Wind turbine drive control device and control method of wind turbine drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11614072-B2
Application number	US-202017126503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2020
Priority date	Dec 25, 2019
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

A wind turbine drive control device according to one aspect of the present invention is a wind turbine drive control device for controlling at least one drive device for moving two structures included in a wind power generation device relative to each other, the wind turbine drive control device including: an obtaining unit for obtaining information related to a load occurring between the at least one drive device and one of the two structures that receives a force generated by the at least one drive device; and a control unit for controlling the at least one drive device so as to cause a force generated by the at least one drive device to be reduced or zero based on the information related to the load obtained by the obtaining unit during a stop period in which the two structures are stopped relative to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wind turbine drive control device for controlling at least one drive device for moving two structures included in a wind power generation device relative to each other, the at least one drive device comprising an electromagnetic brake, and the wind power generation device comprising a hydraulic brake, the wind turbine drive control device comprising:
control circuitry configured to, when a predetermined timing is reached during a stop period in which the two structures are stopped relative to each other to fix the two structures relative to each other, control the at least one drive device so as to cause a first force generated by the electromagnetic brake to be temporarily reduced or zero, while causing a second force generated by the hydraulic brake to be applied to fix the two structures relative to each other.

2. The wind turbine drive control device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined timing is a timing reached a predetermined amount of time before a start of a drive period in which the two structures are moved relative to each other.

3. The wind turbine drive control device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined timing is a timing reached a predetermined amount of time after an end of a drive period in which the two structures are moved relative to each other.

4. The wind turbine drive control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drive device comprises a plurality of drive devices, each controlled by the wind turbine drive control device, and
wherein the control circuitry is configured to, when the predetermined timing is reached during the stop period, control the plurality of drive devices so as to cause the first force to be temporarily reduced or zero, while causing the second force to be applied to fix the two structures relative to each other.

5. The wind turbine drive control device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined timing is a timing reached at regular intervals within the stop period.

6. A wind turbine drive control device for controlling at least one drive device for moving two structures included in a wind power generation device relative to each other, the wind turbine drive control device comprising:
control circuitry configured to control the at least one drive device so as to cause a force generated by the at least one drive device to be reduced or zero when a predetermined timing is reached during a stop period in which the two structures are stopped relative to each other, wherein the predetermined timing is a timing reached at regular intervals within the stop period.

7. A wind turbine drive control device for controlling a plurality of drive devices each including a brake unit and a drive unit, the brake unit being configured to generate a braking force for stopping a second structure relative to a first structure, the brake unit of at least one drive device of the plurality of drive devices comprising an electromagnetic brake, both the first and second structures being included in a wind power generation device, the wind power generation device comprising a hydraulic brake, and the drive unit being configured to generate a drive force for moving the second structure relative to the first structure, the wind turbine drive control device comprising:
control circuitry configured to switch between a drive period in which the second structure is moved relative to the first structure and a stop period in which the second structure is stopped relative to the first structure to fix the first structure and the second structure relative to each other, the control circuitry being further configured to, when a predetermined timing is reached during the stop period, control the plurality of drive devices so as to cause a first force generated by the electromagnetic brake to be temporarily reduced or zero, while causing a second force generated by the hydraulic brake to be applied to fix the first structure and the second structure relative to each other.

8. A control method of a wind turbine drive device, for controlling a drive device for moving two structures included in a wind power generation device relative to each other, the at least one drive device comprising an electromagnetic brake, and the wind power generation device comprising a hydraulic brake, the control method comprising:
when a predetermined timing is reached during a stop period in which the two structures are stopped relative to each other to fix the two structures relative to each other, controlling the at least one drive device so as to cause a first force generated by the electromagnetic brake to be temporarily reduced or zero, while causing a second force generated by the hydraulic brake to be applied to fix the two structures relative to each other.

Assignees

• Nabtesco Corp

Inventors

• Nohara Osamu

Classifications

• F03D7/0244 Primary

  for braking · CPC title

• F03D7/0212

  the rotating axis remaining horizontal · CPC title

• F03D7/0224

  Adjusting blade pitch · CPC title

• F03D7/0248

  by mechanical means acting on the power train · CPC title

• F03D7/0204 Primary

  for orientation in relation to wind direction · CPC title