Method for controlling a wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10711765-B2
Application number	US-201816104554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2018
Priority date	Aug 18, 2017
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased via a generative deceleration of the generator. The method comprises using a control to determining a set point value for a generator torque depending on an actual value of a rotational speed. The determined set point value for the generator torque is applied to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit. Determining the set point value for the generator torque in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power in response to a boost signal; and limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:
using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );
applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );
determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and
limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ),
wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value of the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined depending on an actual value of the power (P meas ) that is fed in when the recovery signal occurs and on an actual value of the rotational speed (n meas ) with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined depending on the temporal change of the rotational speed (dn/dt) when the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value of the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined using the actual value of the rotational speed (n mess ) and an available power (P aero )with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recovery signal (flag rec ) is reset when the set point value of the generator torque (N*) is within a range specified by the upper limit (N up ) and the lower limit (N low ) of the limiter.

5. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:
using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );
applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );
determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and
limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ), and further comprising a control with at least one of a P element and a PI element with the recovery signal (flag reco ) set that is configured to determine a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) using the temporal change of the rotational speed (dn meas /dt).

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising adding a constant term (dn*/dt) to the temporal change of the actual value of the rotational speed (dn meas /dt) to determination of the maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt).

7. A method for controlling a wind turbine that has a generator that is controlled via a converter in a boost operation, in which an electrical power that is fed into an electrical transmission network is increased by a generative deceleration of the generator, the method comprising:
using a control to determine a set point value for a generator torque (N*) depending on an actual value of a rotational speed (n meas );
applying the determined set point value for the generator torque (N*) to a generator via a limiter with a predefinable upper and lower limit (N up , N low );
determining the set point value for the generator torque (N*boost) in boost operation that leads to an increased fed-in electrical power (P inc ) in response to a boost signal (flag boost ); and
limiting a temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) in a recovery operation in response to a recovery signal (flag rec ),
wherein the boost signal (flag boost ) is reset when one of a predetermined period of time (T boost ) has elapsed since the boost signal (flag boost ) has occurred and the actual value of the frequency (f meas ) in the electrical transmission network is greater than a second predetermined frequency value (f reset ), and wherein the second predetermined frequency value (f reset ) is greater than a first predetermined frequency value (f trigger ).

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a transition signal (flag trans ) is generated when the boost signal (flag boost ) is reset and before a recovery signal (flag rec ).

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a maximum permissible temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is set to a constant value when the transition signal (flag trans ) is present.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the transition signal (flag trans ) is reset and the recovery signal (flag rec ) is set when the actual value of the rotational speed (n meas ) increases and a power (P meas ) that is fed in is smaller than an available power (P aero ).

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the temporal change of the set point value for the generator torque (dN*/dt) is determined by a ramp function.

Assignees

• Nordex Energy Gmbh
• Nordex Christian

Inventors

• De Rijcke Simon
• Hamann Niels
• Wessels Christian

Classifications

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title

• G05F1/10

  Regulating voltage or current  (G05F1/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02P2101/15

  for wind-driven turbines · CPC title

• F03D7/0272

  by measures acting on the electrical generator · CPC title

• F05B2270/309

  Rate of change of parameters · CPC title