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Granted Patent B2
US 11,255,311 · App. 16/470,889 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Rotor rotation control system and control method for wind turbine

Inventors: Hongfeng Li (Jiangsu, CN); Yong Yang (Jiangsu, CN); Jing Fang (Jiangsu, CN); Endi Zhai (Jiangsu, CN); Xingang Zhang (Jiangsu, CN); Ye Li (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: JIANGSU GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,255,311
App. No.
16/470,889
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor rotation control system for a wind turbine and a control method thereof are provided. The control system includes a rotation unit configured to drive a rotor of the wind turbine to rotate relative to an engine base of the wind turbine, a driving unit configured to drive the rotation unit, and a processor configured to determine a bending moment load switching position on a rotating shaft of the rotor, and output an adjustment instruction to the driving unit based on the bending moment load switching position.

Claims (54)

1. A rotor rotation control system for a wind turbine, comprising:

a rotation unit, configured to drive a rotor of the wind turbine to rotate relative to an engine base of the wind turbine;

a driving unit, configured to drive the rotation unit; and

a processor, configured to determine a bending moment load switching position on a rotating shaft of the rotor, and output an adjustment instruction to the driving unit based on the bending moment load switching position,

wherein, the driving unit receives the adjustment instruction from the processor and adjusts an operation state of the rotation unit in response to the adjustment instruction to balance a bending moment load change at the bending moment load switching position.

2. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 1 , wherein, in the case that a blade is installed on a wheel hub connected with the rotor, the bending moment load switching position is associated with an installation position of the blade.

3. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 1 , wherein, the processor is configured to determine the bending moment load switching position based on a rotation angle of the rotor.

4. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 3 , further comprising: an angle measuring module configured to measure the rotation angle of the rotor.

5. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 1 , wherein, the rotation unit comprises:

a telescoping cylinder;

an installation base, configured to connect a fixed end of the telescoping cylinder with the engine base, wherein the installation base is detachably connected with the engine base; and

a dowel, arranged at a movable end of the telescoping cylinder, wherein the dowel is loosely fixed on the rotor and drives the rotor to rotate relative to the engine base through the stroke of the telescopic cylinder.

6. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 5 , wherein, the driving unit further comprises a pressure processing module, and the pressure processing module comprises a pressure sensor and a pressure controller, wherein,

the pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure value of the telescoping cylinder and send the pressure value to the pressure controller, and

the pressure controller is configured to control a pressure of the telescoping cylinder base on the pressure value obtained from the pressure sensor.

7. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 6 , wherein, the pressure controller is further configured to send the pressure value to the processor, and the processor is further configured to determine the bending moment load switching position based on the pressure value as received.

8. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 7 , wherein, the processor is further configured to:

store in advance a pressure threshold associated with the bending moment load switching position;

compare the pressure value as received with the pressure threshold; and

output an adjustment instruction to the driving unit in a case that the pressure value matches the pressure threshold.

9. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 5 , wherein, the driving unit further comprises a motion length processing module, and the motion length processing module comprises a motion length sensor and a motion length controller, wherein,

the motion length sensor is configured to measure a motion length value of the telescoping cylinder and send the motion length value to the motion length controller, and

the motion length controller is configured to control a motion length of the telescoping cylinder base on the motion length value obtained from the motion length sensor.

10. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 9 , wherein, the length controller is further configured to send the motion length value to the processor, and the processor is further configured to determine the bending moment load switching position based on the motion length value as received.

11. The rotor rotation control system according to claim 10 , wherein, the processor is further configured to:

store in advance a motion length threshold associated with the bending moment load switching position;

compare the motion length value as received with the motion length threshold; and

output an adjustment instruction to the driving unit in a case that the motion length value matches the motion length threshold.

12. A rotor rotation control method for a wind turbine, comprising:

a driving step of driving a rotation unit to drive a rotor connected with the rotation unit to rotate relative to an engine base of the wind turbine; and

an adjustment step of determining a bending moment load switching position on a rotating shaft of the rotor, and adjusting an operation state of the rotation unit based on the bending moment load switching position to balance a bending moment load change at the bending moment load switching position.

13. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 12 , wherein, in a case of installing a plurality of blades on a wheel hub connected with the rotor, the bending moment load switching position is associated with installation positions of the plurality of blades.

14. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 12 , wherein, the rotor rotation control method further comprises: measuring a rotation angle of the rotor, and

the adjustment step comprises: determining the bending moment load switching position based on the rotation angle of the rotor.

15. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

measuring a pressure value of a telescoping cylinder of the rotation unit; and

controlling a pressure of the telescoping cylinder based on the pressure value.

16. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 15 , wherein, the adjustment step comprises: determining the bending moment load switching position based on the pressure value.

17. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 16 , wherein, the rotor rotation control method further comprises: storing in advance a pressure threshold associated with the bending moment load switching position, and

the adjustment step comprises:

comparing the pressure value with the pressure threshold; and

adjusting the operation state of the rotation unit in a case that the pressure value matches the pressure threshold.

18. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

measuring a motion length value of a telescoping cylinder of the rotation unit; and

controlling a motion length of the telescoping cylinder based on the motion length value.

19. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 18 , wherein, the adjustment step further comprises: determining the bending moment load switching position based on the motion length value.

20. The rotor rotation control method according to claim 19 , wherein, the rotor rotation control method further comprises: storing in advance a motion length threshold associated with the bending moment load switching position, and

the adjustment step comprises:

comparing the motion length value with the motion length threshold; and

adjusting the operation state of the rotation unit in a case that the motion length value matches the motion length threshold.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium and performs the method according to claim 12 when being run by a processor.

22. A computer, comprising:

a memory, configured to store instructions; and

a processor, configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to perform the method according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2019
From: LI, HONGFENG; YANG, YONG; FANG, JING; ZHAI, ENDI; ZHANG, XINGANG; LI, YE
To: JIANGSU GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711457856.1 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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