IP Library Granted Patent US 9,190,943
Granted Patent B2
US 9,190,943 · App. 12/923,883 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Electric circuit for generating electric power

Inventors: Norbert Niesel (Berlin, DE); Jochen Kreher (Berlin, DE); Thomas Neitzel (Berlin, DE); Thomas Kasztelan (Berlin, DE)
Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited
H02P9/007H02P9/102Y02E10/725
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Patent No.
US 9,190,943
App. No.
12/923,883
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric circuit is described for generating electric power. In this circuit, an asynchronous generator includes a stator and a rotor. On the stator side, the asynchronous generator is coupled to a power grid. The rotor current flowing to the rotor of the asynchronous generator can be measured. A control device is designed such that, in case of a fault in the power grid, the stator current flowing to the stator of the asynchronous generator is calculated from the measured rotor current as a function of parameters of the asynchronous generator.

Claims (82)

1. A method for operating an electric circuit for generating electric power, in which an asynchronous generator includes a stator and a rotor, the method comprising:

measuring, a rotor current flowing to the rotor and a stator current flowing to the stator, during a fault-free operation of the power grid;

calculating, during the fault-free operation, a stator current based on specified ratios of the rotor current measured, the stator current measured and a magnetizing current;

determining differences between the stator current measured and the stator current calculated, and adjusting the specified ratios based on the difference; and

calculating, during a power grid fault, a stator current to flow to the stator based on the adjusted specified ratios.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the stator current calculated is a function of the specified ratio which include an Rs/Xs ratio, where Rs=stator active resistance and Xs=stator reactance.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the Rs/Xs ratio is obtained from a datasheet of the asynchronous machine or is set to zero.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the stator current calculated is a function of the specified ratio which include a Xh/Xs ratio, where Xh=main line inductivity reactance and Xs=stator reactance.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the X h /X s ratio is obtained from a datasheet of the asynchronous machine or is set to be equal to “1”.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetizing current is determined from a characteristic curve that is dependent on a main voltage of the power grid.

7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the stator current flowing to the stator of the asynchronous generator is calculated according to the following equation:

[

i

S_a

i

S_r

]

=

X

h

*

X

S

R

S

2

+

X

S

2

[

-

1

R

S

X

S

-

R

S

X

S

-

1

]

*

[

i

R_a

i

R_r

+

i

μ

0

]

|

having the following parameter;

i S — a stator active current

i S — r stator reactive current

i R — a rotor active current

i R — r rotor reactive current

i μ0 magnetizing current

R S stator active resistance

X S stator reactance

X h main line inductivity reactance.

8. A control device of an electric circuit, the electric circuit being for generating electric power, using an asynchronous generator that includes a stator and a rotor, the control device comprising:

a controller configured to:

obtain a measured rotor current flowing to the rotor and a stator current flowing to the stator, during fault-free operation of the power grid,

calculate during the fault-free operation, a stator current based on specified ratios of the rotor current measured, the stator current measured and a magnetizing current,

determine differences between the stator current measured and the stator current calculated and adjust the specified ratios based on the difference, and

calculate, during a power grid fault, a stator current to flow to the stator based on the adjusted specified ratios.

9. An electric circuit for generating electric power, in which an asynchronous generator includes a stator and a rotor, the electric circuit comprising:

a first measuring device configured to measure a rotor current, flowing to the rotor during a fault-free operation of the power grid;

a second measuring device configured to measure a stator current, flowing to the stator during a fault-free operation of the power grid; and

a control device configured to:

calculate during the fault-free operation, a stator current based on specified ratios of the rotor current measured, the stator current measured and a magnetizing current,

determine differences between the stator current measured and the stator current calculated and adjust the specified ratios based on the difference, and

calculate, during a power grid fault, a stator current to flow to the stator based on the adjusted specified ratios.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: CONVERTEAM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
To: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032553/0375 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: NIESEL, NORBERT; KREHER, JOCHEN; NEITZEL, THOMAS; KASZTELAN, THOMAS
To: CONVERTEAM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Reel/Frame 025302/0658 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 052 632 · Nov 10, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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