Cooling control method and cooling control apparatus for generator of wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12196183-B2
Application number	US-202218577862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	Dec 24, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cooling control method and a cooling control apparatus for a generator of a wind turbine. A cooling device of the generator and an intermittent operation device are connected to a frequency converter, the frequency converter controls the cooling device and the intermittent operation device to start up at different times, and the cooling control method includes: under a condition that a starting condition of the intermittent operation device is determined to be satisfied, calculating a predicted temperature of the generator; under a condition that the predicted temperature is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold temperature, using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute the predetermined related action; and using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cooling control method for a generator of a wind turbine, comprising:
when a starting condition of an intermittent operation device of the wind turbine is determined to be satisfied according to operation data of the wind turbine, calculating a predicted temperature of the generator after a duration required for using a frequency converter of the wind turbine to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute a predetermined related action;
when the predicted temperature is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold temperature, using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute the predetermined related action; and
after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

2. The cooling control method according to claim 1 , wherein before using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up, the cooling control method further comprises:
based on a first opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator; and
the step of after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator comprises:
after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, based on a second opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator,
wherein the first opening and the second opening are percentages of a rated output power of the frequency converter, and the first opening is less than the second opening.

3. The cooling control method according to claim 2 , wherein after the step of based on the second opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator, the cooling control method further comprises:
when a temperature of the wind turbine reaches a static heat balance temperature, based on the first opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

4. The cooling control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when the predicted temperature is greater than the predetermined threshold temperature, controlling the wind turbine to reduce an output power, and then executing a step of determining, according to the operation data of the wind turbine, whether the starting condition of the intermittent operation device is satisfied.

5. The cooling control method according to claim 4 , wherein the intermittent operation device is a yaw motor of the wind turbine.

6. A calculation apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements a cooling control method for a generator of a wind turbine, the cooling control method comprising:
when a starting condition of an intermittent operation device of the wind turbine is determined to be satisfied according to operation data of the wind turbine, calculating a predicted temperature of the generator after a duration required for using a frequency converter of the wind turbine to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute a predetermined related action;
when the predicted temperature is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold temperature, using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute the predetermined related action; and
after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

7. The calculation apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the calculation apparatus is arranged in a main controller of the wind turbine.

8. A wind turbine, comprising:
a frequency converter;
a cooling device of a generator;
a yaw motor; and
a calculation apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements a cooling control method for the generator of the wind turbine, the cooling control method comprising:
when a starting condition of the yaw motor is determined to be satisfied according to operation data of the wind turbine, calculating a predicted temperature of the generator after a duration required for using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute a predetermined related action;
when the predicted temperature is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold temperature, using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up to execute the predetermined related action; and
after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

9. The cooling control method according to claim 4 , wherein before using the frequency converter to control the intermittent operation device to start up, the cooling control method further comprises:
based on a first opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator; and
the step of after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator comprises:
after the intermittent operation device executes the predetermined related action, based on a second opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator,
wherein the first opening and the second opening are percentages of a rated output power of the frequency converter, and the first opening is less than the second opening.

10. The cooling control method according to claim 9 , wherein after the step of based on the second opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator, the cooling control method further comprises:
when a temperature of the wind turbine reaches a static heat balance temperature, based on the first opening, using the frequency converter to control the cooling device to start up to cool the generator.

Assignees

• Beijing Goldwind Science & Creation Windpower Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Liquan
• Lv Liangnian

Classifications

• F05B2270/1033

  Power (if explicitly mentioned) · CPC title

• F05B2260/20

  Heat transfer, e.g. cooling · CPC title

• F03D7/028

  controlling wind motor output power · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title

• F05B2270/337

  Electrical grid status parameters, e.g. voltage, frequency or power demand · CPC title