Dynamic fault ride through bands for wind power installations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11955798-B2
Application number	US-202117511344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	Oct 29, 2020
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a method for controlling at least two frequency-converter-based infeeders. The method includes specifying a first droop for a first frequency-converter-based infeeder and specifying a second droop for a second frequency-converter-based infeeder, where the second droop is different from the first droop. The method includes, controlling the first frequency-converter-based infeeder in dependence on the first droop, and controlling the second frequency-converter-based infeeder in dependence on the second droop.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices, comprising:
setting a first droop for a first frequency-converter-based feed-in device of the at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices;
setting a second droop for a second frequency-converter-based feed-in device of the at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices, wherein the second droop is different from the first droop; and
controlling the first frequency-converter-based feed-in device based on the first droop, and controlling the second frequency-converter-based feed-in device based on the second droop, wherein:
the first droop has a first dead-band,
the second droop has a second dead-band, and
the first dead-band is different from the second dead-band.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first dead-band is shorter than the second dead-band.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first droop is steeper than the second droop.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first droop is constant.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first droop is a reactive-current voltage droop.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second droop is a reactive-current voltage droop.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
coordinating the setting of the first droop and the second droop such that the first droop and the second droop jointly substantially correspond to a third droop.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein:
the third droop is set by a grid operator, and/or
the first droop raises a voltage within the second dead-band of the second droop.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first droop, the second droop or both the first and second droops are substantially symmetrical in an overvoltage range and an undervoltage range.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices are each a wind power installation or a wind farm.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices are part of a wind farm.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least two frequency-converter-based feed-in devices form a wind farm.

13. A wind power installation, comprising:
at least one controller; and
a feed-in device coupled to the controller and including a frequency converter for feeding-in electrical power, wherein the controller is configured to:
store at least one droop selected from a first droop and a second droop; and
control the frequency converter based on the at least one droop,

wherein:
the first droop has a first dead-band,
the second droop has a second dead-band, and
the first dead-band is different from the second dead-band.

14. The wind power installation as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the feed-in device is an inverter or a converter.

15. A wind farm, comprising:
at least two wind power installations including the wind power installation as claimed in claim 13 ; and
a wind-farm controller.

Assignees

• Wobben Properties Gmbh

Inventors

• Brombach Johannes
• Mackensen Ingo
• Busker Kai
• Emanuel Hanna

Classifications

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• H02J3/00142

  Oscillations concerning frequency · CPC title

• H02J3/0012 Primary

  characterised by the contingency detection means in AC networks, e.g. using phasor measurement units [PMU], synchrophasors or contingency analysis · CPC title

• H02J3/241

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J3/381 Primary

  Dispersed generators · CPC title