Wind turbine or wind park for supplying electric power

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11067059-B2
Application number	US-201816621590-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2018
Priority date	Jun 13, 2017
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a method for supplying electric power to an electric supply network at a network connection point using a converter-controlled supply apparatus. The converter-controlled supply apparatus may be a wind farm or a wind turbine. A selection is permitted at least between a current-impressing operating mode and a voltage-impressing operating mode for the purpose of supplying the electric power. Open-loop or closed-loop control to a desired current value is substantially or predominantly performed in the current-impressing operating mode, and open-loop or closed-loop control to a desired voltage value is substantially or predominantly performed in the voltage-impressing operating mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for supplying electric power to an electric supply network at a network connection point by a converter-controlled supply apparatus, comprising:
permitting a selection between at least a current-impressing operating mode and a voltage-impressing operating mode for supplying the electric power;
performing open-loop or closed-loop control to a desired current value in the current-impressing operating mode;
performing the open-loop control or the closed-loop control to a desired voltage value in the voltage-impressing operating mode;
changing an instantaneous operating mode between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode in a plurality of steps or a seamless transition; and
setting a mixed operating mode that combines a current-impressing property and a voltage-impressing property.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
changing between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode based on at least one criterion from a list including:
a measure of a voltage fluctuation in the electric supply network;
a current limitation measure of a number of times voltage-impressing units of the converter-controlled supply apparatus reach a current limitation;
a ratio of directly coupled synchronous generators supplying the electric supply network to converter-controlled supply apparatuses supplying the electric supply network, wherein a respective currently supplied power, a respective active power, or a ratio of the respective currently supplied power and the respective active power is used as a reference variable;
a measure of a frequency fluctuation in the electric supply network;
a measure of phase jumps in the electric supply network;
a network property of the electric supply network;
an operating state of the converter-controlled supply apparatus that is at least one of the currently supplied power or the active power, with respect to a nominal power of the converter-controlled supply apparatus;
a proportion of voltage-impressing supply apparatuses supplying the electric supply network;
a proportion of wind turbines supplying the electric supply network;
a proportion of solar generators supplying the electric supply network;
a short-circuit power at the network connection point;
a network impedance at the network connection point;
a short-circuit current ratio at the network connection point;
detection of a formation of a subnetwork or an isolated network; and
an external changeover signal or selection signal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a changeover open-loop controller is used for the changing between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode, wherein the changeover open-loop controller has an associated changeover criterion and changes between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode based on the at least one criterion, and wherein the changeover open-loop controller implements an adaptation algorithm which uses the at least one criterion and qualitatively or quantitatively assesses the change between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode using a quality measure.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the network property is a network sensitivity.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the external changeover signal is predefined by an operator of the electric supply network.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
selecting a frequency-impressing mode in which the converter-controlled supply apparatus performs the open-loop control or closed-loop control to a desired frequency value.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , comprising:
changing between the frequency-impressing mode and an open-frequency operating mode, wherein the converter-controlled supply apparatus performs the closed-loop control to a frequency captured in the electric supply network in the open-frequency operating mode.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
outputting, by the converter-controlled supply apparatus, a voltage signal at a voltage output, wherein the voltage output is coupled to an inductor and an output current and an output voltage are produced at an output of the inductor based on the voltage signal, a voltage in the electric supply network and an inductance of the inductor;
performing closed-loop current control in the current-impressing operating mode and feeding back the output current as an actual value; or
performing closed-loop voltage control in the voltage-impressing operating mode and feeding back the output voltage as the actual value.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , comprising:
permitting or performing the selection between the voltage-impressing operating mode and the current-impressing operating mode by a computer-implemented open-loop controller;
continuously determining the output current and the output voltage;
selecting, by the computer-implemented open-loop controller, between the output current and the output voltage as the actual value; or
generating, by at least one converter of the converter-controlled supply apparatus, the voltage signal as a pulsed voltage signal using a pulse pattern, and wherein the pulse pattern is generated based on the selected operating mode and the actual value fed back.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a current band is predefined as the desired current value or a voltage band is predefined as the desired voltage value.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the converter-controlled supply apparatus is a wind farm or a wind turbine.

12. A supply apparatus for supplying electric power to an electric supply network at a network connection point, comprising:
at least one converter or inverter configured to supply the electric power to the electric supply network resulting in operating the supply apparatus in a converter-controlled manner; and
at least one changeover open-loop controller for changing between a current-impressing operating mode and a voltage-impressing operating mode, wherein
open-loop or closed-loop control is performed to a desired current value in the current-impressing operating mode,
the open-loop control or the closed-loop control is performed to a desired voltage value in the voltage-impressing operating mode, and
a mixed operating mode that combines a current-impressing property and a voltage-impressing property is set.

13. The supply apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the supply apparatus is a wind farm or a wind turbine.

14. The supply apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the at least one changeover open-loop controller is configured to change between the current-impressing operating mode and the voltage-impressing operating mode based on at least one criterion.

15. The supply apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one changeover open-loop controller is configured to implement an adaptation algorithm which uses the at least one criterion and qualitatively or quantitatively assesses the change between the operating modes using a quality measure.

16. The supply apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the at least one criterion is from a list including:
a measure of a voltage fluctuation in the electric supply network;
a current limitation measure of a number of times voltage-impressing units of the supply apparatus reach a current limitation;
a ratio of directly coupled synchronous generators supplying the electric supply network to supply apparatu

Assignees

• Wobben Properties Gmbh

Inventors

• Brombach Johannes

Classifications

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• Y02E10/76

  Power conversion electric or electronic aspects · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title

• H02J3/10 Primary

  Current-controlled supply systems, e.g. constant-current supply systems · CPC title

• F03D7/0284 Primary

  in relation to the state of the electric grid · CPC title