IP Library Granted Patent US 10,711,765
Granted Patent B2
US 10,711,765 · App. 16/104,554 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Method for controlling a wind turbine

Inventors: Simon De Rijcke (Hamburg, DE); Niels Hamann (Hamburg, DE); Christian Wessels (Hamburg, DE)
Assignee: Nordex Christian
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Patent No.
US 10,711,765
App. No.
16/104,554
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased via a generative deceleration of the generator. The method comprises using a control to determining a set point value for a generator torque depending on an actual value of a rotational speed. The determined set point value for the generator torque is applied to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit. Determining the set point value for the generator torque in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power in response to a boost signal; and limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal.

Claims (25)

1. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:

using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );

applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );

determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and

limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ),

wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value of the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined depending on an actual value of the power (P meas ) that is fed in when the recovery signal occurs and on an actual value of the rotational speed (n meas ) with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined depending on the temporal change of the rotational speed (dn/dt) when the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value of the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined using the actual value of the rotational speed (n mess ) and an available power (P aero )with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recovery signal (flag rec ) is reset when the set point value of the generator torque (N*) is within a range specified by the upper limit (N up ) and the lower limit (N low ) of the limiter.

5. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:

using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );

applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );

determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and

limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ), and further comprising a control with at least one of a P element and a PI element with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set that is configured to determine a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) using the temporal change of the rotational speed (dn meas /dt).

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising adding a constant term (dn*/dt) to the temporal change of the actual value of the rotational speed (dn meas /dt) to determination of the maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt).

7. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:

using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );

applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );

determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and

limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ),

wherein the boost signal (flag boost ) is reset when one of a predetermined period of time (T boost ) has elapsed since the boost signal (flag boost ) has occurred and the actual value of the frequency (f meas ) in the electrical transmission network is greater than a second predetermined frequency value (f reset ), and wherein the second predetermined frequency value (f reset ) is greater than a first predetermined frequency value (f trigger ).

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a transition signal (flag trans ) is generated when the boost signal (flag boost ) is reset and before a recovery signal (flag rec ).

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is set to a constant value when the transition signal (flag trans ) is present.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the transition signal (flag trans ) is reset and the recovery signal (flag rec ) is set when the actual value of the rotational speed (n meas ) increases and a power (P meas ) that is fed in is smaller than an available power (P aero ).

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined by a ramp function.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CHANGE OF NAME TO REMOVE PATENT NUMBER 10771765 AND ADD PATENT NUMBER 10711765 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055259 FRAME: 0008. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: NORDEX ENERGY GMBH
To: NORDEX ENERGY SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 058222/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2018
From: DE RIJCKE, SIMON; HAMANN, NIELS; WESSELS, CHRISTIAN
To: NORDEX ENERGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 047832/0015 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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