Power generation equipment monitoring system, power generation equipment monitoring method and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11204388-B2
Application number	US-201716300011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	May 9, 2016
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

A power generation equipment monitoring system includes a receiver and a determining processor. The receiver acquires, from a measuring device that measures output currents of power generation equipment that converts rotational energy of a rotor thereof into electric energy to output AC voltage with a reference frequency, waveform data representing waveform of the output currents. The determining processor determines presence and absence of a malfunction in a rotary block that applies motive power to the rotor of the power generation equipment, according to the waveform data acquired through the receiver. The determining processor determines the presence and absence of the malfunction based on a component of at least one specific frequency arranged at one or more intervals according to a rotational speed of the rotor from the reference frequency on a frequency axis in a frequency spectrum of the output currents.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power generation equipment monitoring system, comprising
a receiver configured to acquire, from a measuring device configured to measure output currents of power generation equipment, waveform data representing waveform of the output currents, the power generation equipment being configured to convert rotational energy of a rotor thereof into electric energy to output alternating current (AC) voltage with a reference frequency,
a determining processor configured to determine presence and absence of a malfunction in a rotary block according to the waveform data acquired through the receiver, the rotary block being configured to apply motive power of a rotary body to the rotor of the power generation equipment, the rotary body including a plurality of blades, and
an estimating processor configured to calculate a rotational speed of the rotor,
wherein the estimating processor is configured to estimate the rotational speed of the rotor based on data from the power generation equipment, the rotational speed of the rotor varying according to a wind speed, and
the determining processor being configured to determine the presence and absence of the malfunction based on a component of at least one specific frequency arranged at one or more intervals according to the rotational speed of the rotor estimated by the estimating processor from the reference frequency on a frequency axis in a frequency spectrum of the output currents.

2. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the determining processor is configured to determine the presence and absence of the malfunction based on respective components of two or more specific frequencies.

3. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein
the power generation equipment comprises a stator with armature windings, and is configured to generate the AC voltage by rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, and
the measuring device is configured to measure, as the output currents, an output of the armature windings.

4. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 3 , wherein
the rotor includes field windings, and
the power generation equipment monitoring system further comprises the estimating processor configured to calculate the rotational speed of the rotor according to at least an output of the field windings.

5. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 4 , wherein the estimating processor is configured to calculate the rotational speed of the rotor according to the output of the armature windings in addition to the output of the field windings.

6. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein
the power generation equipment comprises a stator with armature windings, and is configured to generate the AC voltage by rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, and
the measuring device is configured to measure, as the output currents, an output of the armature windings.

7. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 6 , wherein
the rotor includes field windings, and
the power generation equipment monitoring system further comprises the estimating processor configured to calculate the rotational speed of the rotor according to at least an output of the field windings.

8. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the estimating processor is configured to calculate the rotational speed of the rotor according to the output of the armature windings in addition to the output of the field windings.

9. The power generation equipment monitoring system of claim 1 , further comprising a storage configured to store a relationship between specific intervals and rotational speeds of the rotor,
the determining processor being configured to determine the presence and absence of the malfunction based on a component of at least one specific frequency arranged at a specific interval, the specific interval corresponding to the rotational speed of the rotor calculated by the estimating processor in the relationship stored in the storage.

10. A power generation equipment monitoring method, comprising
a receiving step acquiring, from a measuring device configured to measure output currents of power generation equipment, waveform data representing waveform of the output currents, the power generation equipment being configured to convert rotational energy of a rotor thereof into electric energy to output alternating current (AC) voltage with a reference frequency,
a determining step determining presence and absence of a malfunction in a rotary block according to the waveform data acquired through the receiving step, the rotary block being configured to apply motive power of a rotary body to the rotor of the power generation equipment, the rotary body including a plurality of blades, and
an estimating step calculating a rotational speed of the rotor,
wherein the estimating step estimates the rotational speed of the rotor based on data from the power generation equipment, the rotational speed of the rotor varying according to a wind speed, and
the determining step including determining the presence and absence of the malfunction based on a component of at least one specific frequency arranged at one or more intervals according to the rotational speed of the rotor estimated by the estimating step from the reference frequency on a frequency axis in a frequency spectrum of the output currents.

11. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 10 , wherein the determining step includes determining the presence and absence of the malfunction based on respective components of two or more specific frequencies.

12. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 11 , wherein
the power generation equipment comprises a stator with armature windings and is configured to generate the AC voltage according to rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, and
the measuring device is configured to measure, as the output currents, an output of the armature windings.

13. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 12 , wherein
the rotor includes field windings, and
the power generation equipment monitoring method further includes the estimating step calculating the rotational speed of the rotor according to at least an output of the field windings.

14. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 13 , wherein the estimating step includes calculating the rotational speed of the rotor according to the output of the armature windings in addition to the output of the field windings.

15. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 10 , wherein
the power generation equipment comprises a stator with armature windings and is configured to generate the AC voltage according to rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, and
the measuring device is configured to measure, as the output currents, an output of the armature windings.

16. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 15 , wherein
the rotor includes field windings, and
the power generation equipment monitoring method further includes the estimating step calculating the rotational speed of the rotor according to at least an output of the field windings.

17. The power generation equipment monitoring method of claim 16 , wherein the estimating step includes calculating the rotational speed of the rotor according to the output of the armature windings in addition to the output of the field windings.

18. The power generation equipment moni

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tabuchi Shin
• Kanai Satoshi

Classifications

• H02P29/02

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• H02P9/04

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• G01R31/343 Primary

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• G06Q50/06

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