F05B2270/1032

Method of Operating a Wind Turbine Without Grid Connection and Wind Turbine
20180335014 · 2018-11-22 ·

A wind turbine comprises a permanent magnet synchronous generator, a main converter, a main converter controller, a wind turbine master controller and an electrical power supply stage comprising an electrical energy storing device. A startup of the wind turbine can be performed using electrical energy from the electrical energy storing device independent from a power supplying grid and/or a combustion engine. After startup, the wind turbine can be operated in an island mode by controlling an intermediate voltage of the main converter by the main converter controller and retrieving power from the synchronous generator independent from the electrical energy storing device.

CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SET, AND DEVICE
20240337244 · 2024-10-10 ·

A method and device for controlling a wind turbine and a storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a mapping of the wind turbine; determining a starting power for starting an advance pitch control based on the mapping of the wind turbine; in response to a rotation speed of the wind turbine reaching a first rated rotation speed and a power of the wind turbine reaching the starting power, increasing a motor torque and increasing a pitch angle to make the hub thrust of the turbine change by following the limit boundary of hub thrust; and increasing the pitch angle to maintain the rotation speed of the wind turbine at the first rated rotation speed until a target wind speed is reached, in response to the power of the wind turbine being increased to the exceeded power.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING WIND TURBINE POWER TAKE-OFF

A method and a system for adjusting a wind-turbine power take-off. The system comprises: a plurality of phase current sensors and a plurality of voltage sensors operatively connected to a synchronous electric generator, an active rectifier, and a micro-controller. Instructions stored on the micro-controller, when executed, are configured to cause the micro-controller to execute the method comprising: obtaining a measurement of generator's output phase voltages; determining rotor rotation angle based on the measured generator's output phase voltages; executing an optimization algorithm to determine an optimized speed of the synchronous electric generator based on a target energy value. The synchronous electric generator is controlled based on the determined optimized speed by at least one of: setting an electromagnetic torque on a shaft of the synchronous electric generator, setting currents in windings of the synchronous electric generator, and controlling the active rectifier boost converter function operating in conjunction with a down converter.

System and Method for Determining Torque on a Wind Turbine Shaft
20180187655 · 2018-07-05 ·

The present disclosure is directed to a system for determining a torque exerted on a shaft of a wind turbine. The system includes a gearbox coupled to the shaft. The gearbox includes a first arm and a second arm. First and second fluid dampers respectively couple to the first and second arms of the gearbox. A first fluid conduit fluidly couples the first and second fluid dampers. A first pressure sensor is in operative association with the first fluid conduit to detect a fluid pressure of fluid within the first fluid conduit. A controller communicatively couples to the first pressure sensor. The controller is configured to determine the torque exerted on the shaft based on signals received from the first pressure sensor.

Fuel cell system and method for controlling rotational speed of air compressor

A fuel cell system includes an air compressor that supplies oxidant gas to a fuel cell installed in a fuel cell vehicle, a measured rotational speed acquirer that acquires a measured value of rotational speed of the air compressor, and a controller that calculates a rotational speed command value of the air compressor based on required generated power of the fuel cell, calculates a torque command value of the air compressor based on the calculated rotational speed command value and current rotational speed of the air compressor, and controls rotational speed of the air compressor based on the calculated torque command value. The controller estimates the current rotational speed of the air compressor baaed on the measured value of the rotational speed acquired by the measured rotational speed acquirer and a history of the calculated torque command value, and calculates the torque command value by using the estimated rotational speed.

Wind turbine
09957951 · 2018-05-01 · ·

A method of controlling a wind turbine having a rotor and a generator for producing power, the wind turbine being designed for a nominal load, the method comprising the steps of: determining a current load acting on at least a part of the wind turbine; calculating a load error, the load error representing the difference between the nominal load and the current load; controlling the wind turbine based on the load error; wherein the step of controlling the wind turbine comprises altering a parameter of the wind turbine so that the power or torque produced by the generator is altered.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE IN A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
20240368778 · 2024-11-07 ·

A wind turbine generator is connected to a rectifier which is directly DC coupled to one or more electrolysers. The, or each, electrolyser comprises a plurality of electrolysis cells arranged in one or more stacks, each electrolysis cell comprising a pair of electrodes, and each stack of electrolysis cells comprising at a plurality of electrical connectors. Each electrical connector is in electrical contact with an electrode of an electrolysis cell. The electrical connectors are electrically connectable to the rectifier by a network of selectively operable electrical conductors which are configured so that some or all of the electrolysis cells are operable in dependence on the operative condition of the selectively operable electrical conductors. A method for controlling torque in a wind turbine generator comprising controlling the operation of the selectively operable electrical conductors in dependence on a generator output characteristic.

Method for tracking a gear tooth meshing angle of a gearbox of a wind turbine

A method for tracking a gear tooth meshing angle of a gearbox of a wind turbine is disclosed. An initial reference virtual gear tooth meshing angle of the gearbox is selected, and an angular position of a high speed shaft and/or a low speed shaft of the gearbox is monitored. A virtual gear tooth meshing angle relative to the reference virtual gear tooth meshing angle is estimated, based on the monitored angular position of the high speed shaft and/or the low speed shaft and on information regarding topology of the gearbox. A number of full rotations of the high speed shaft and/or the low speed shaft which corresponds to an integer number of full periods of gear meshing of the gearbox is calculated, and the reference virtual gear tooth meshing angle is reset each time the high speed shaft and/or the low speed shaft has performed the calculated number of full rotations. The estimated virtual gear tooth meshing angle is applied to a periodic noise signal of the wind turbine.

Wind turbine plant and power control method and device thereof

A wind turbine plant and a power control method and device thereof are provided. The power control method comprises: controlling rotational speed and torque of a generator of the wind turbine plant based on an optimal rotational speed torque curve and a specific rotational speed torque curve, when receiving a power-limiting operation instruction or a power-releasing operation instruction; wherein, for each point on the optimal rotational speed torque curve, the specific rotational speed torque curve includes a point on an isopower curve starting from said point that satisfies a predetermined condition.

Device for controlling torque output of wind turbine blades

The present invention is a device for controlling torque output of wind turbine blades, which can effectively keep the torque output of the blades of a wind turbine in constant and maintain the output stability of the wind turbine further. The present invention does not need any external power input and measurement signal generated from other devices and is a fully passive device which keeps the output of a wind turbine in constant. When the wind speed varies in the rated range, the present invention would adjust the pitch angle of the blades correspondingly and keep the output of a wind turbine in constant. When the wind speed is not in the rated range, the present invention would stop the rotation of the blades, so the output stability of the wind turbine can be kept, and the durability of the wind turbine can also be maintained.