Operating a wind turbine being connected to a utility grid solely via a HVDC power connection with a network bridge controller performing a power and a voltage control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10063176-B2
Application number	US-201615170976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2016
Priority date	Jul 7, 2015
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes (a) receiving an active power reference signal) and an active power feedback signal; (b) determining, based on the active power reference signal and the active power feedback signal, a first voltage control signal and a power controller frequency signal; (c) determining, based on the power controller frequency signal, a second voltage control signal; (d) determining, based on the frequency reference signal, a frequency controller frequency signal; (e) determining, based on the power controller frequency signal and the frequency controller frequency signal, an actual angle signal being indicative for an actual angle of a rotating dq reference frame; and (f) controlling the operation of a power converter of the wind turbine based on the first voltage control signal, the second voltage control signal, and the actual angle signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine comprises (i) a mechanical drive train, (ii) an electric generator being mechanically connected to the drive train, and (iii) a power converter being electrically connected to the generator, wherein the wind turbine forms a part of a wind park connectable to a utility grid (i) via a HVDC power transmission system and/or (ii) via an AC auxiliary power transmission system, and wherein the wind turbine is in the wind park, said wind park includes a first operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the utility grid solely via the AC auxiliary power transmission system, a second operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the AC power grid only via the HVDC power transmission system, and a third operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the AC power grid via both the HVDC power transmission system and AC auxiliary power transmission system and wherein the wind park is in the second operational mode and is connected to the utility grid solely via the HVDC power transmission system, the method comprising:
receiving, by a power controller, an active power reference signal being indicative for the active power to be generated by the wind turbine and an active power feedback signal being indicative for the active power actually generated by the wind turbine;
determining, by the power controller and based on the active power reference signal and the active power feedback signal, a first voltage control signal and a power controller frequency signal;
receiving, by a HVDC power controller, the power controller frequency signal;
determining, by the HVDC power controller and based on the power controller frequency signal, a second voltage control signal;
receiving, by a frequency controller, a frequency reference signal;
determining, by the frequency controller and based on the frequency reference signal, a frequency controller frequency signal;
determining, by a theta integrator unit and based on the power controller frequency signal and the frequency controller frequency signal, an actual angle signal being indicative for an actual angle between a rotating dq reference frame and a stationary abc reference frame; and
controlling the operation of a network bridge of the power converter based on the first voltage control signal, the second voltage control signal, and the actual angle signal.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the actual angle signal further depends on a nominal frequency reference signal being indicative for the desired frequency of an AC system wherein said AC system collects AC power generated by the wind turbine and by other wind turbines of the wind park.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frequency controller receives the frequency reference signal via a low pass filter.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein an angular speed signal representing the rotational frequency of the rotating dq reference frame with respect to the stationary abc reference frame and being fed directly into the theta integrator unit is also fed to the frequency controller such that the frequency controller frequency signal produced by the frequency controller is determined further based on this angular speed signal.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the actual angle signal further depends on a frequency modification signal, wherein the frequency modification signal is based on a reactive power feedback signal.

6. The method as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the frequency modification signal is derived from the reactive power feedback signal via a reactive power droop gain unit.

7. The method as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the frequency modification signal
(a) is fed into the frequency controller and
(b) is added to the frequency controller frequency signal.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the active power reference signal is fed to a power feedforward unit in response to the active power reference signal provides a power feedforward voltage signal, and
the power feedforward voltage signal is added to a power controller voltage signal provided by the power controller in response to
the active power reference signal and
the active power feedback signal, wherein
the sum of the power controller voltage signal and the power feedforward voltage signal represents the first voltage control signal.

9. A computer program for controlling the operation of a wind turbine, the computer program, when being executed by a data processor of a wind turbine controller and/or of a network bridge controller, is adapted for controlling and/or for carrying out the method as set forth in claim 1 .

10. A network bridge controller for controlling the operation of a network bridge of a power converter of a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine comprises (i) a mechanical drive train, (ii) an electric generator being mechanically connected to the drive train, and (iii) a power converter being electrically connected to the generator, wherein the wind turbine forms a part of a wind park connectable to a utility grid (i) via an HVDC power transmission system and/or (ii) via an AC auxiliary power transmission system, and wind turbine is in the wind park, said wind park includes a first operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the utility grid solely via the AC auxiliary power transmission system, a second operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the AC power grid only via the HVDC power transmission system, and a third operational mode wherein the wind park is connected to the AC power grid via both the HVDC power transmission system and AC auxiliary power transmission system and wherein the wind park is in the second operational mode and is connected to the utility grid solely via the HVDC power transmission system, wherein the network bridge controller is capable of adopting a configuration having in an activated state comprising:
a power controller, an active power reference signal being indicative for the active power to be generated by the wind turbine and an active power feedback signal being indicative for the active power actually generated by the wind turbine;
a first voltage control signal and a power controller frequency signal determined by the power controller and based on the active power reference signal and the active power feedback signal;
wherein the power controller frequency signal is operably attached to a HVDC power controller;
a second voltage control signal determined by the HVDC power controller and based on the power controller frequency signal;
a frequency reference signal operably attached to a frequency controller;
a frequency controller frequency signal operably attached to the frequency controller and based on the frequency reference signal;
an actual angle signal being indicative for an actual angle between a rotating dq reference frame and a stationary abc reference frame determined by a theta integrator unit and based on the power controller frequency signal and the frequency controller frequency signal; and
wherein the network bridge controller of the power converter based on the first voltage control signal, the second voltage control signal, and the actual angle signal is configured for controlling the wind turbine.

11. A wind turbine for use in a wind park comprising:
a mechanical drive train having a wind rotor with at least two rotor blades;
an electric generator being mechanically connected to the drive train;
a power converter being electrically connected to the generator, wherein the power converter includes
(i) an AC-DC generator bridge for re

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Brogan Paul Brian
• Goldenbaum Nikolaus

Classifications

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• H02J9/02

  in which an auxiliary distribution system and its associated lamps are brought into service · CPC title

• F03D9/257

  the wind motor being part of a wind farm · CPC title

• F03D7/042

  by means of an electrical or electronic controller · CPC title

• F03D9/255

  connected to electrical distribution networks; Arrangements therefor · CPC title