IP Library Granted Patent US 8,558,405
Granted Patent B2
US 8,558,405 · App. 13/116,806 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Method and system for operating and controlling a wind turbine to prevent excitation of subsynchronous oscillations within the wind turbine

Inventors: Paul Brian Brogan (Glasgow, GB); Robert J. Nelson (Orlando, FL)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent No.
US 8,558,405
App. No.
13/116,806
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A full converter connected to a series compensated transmission line. The full converter comprises a generator side converter, a DC link connected across an output of the generator side converter, a line side converter connected across an output of the DC link, and a converter controller configured to control the full converter to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations present on the series compensated transmission line.

Claims (48)

1. A full converter connected to a series compensated transmission line, the full converter comprising:

a generator side converter;

a DC link connected across an output of the generator side converter;

a line side converter connected across an output of the DC link, the line side converter further comprising;

a converter controller configured to control the line side converter, the converter controller responsive to measured three phase voltages and measured three phase currents on the transmission line, each phase voltage and each phase current is transformed into a d-axis positive sequence value, a q-axis quadrature positive sequence value, a d-axis negative sequence vale and a q-axis quadrature negative sequence value and combined to generate a combined d-axis value and a combined q-axis value; and

a three phase pulse width modulated modulator for receiving the combined d-axis and the combined q-axis values for generating three phase voltage signals supplied to the series compensated transmission line to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations present on the series compensated transmission line.

2. The full converter of claim 1 wherein the converter controller employs one of a synchronously rotating vector current control algorithm to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations or multiple synchronously rotating vector current control algorithms to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations.

3. The full converter of claim 1 for use with a wind turbine.

4. The full converter of claim 1 wherein a control loop of the converter controller is further effective to damp the subsynchronous oscillations.

5. The full converter of claim 1 wherein the subsynchronous oscillations cause subsynchronous resonance oscillations that comprise one or both of subsynchronous control interactions and subsynchronous torsional interactions.

6. The full converter of claim 1 wherein the converter controller comprises a control loop having a desired amplitude and phase shift at frequencies other than a fundamental frequency of current carried on the series compensated transmission line.

7. A wind turbine connected to a series compensated transmission line, the wind turbine comprising:

rotor blades for turning by wind;

an electric generator rotatably coupled to the rotor blades for generating electricity;

a full converter responsive to the electricity generated by the electric generator, the full converter further comprising:

a generator side converter responsive to the electricity generated by the electric generator;

a DC link connected across an output of the generator side converter;

a line side converter connected across an output of the DC link, the line side converter further comprising;

a converter controller configured to control the line side converter, the converter controller responsive to measured three phase voltages and measured three pulse currents on the transmission line, each phase voltage and each phase current is transformed into a d-axis positive sequence value, a q-axis quadrature positive sequence value, a d-axis negative sequence value and a q-axis quadrature negative sequence value and combined to generate a combined d-axis value and a combined q-axis value; and

a three phase pulse width modulated modulator for receiving the combined d-axis and the combined q-axis values for generating three phase voltage signals supplied to the series compensated transmission line to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations present on the series compensated transmission line.

8. The wind turbine of claim 7 wherein the converter controller employs one of a synchronously rotating vector current control algorithm to mitigate effects of subsynchronous resonance oscillations or multiple synchronously rotating vector current control algorithms to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations.

9. The wind turbine of claim 7 wherein a control loop of the converter controller is further effective to damp the subsynchronous oscillations.

10. The wind turbine of claim 7 wherein the subsynchronous oscillations cause subsynchronous resonance oscillations that comprise one or both of subsynchronous control interactions and subsynchronous torsional interactions.

11. The wind turbine of claim 7 wherein the converter controller comprises a control loop having a desired amplitude and phase shift at frequencies other than a fundamental frequency of current carried on the series compensated transmission line.

12. The wind turbine of claim 7 wherein the electric generator comprises one of an induction generator and a synchronous generator.

13. A power system comprising:

a series compensated transmission line;

a wind turbine connected to the power system via the series compensated transmission line, the wind turbine further comprising;

rotor blades for turning by wind;

an electric generator rotatably coupled to the rotor blades for generating electricity; and

a full converter responsive to the electricity generated by the electric generator, the full converter further comprising:

a generator side converter responsive to the electricity generated by the electric generator;

a DC link connected across an output of the generator side converter;

a line side converter connected across an output of the DC link, the line side converter further comprising;

a converter controller configured to control the line side converter, the converter controller responsive to measured three phase voltages and measured three phase d-axis positive sequence value, a q-axis quadrature positive sequence value, a d-axis negative sequence value and a q-axis quadrature negative sequence value and combined to generate a combined d-axis value and a combined q-axis value; and

a three phase pulse width modulated modulator for receiving the combined d-axis and the combined q-axis values for generating three phase voltage signals supplied to the series compensated transmission line to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations present on the series compensated transmission line.

14. The power system of claim 13 wherein the converter controller employs a synchronously rotating vector current control algorithm to mitigate effects of subsynchronous resonance oscillations or multiple synchronously rotating vector current control algorithms to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations.

15. The power system of claim 13 wherein a control loop of the converter controller is further effective to damp the subsynchronous oscillations.

16. The power system of claim 13 wherein the subsynchronous oscillations cause subsynchronous resonance oscillations that comprise one or both of subsynchronous control interactions and subsynchronous torsional interactions.

17. The power system of claim 13 wherein the converter controller comprises a control loop having a desired amplitude and phase shift at frequencies other than a fundamental frequency of current carried on the series compensated transmission line.

18. The power system of claim 13 wherein the electric generator comprises one of an induction generator and a synchronous generator.

19. A method for reducing effects of subsynchronous oscillations on a series compensated transmission line, the method comprising:

generating electricity by rotation of an electric generator;

converting the electricity to a frequency and a voltage suitable for supply to the series compensated transmission line by action of a full converter;

within a control loop of the full converter, controlling the full converter responsive to measured three phase voltages and measure three phase currents on the transmission line, each phase voltage and each phase current is transformed into a d-axis positive sequence value, a q-axis quadrature positive sequence, value, a d-axis negative sequence, value and a q-axis quadrature negative sequence value and combined to generate and combined d-axis value and a combined q-axis value; and

a three phase pulse width modulator receiving the combined d-axis and the combined q-axis values for generating three phase voltage signals supplied to the series compensated transmission line to migrate effects of subsynchronous oscillations present on the series compensated transmission line.

20. The method of claim 19 the control loop employing a synchronously rotating vector current control algorithm to mitigate effects of subsynchronous oscillations.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein control loop of the full converter operates to damp the subsynchronous oscillations.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2019
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
Reel/Frame 048003/0631 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2011
From: BROGAN, PAUL BRIAN; NELSON, ROBERT J.
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 026728/0593 →
Continuity (1)
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