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Granted Patent B2
US 10,161,385 · App. 14/786,109 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Method for controlling a wind park

Inventors: Kai Busker (Groβefehn, DE); Alfred Beekmann (Wiesmoor, DE)
Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
F03D7/048F03D7/0284F03D7/043F03D9/257F05B2270/335Y02E10/723
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Patent No.
US 10,161,385
App. No.
14/786,109
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for supplying the electric power of a wind park comprising several wind turbines into an electric power supply grid, wherein each of the wind turbines provides an electric turbine output and the sum of all provided turbine outputs is supplied to the electric power supply grid as wind park output, and a turbine target value is specified for each of the wind turbines as a specification of the turbine output that is to be provided, and the turbine target value is controlled via a controller based on a control deviation, as a comparison of the supplied wind park output and a target value of the wind park output that is to be supplied.

Claims (28)

1. A method for supplying electric power of a wind park that includes a plurality of wind turbines to an electric power supply grid, method comprising:

generating an electric turbine output at each of the plurality of wind turbines;

summing the generated electric turbine outputs to obtain a wind park output and providing the wind park output to the electric power supply grid;

specifying a turbine target value for each of the wind turbines based on the wind park output;

selecting, using an external selection signal, a controller type, wherein the controller type is selected or changed depending on a grid sensitivity of the electric power supply grid; and

controlling the turbine target value using a controller having the selected controller type based on a control deviation that is a comparison of the wind park output and a target value of the wind park output, wherein the controller specifies the same value as the turbine target value for each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the controller specifies the turbine target value as a percentage target value in relation to the respective nominal power of the wind turbine.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the controller type and a parameterization is selected or changed based on one or more of the following:

a grid frequency,

a change in grid frequency, and

a short circuit ratio.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the controller has one of the following controller types:

P-controller,

PI-controller,

PT1-controller, and

hysteresis controller.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising recording a grid frequency of the voltage of the supply grid, and wherein the turbine target value depends on at least one of the grid frequency and a change in the grid frequency.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the turbine target value is specified for each wind turbine of the wind park by a central control unit of the wind park.

7. A wind park for supplying electric power into a supply grid, with the wind park applying a method according to claim 1 to supply electric power.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein each turbine sets its output based on the turbine target value and at least one of the grid frequency and a change in the grid frequency.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the recorded grid frequency to all wind turbines of the wind park by a central control unit.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

changing, using the external selection signal, the controller type.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein the controller type is selected from a plurality of controller types.

12. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:

receiving the external selection signal from a grid operator; and

selecting, based on the external selection signal, the controller type.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the external selection signal is external to the plurality of wind turbines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2016
From: BUSKER, KAI; BEEKMANN, ALFRED
To: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 037538/0857 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 207 264 · Apr 22, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160069324A1 · Mar 10, 2016