Control system of variable speed pumped storage hydropower system and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429136-B2
Application number	US-201314136065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Jan 11, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

In one embodiment, a control system of a variable speed pumped storage hydropower system includes an optimization processing unit configured to calculate a flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value and a first command value, a speed control unit configured to generate a secondary current active power component command value of a secondary excitation device based on the first command value, a mechanical (pump-turbine) output compensation unit configured to calculate a compensation value of the opening of the flow rate adjusting valve and/or a compensation value of the generator-motor output, and an output control unit configured to generate a flow rate adjusting valve opening command value based on the generator-motor output command value, the flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value, the compensation value calculated by the mechanical output compensation unit, and the output detection value of the generator-motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system of a variable speed pumped storage hydropower system comprising:
a secondary excitation device configured to apply a current to a secondary winding of a generator-motor;
a flow rate adjusting valve control unit configured to control an opening of a flow rate adjusting valve that adjusts a flow rate of a pump-turbine connected with the generator-motor;
an optimization processing unit configured to generate a generator-motor output command value based on a demanded generator-motor output, and to calculate and output a flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value and a first command value from a head value and the generator-motor output command value, the first command value including a slip command value, a rotational speed command value, an angular velocity command value, or a secondary frequency command value;
a speed control unit configured to generate a secondary current active power component command value of the secondary excitation device based on the first command value;
an output compensation unit configured to calculate a compensation value of the secondary current active power component command value;
a mechanical output compensation unit configured to input an output of the output compensation unit, and to calculate at least either a compensation value of the opening of the flow rate adjusting valve or a compensation value of the generator-motor output; and
an output control unit configured to generate a flow rate adjusting valve opening command value based on the generator-motor output command value, the flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value, the compensation value calculated by the mechanical output compensation unit, and an output detection value of the generator-motor, and to output the flow rate adjusting valve opening command value to the flow rate adjusting valve control unit.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output of the output compensation unit is used as a compensation signal of the secondary current active power component command value.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output compensation unit calculates the compensation value of the secondary current active power component command value from a power system frequency deviation.

4. The control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an electrical output compensation unit configured to input the output of the output compensation unit, to calculate a compensation value of the first command value, and to output the compensation value of the first command value to the speed control unit.

5. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the optimization processing unit includes a fast component extraction unit configured to extract a fast component from a demanded generator-motor output change amount, and to output the fast component to the output compensation unit.

6. A method of controlling a variable speed pumped storage hydropower system including a secondary excitation device configured to apply a current to a secondary winding of a generator-motor, a flow rate adjusting valve control unit configured to control an opening of a flow rate adjusting valve that adjusts a flow rate of a pump-turbine directly connected with the generator-motor, and a speed control unit configured to generate a secondary current active power component command value of a secondary excitation device, the method comprising:
an optimization processing process of generating a generator-motor output command value based on a demanded generator-motor output, and calculating and output a flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value and a first command value from a head value and the generator-motor output command value, the first command value including a slip command value, a rotational speed command value, an angular velocity command value, or a secondary frequency command value, by a control system;
a speed control process of generating a secondary current active power component command value of the secondary excitation device based on the first command value;
an output compensation process of calculating a compensation value of the secondary current active power component command value;
a mechanical output compensation process of calculating at least either a compensation value of the opening of the flow rate adjusting valve or a compensation value of the generator-motor output from a result calculated in the output compensation process; and
an output control process of generating a flow rate adjusting valve opening command value based on the generator-motor output command value, the flow rate adjusting valve opening demand value, the compensation value calculated in the mechanical output compensation process, and the output detection value of the generator-motor, and outputting the flow rate adjusting valve opening command value to the flow rate adjusting valve control unit.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the result calculated in the output compensation process is used as a compensation signal of the secondary current active power component command value.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, in the output compensation process, the control system calculates a compensation value of the secondary current active power component command value from a power system frequency deviation.

9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising an electrical output compensation process of calculating a compensation value of the first command value from the result calculated in the output compensation process, and outputting the compensation value of the first command value to the speed control unit.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the optimization processing process includes a fast component extraction process of extracting a fast component from a demanded generator-motor output change amount, and outputting the fast component to the output compensation unit.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Kusunoki Kiyoshi
• Shiozaki Yuichi
• Ishizuki Teruyuki
• Yanagisawa Tadahiro

Classifications

• H02P9/04

  Control effected upon non-electric prime mover and dependent upon electric output value of the generator · CPC title

• F03B13/10

  Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors · CPC title

• F03B15/02 Primary

  by varying liquid flow · CPC title

• H02P9/007 Primary

  Control circuits for doubly fed generators · CPC title

• Y02E10/20

  Hydro energy · CPC title