Method for controlling a wind turbine when the power setpoint value is changed
A method is disclosed for controlling a wind turbine, where the wind turbine includes with a tower and a rotor and comprises having at least one rotor blade with an adjustable blade pitch angle, and where a change in a power value takes place in a time interval (TE) and by the control of one or more operating parameters which determine power to be fed in by the wind turbine. The method comprises determining a parameterized time function of a tower deflection for the time interval (TE). A series of boundary conditions are defined for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection and a thrust of the rotor of the wind turbine is determined for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection. A function is then calculated for controlling the one or more operating parameters from the thrust of the rotor.
1. A method for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a tower and a rotor, and comprising at least one rotor blade including an adjustable blade pitch angle, wherein a change in a power value takes place in a time interval (TE) and by control of one or more operating parameters which determine power to be fed in by the wind turbine, the method comprising:
determining a parameterized time function of a tower deflection for the time interval (TE), wherein a series of boundary conditions are defined for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection;
determining a thrust of the rotor of the wind turbine for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection;
calculating a function for controlling the one or more operating parameters from the thrust of the rotor; and
controlling the rotor based on the calculated function,
wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection comprises a linearly increasing portion and an oscillatory increasing portion.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the change in the power value comprises a change in a power setpoint value.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection exhibits a maximum tower deflection which does not exceed beyond an end position of the tower deflection.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection does not exceed a maximum change in the power setpoint value in a predetermined time interval.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the function for controlling the one or more operating parameters comprises adjustment of the blade pitch angle of the at least one rotor blade.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection comprises one or more tower-specific constants (ω T ).
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection complies with boundary conditions, and wherein first and second derivatives of the parameterized time function of the tower deflection are cleared when a new power setpoint value is reached.
8. A method for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a tower and a rotor, and comprising at least one rotor blade including an adjustable blade pitch angle, wherein a change in a power value takes place in a time interval (TE) and by control of one or more operating parameters which determine power to be fed in by the wind turbine, the method comprising:
determining a parameterized time function of a tower deflection for the time interval (TE), wherein a series of boundary conditions are defined for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection;
determining a thrust of the rotor of the wind turbine for the parameterized time function of the tower deflection;
calculating a function for controlling the one or more operating parameters from the thrust of the rotor; and
controlling the rotor based on the calculated function,
wherein the parameters of the parameterized time function are determined by boundary conditions so that the parameterized time function describes an unambiguous course of movement for the tower.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the parameterized time function of the tower deflection comprises a linearly increasing portion and an oscillatory increasing portion.