Device and method for angle stabilization of a virtual synchronous machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11566601-B2
Application number	US-202017108846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	Dec 10, 2019
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a control circuit of a converter, in particular a power converter of a wind power installation, configured to control the converter in such a way that the converter emulates a behavior of a synchronous machine. The control circuit includes a power module for calculating a power change depending on a detected power and a correction module for setting a power set point, in particular for the converter, depending on the calculated power change.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control circuit of a converter,
wherein the control circuit is configured to control the converter to cause the converter to emulate a synchronous machine, and
wherein the control circuit comprises:
a power circuit configured to determine a power change depending on a detected power;
a power angle circuit configured to determine a power angle change depending on at least one detected frequency;
a multiplier configured to multiply the power change and the power angle change to form a coefficient; and
a correction circuit configured to set a power set point for the converter depending on the power change, the power angle change and the coefficient.

2. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the converter is a power converter of a wind power installation.

3. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power angle circuit includes:
a subtractor configured to determine a frequency difference based on comparing at least one first electrical frequency with a second electrical frequency.

4. The control circuit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the power angle circuit includes:
at least one limiter configured to limit the frequency difference to a positive value.

5. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the correction circuit is configured to only set the power set point if the coefficient exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

6. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power circuit includes:
at least one discrete processor configured to determine, discretely, numerically or digitally, a derivative of the detected power.

7. The control circuit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the power circuit includes:
at least one discrete filter, coupled to an output of the discrete processor, configured to determine the power change.

8. The control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power circuit includes:
at least one observer configured to determine the power change.

9. The control circuit as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
the observer is a proportional-integral (PI) controller, and
the observer is configured to determine the power change based on a difference between the detected power and an estimated power that is estimated by the observer.

10. A controller of the converter, comprising:
the control circuit as claimed in claim 1 .

11. The controller as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the converter.

12. The converter as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller is for a virtual synchronous machine.

13. A wind power installation, comprising:
the converter as claimed in claim 11 .

14. A method for controlling a power converter of a wind power installation to emulate a synchronous machine, comprising:
detecting a power at an output of the power converter;
calculating a power change depending on the detected power;
determining a power angle change depending on at least one detected frequency;
multiplying the power change and the power angle change to produce a coefficient; and
setting a power set point for the power converter depending on the power change, the power angle change and the coefficient.

15. The method for controlling the power converter as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the coefficient has the same sign as a synchronizing power coefficient.

16. The method for controlling the power converter as claimed in claim 14 , comprising:
determining the power angle change at least by comparing a mechanical frequency and an electrical frequency.

Assignees

• Wobben Properties Gmbh

Inventors

• Rosso Roberto
• Engelken Sönke
• Liserre Marco

Classifications

• H02J2300/28

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G05B2219/41294

  DC-to-AC converter · CPC title

• F03D7/028 Primary

  controlling wind motor output power · CPC title

• H02P2101/15

  for wind-driven turbines · CPC title

• F03D9/25

  the apparatus being an electrical generator (F03D9/22 takes precedence) · CPC title