Wind power generation apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12577938-B2
Application number	US-202218705338-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	Oct 29, 2021
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

The wind power generation apparatus has an acquisition unit, a wind turbine, a generator, an electric power storage unit and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires a wind power value. The controller selects, according to the wind power value, the wind turbine to perform the following tasks: when the wind power value is between a first threshold value and a second threshold value, the wind turbine only drives the generator to generate power; when the wind power value is greater than the second threshold value, the wind turbine simultaneously drives the generator and the electric power storage unit to charge; when the wind power value is less than the first threshold value, the wind turbine only drives the electric power storage unit to charge or drives the electric power storage unit to output induced electric energy to the outside.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A wind power generation apparatus, comprising:
an acquisition unit, a wind turbine, a generator, an electric power storage unit, and a controller, wherein; the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a wind power value; the electric power storage unit comprises a rotatable magnetic circuit and a plurality of batteries, wherein the rotatable magnetic circuit is configured to be rotated by the wind turbine and generate a magnetic field surrounding the plurality of batteries so as to generate an induced current in the and the plurality of batteries, and the electric power storage unit is connected to a grid through an inverter; and the controller is configured to control, according to the wind power value, the wind turbine to drive the generator to generate power and/or to charge the electric power storage unit according to the following scheme: when the wind power value is between a first wind power threshold value and a second wind power threshold value, the wind turbine only drives the generator to generate power; when the wind power value is greater than the second wind power threshold value, the wind turbine drives the generator and the electric power storage unit is charged by the induced current; when the wind power value is less than the first wind power threshold value, the wind turbine only charges the electric power storage unit by the induced electric current or only drives the electric power storage unit to output the induced electric current to the grid, wherein the first wind power threshold value is less than the second wind power threshold value.

2 . The wind power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
each battery is annular in shape, or the plurality of batteries form an annular shape.

3 . The wind power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the magnetic circuit comprises a rotating shaft and at least one pair of pole shoes; each pair of pole shoes comprises a first and a second pole shoes disposed above and below or right and left of each battery, respectively; and the rotating shaft is configured to drive the battery or the pair of pole shoes so as to generate the induced current in the battery in the magnet field.

4 . The wind power generation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein, the magnetic circuit generated by the pole shoes passes through the battery, and the battery forms an induced potential and the induced current in the rotating magnetic field.

5 . The wind power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
a magnetic-curve of the rotatable magnetic circuit are not parallel to a tangent direction of the rotation of the rotatable magnetic circuit, and the magnetic-curve of the rotatable magnetic circuit and the tangent direction of the rotation of the rotatable magnetic circuit are not perpendicular to an electrolyte diaphragm; and the battery generates an induced potential under the rotating magnetic field, and the induced potential has a direction consistent with a direction of positive and negative electrodes of the battery.

6 . A wind power generation method, comprising:
acquiring a wind power value; and controlling, according to the wind power value, a wind turbine to: only drive a generator to generate power when the wind power value is between a first wind power threshold value and a second wind power threshold value, to simultaneously drive the generator and to charge an electric power storage unit when the wind power value is greater than the second wind power threshold value, and only charge the electric power storage unit to charge or to output an induced electric energy to a grid, wherein the electric power storage unit comprises a rotatable magnetic circuit and a plurality of batteries, wherein the rotatable magnetic circuit is configured to be rotated by the wind turbine and generate a magnetic field surrounding the plurality of batteries so as to generate the induced energy in the and the plurality of batteries, and the electric power storage unit is connected to the grid through an inverter, and wherein the first wind power threshold value is less than the second wind power threshold value.

7 . The wind power generation method according to claim 6 , wherein,
the first wind threshold is 2-5 m/s and the second wind threshold is 10-25 m/s.

8 . The wind power generation method according to claim 6 , further comprising: regulating a speed at which the electric power storage unit is charged according to the wind power value.

9 . The wind power generation method according to claim 6 , wherein,
the magnetic circuit is a rotatable magnetic circuit configured to generate a magnetic field surrounding the battery; and driving the electric power storage unit to charge by the wind turbine further comprises: driving the rotatable magnetic circuit and/or the battery to rotate to generate the rotating magnetic field.

10 . The wind power generation method according to claim 9 , wherein, a magnetic-curve of the rotatable magnetic circuit are not parallel to a tangent direction of the rotation of the rotatable magnetic circuit, and the magnetic-curve of the rotatable magnetic circuit and the tangent direction of the rotation of the rotatable magnetic circuit are not perpendicular to an electrolyte diaphragm; and the battery generates an induced potential under the rotating magnetic field, and the induced potential has a direction consistent with a direction of positive and negative electrodes of the battery.

11 . The wind power generation method according to claim 6 , wherein,
each battery is annular in shape, or the plurality of batteries form an annular shape.

12 . The wind power generation method according to claim 6 , wherein,
the magnetic circuit comprises a rotating shaft and at least one pair of pole shoes; each pair of pole shoes comprises a first and a second pole shoes disposed above and below or right and left of each battery, respectively; and the rotating shaft is configured to drive the battery or the pair of pole shoes so as to generate the induced current in the battery in the magnet field.

13 . The wind power generation method according to claim 12 , wherein, the magnetic circuit generated by the pole shoes passes through the battery, and the battery forms an induced potential and the induced current in the rotating magnetic field.

Assignees

• China Petroleum & Chem Corp
• Sinopec Dalian Res Inst Petroleum & Petrochemicals Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shi Zhentang
• Zhang Hongyang
• Dong Cuicui
• Dong Jie
• Tao Linan
• Li Jun

Classifications

• F05B2270/32

  Wind speeds · CPC title

• F05B2220/706

  an electrical generator · CPC title

• F03D9/25

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

• F03D9/11

  storing electrical energy · CPC title

• Y02E70/30

  Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin · CPC title