IP Library Granted Patent US 7,847,427
Granted Patent B2
US 7,847,427 · App. 12/553,832 · Granted Dec 7, 2010

Wind turbine generator system

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Patent No.
US 7,847,427
App. No.
12/553,832
Granted
Dec 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.

Claims (18)

1. A wind turbine generator system including a doubly fed generator including a stator and a rotor, comprising:

a switch arranged on a side of the stator for linkage with a grid;

a converter for exciting a secondary winding of the doubly fed generator, the rotor being coupled to a wind turbine for generating electric power;

a controller configured to control the converter;

first detecting means for detecting a stator voltage at the switch on a side of the stator;

second detecting means for detecting a grid voltage at the switch on a side of the grid;

third detecting means for detecting a rotation phase of the doubly fed generator; wherein the controller controls excitation of the secondary winding to control an amplitude and a phase of the stator voltage; and

controlling means for closing the switch when the phase of the stator voltage is identical with the phase of the grid voltage and the stator voltage is identical with the grid voltage in amplitude,

wherein the controller generates a torque current command after the controlling means closes the switch).

2. A wind turbine generator system including a doubly fed generator including a stator and a rotor, comprising:

a switch arranged on a side of the stator for linkage with a grid;

a converter for exciting a secondary winding of the doubly fed generator, the rotor being coupled to a wind turbine for generating electric power;

a controller configured to control the converter;

first detecting means for detecting a stator voltage at the switch on a side of the stator;

second detecting means for detecting a grid voltage at the switch on a side of the grid;

third detecting means for detecting a rotation phase of the doubly fed generator; wherein the controller controls excitation of the secondary winding to control an amplitude and a phase of the stator voltage; and

controlling means for closing the switch when the phase of the stator voltage is identical with the phase of the grid voltage and the stator voltage is identical with the grid voltage in amplitude,

wherein the controller generates the torque current command for effective power control and reactive power control after the controlling means closes the switch.

Assignments (1)
ABSORPTION-TYPE SPLIT Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LTD.
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