Method and system for controlling the active power output of a wind farm

1. A method for controlling an active power output (P act ) in a wind farm with at least two wind turbines whose power output is each controlled by a wind turbine controller, the method comprising;

inputting a setpoint of an active power (P set , P set,global ) into a ramp and limiting unit to determine an internal active power setpoint (P set );

inputting the internal active power setpoint (P set ) into a distributing unit, wherein the distributing unit is configured to,

split the internal active power setpoint (P set ) into active power setpoints for simulation by individual wind turbines (P simI,1 , P simI,2 , P simI,n ),

receive modeled active power setpoints of individual wind turbines (P simO,1 , P simO,2 , P simO,n ), and

calculate a modeled active power setpoint of the wind farm (P′ set ) from the received active power setpoints of the wind turbines (P simO,1 , P simO,2 , P simO,n );

determining by a subtraction element, a control difference (e) that is a difference between the modeled active power setpoint (P′ set ) and an actual value of the active power output (P act ) of the wind farm;

inputting the control difference into a power controller and determining a controller setpoint variable (u reg );

inputting the internal active power setpoint (P set ) into a feed-forward control unit to determine a feed-forward control variable (u ff );

calculating an overall setpoint variable (u) by summing the controller setpoint variable (u reg ) and the feed-forward control variable (u ff );

splitting the overall setpoint variable (u) for models of the at least two wind turbines contained in the wind farm; and

determining using the models for the at least two wind turbines, the modeled active power setpoint of respective wind turbines (P simO,1 , P simO,2 , P simO,n ) depending on a portion of the active power setpoint (P simI,1 , P simI,2 , P simI,n ) split up for a respective wind turbine model,

wherein the models of the at least two wind turbines are run on respective wind turbine controllers.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the models of the at least two wind turbines process at least one of an operating variable, a parameter, and a state indicator of the respective wind turbine.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein behavior of the wind farm is represented by a totality of the models of the at least two wind turbines.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the overall setpoint variable (u) is split into setpoint variables (u WT,1 , u WT,2 , u WT,n ) for the individual wind turbines.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the overall setpoint variable (u) is split up for the individual wind turbines depending on available active power (P avail,1 , P avail,2 , . . . ).

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the distributing unit splits up the internal active power setpoint (P set ) depending on at least one of an operating variable, a parameter, and a state indicator of the wind turbine.

7. A wind farm control system comprising:

at least two wind turbines; and

a wind farm controller, wherein a setpoint is applied for the active power (P set , P set,global ) to be output by the wind farm for controlling the at least two wind turbines, the wind farm controller comprising,

a ramp and limiting unit to determine an internal active power setpoint (P set ) from the active power (P set , P set,global ),

a distributing unit configured to,

split internal active power setpoint (P set ) into active power setpoints for individual wind turbines (P simI,1 , P simI,2 , P simI,n ),

receive modeled active power setpoints of individual wind turbines (P simO,1 , P simO,2 , P simO,n ), and

determine a modeled active power setpoint (P′ set ) of the wind farm by summing received active power setpoints of the individual wind turbines (P simO,1 , P simO,2 , P simO,n ),

a subtraction element configured to calculate a control difference (e) from the modeled active power setpoint (P′ set ) of the wind farm and an active power output (P act ) of the wind farm,

a power controller configured to determine a controller setpoint variable (u reg ) from the control difference (e),

a feed-forward control unit configured to calculate a feed-forward control variable (u ff ) independently of operating states of the at least two wind turbines, and

a summation element configured to calculate an overall setpoint variable (u) for the wind farm from the feed-forward control variable (u ff ) and the controller setpoint variable (u reg ),

wherein the at least two wind turbines each have a wind turbine controller configured to run a model of the wind turbine to which the active power setpoint for the wind turbine (P simI ) is applied, and wherein a modeled active power setpoint for the wind turbine (P simO ) is determined and input back into the distributing unit.

8. The wind farm control system according to claim 7 , wherein each of the models of the wind turbines is configured to process at least one of an operating variable, a parameter, and a state indicator of a respective wind turbine.

9. The wind farm control system according to claim 7 , further comprising a setpoint distribution unit that is configured to split up the overall setpoint variable (u) into setpoint variables (u WT,1 , u WT,2 , u WT,n ) for individual wind turbines.

10. The wind farm control system according to claim 9 , wherein the setpoint distribution unit is configured to split up the overall setpoint variable (u) for the individual wind turbines (u WT,1 , u WT,2 ,) depending on available active power (P avail,1 , P avail,2 , ).

11. The wind farm according to claim 9 , wherein the distributing unit is configured to split up the overall setpoint variable (u) depending on at least one of an operating variable, a parameter, and a state indicator of the wind turbine.