n ref ), measuring network voltage and current, and calculating network active power (P act ) and reactive power (Q act ). Thereafter, calculating shaft torque (T) based on active power (P act ) and rotating speed (n act ), forming a frequency reference (F ref ) for the inverter based on machine rotating speed (n act ), rotating speed reference (n ref ), shaft torque (T), and the known pole pair number and network frequency, forming a reactive power reference (Q ref ) for the machine. Forming an Ir compensation reference (IR ref ) for the inverter on the basis of the reactive reference (Q ref ) and the reactive power (Q act ), and controlling the inverter to produce rotor voltage based on frequency reference (F ref ) and the IR compensation reference

Claims (27)

1. A method in connection with a doubly-fed machine, the machine comprising a stator, which is connected to a power network, and a rotor, which is connected to the power network through an inverter, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a rotational speed (n act ) of the machine,

forming a rotational speed reference (n ref ) for the machine,

measuring network voltage,

measuring network current, and

calculating network active power (P act ) and network reactive power (Q act ) from the network voltage and current,

calculating a shaft torque (T) of the machine on the basis of the active power (P act ) and the rotating speed-(n act ),

forming a frequency reference (F ref ) for the inverter with a control circuit on the basis of the determined machine rotating speed (n act ), rotating speed reference (n ref ) and shaft torque (T), a pole pair number of the machine and a network frequency,

forming a reactive power reference (Q ref ) for the machine,

forming an Ir compensation reference (IR ref ) for the inverter with the control circuit on the basis of the reactive reference (Q ref ) and the reactive power (Q act ), and

controlling the inverter to produce voltage for the rotor of the machine on the basis of the formed frequency reference (F ref ) and the IR compensation reference (IR ref ).

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the calculation of the machine shaft torque comprises a step of dividing the active power (P act ) by the rotational speed (n act ) to obtain the torque (T).

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the creation of the frequency reference (f ref ) comprises the steps of;

subtracting the machine rotational speed (n act ) from the rotational speed reference (n ref ) to obtain a speed difference (e n ),

feeding the speed difference (e n ) to a speed controller to obtain a torque reference (T ref ),

subtracting the machine shaft torque (T) from the torque reference (T ref ) to obtain a torque difference (e t ),

feeding the torque difference (e t ) to a torque controller to obtain a torque frequency (f T ),

multiplying the machine rotating speed (n act ) and the pole pair number (p) to obtain an electrical frequency (f act ) of the machine,

subtracting the electrical frequency (f act ) of the machine from the network frequency (f network ) to obtain a basic frequency (f basic ) and

summing the basic frequency (f basic ) and the torque frequency (F T ) to obtain a frequency reference (f ref ).

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the formation of the Ir compensation reference comprises the steps of:

subtracting the reactive power reference (Q ref ) from the network reactive power (Q act ) to obtain a reactive power difference (e q ),

feeding the reactive power difference (e q ) to a reactive power controller to obtain an Ir compensation reference (Ir comp ).

5. A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the Ir compensation reference is used for controlling the reactive power of the machine.

6. A method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the speed controller is a PI controller.

7. A method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the torque controller is a P controller.

8. A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the reactive power controller is a PI controller.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2018
From: ABB OY
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 047801/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2005
From: VIRTANEN, REIJO; PASURI, OSUNO
To: ABB OY
Reel/Frame 016970/0440 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2005
From: VIRTANEN, REIJO
To: ABB OY
Reel/Frame 016363/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2005
From: VIRTANEN, REIJO
To: ABB OY
Reel/Frame 016359/0060 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 20, 2005
From: ABB HOLDING OY
To: ABB OY
Reel/Frame 016114/0130 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 20, 2005
From: OY, ABB
To: ABB HOLDING OY
Reel/Frame 016114/0140 →