H02P2101/15

METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SUBSYNCHRONOUS OSCILLATIONS AND INTERACTIONS DAMPING

A method and system of subsynchronous oscillations and interactions damping integrated in in a rotor converter based on an adaptive state feedback controller with two spinning vectors, and a Kalman filter whose parameters are optimized by minimizing maximum sensitivity under a constraint of positive damping for a plurality of sensible scenarios is provided. The damping signal generated by the damping module is applied either to a power proportional integer controller or to a current proportional integer controller.

FLUID SPRAYER WITH BATTERY POWER
20220048059 · 2022-02-17 ·

A battery powered fluid sprayer includes a reciprocating positive displacement pump, a power supply that includes a battery, an electric motor, a motor controller, a user-adjustment mechanism for setting a user-adjustable pressure threshold corresponding to system fluid pressure of the battery powered fluid sprayer, a pressure switch, and a power controller. The pressure switch generates a pressure signal indicative of whether the system fluid pressure is greater than the user-adjustable pressure threshold. The power controller is configured to control power of the battery powered fluid sprayer by providing operating power of the motor controller in response to the pressure signal indicating that the system fluid pressure is less than the user-adjustable pressure threshold, and not providing the operating power of the motor controller in response to the pressure signal indicating that the system fluid pressure is greater than the user-adjustable pressure threshold.

SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FREQUENCY CONTROL OF VARIABLE-SPEED WIND POWER GENERATOR
20220307469 · 2022-09-29 ·

A system for and a method of frequency control of a variable-speed wind power generator are proposed. According to an implementation example of the present technology, there is an advantage in which the present technology may be involved in a frequency control of the system, thereby stabilizing the frequency of the system by controlling the frequency of the variable-speed wind power generator on the basis of a gain being varied according to a speed of a rotor.

METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING ACTIVE POWER OF WIND FARM AND CONTROLLER OF WIND FARM

A method and a control device for adjusting active power of a wind farm, and a controller of a wind farm are provided. The method includes: acquiring an active power increment to be adjusted in the wind farm; determining an active power adjustable amount of the wind farm based on active power adjustable amounts of wind turbines in the wind farm; and determining an active power adjustment amount of each of the wind turbines based on the active power increment to be adjusted in the wind farm and the active power adjustable amount of the wind farm, to adjust active power of each of the wind turbines.

WIND POWER INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND POWER INSTALLATION
20220307470 · 2022-09-29 ·

Provided is a method for controlling a wind power installation, the wind power installation having a generator for the generation of electric current, the generator having an air gap with a variable air gap thickness, the wind power installation being controlled in a part load range by means of a control regulation, the wind power installation being controlled in a manner which is dependent on the air gap thickness, the control regulation being selected or set in a manner which is dependent on the air gap width.

Direct power and stator flux vector control of a generator for wind energy conversion system

A method for controlling a variable speed wind turbine generator is disclosed. The generator is connected to a power converter comprising switches. The generator comprises a stator and a set of terminals connected to the stator and to the switches of the power converter. The method comprises: determining a stator flux reference value corresponding to a generator power of a desired magnitude, determining an estimated stator flux value corresponding to an actual generator power, determining a difference between the determined stator flux reference value and the estimated stator flux value, and operating said switches in correspondence to the determined stator flux reference value and the estimated stator flux value to adapt at least one stator electrical quantity to obtain said desired generator power magnitude.

Method for controlling a wind turbine
11251730 · 2022-02-15 · ·

A method for controlling a generator of electrical energy connected to a grid connection point of an electrical supply grid, comprising the steps of: regularly feeding electrical reactive power and electrical active power into the electrical supply grid, the generator being operated at a first working point, at which the electrical generator generates electrical reactive power and electrical active power, first interrupting or changing the feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power into the electrical supply grid when there is, or it is indicated that there is, a disruption in the electrical supply grid or a disruption of the feed into the electrical supply grid, resuming the regular feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or electrical active power into the electrical supply grid, the generator performing the resumption at a second working point or being ramped up to the second working point, at which the electrical generator generates and feeds in electrical reactive power and/or electrical active power, and suppressing the resumption of the feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power into the electrical supply grid in such a way that the electrical generator ceases feeding the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power for a shut-off period if an interruption has recurred within a predetermined counting time interval, or suppressing the feeding of the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power into the electrical supply grid in such a way that the electrical generator ceases feeding the electrical reactive power and/or the electrical active power for a shut-off period if a change of the feed has recurred within a predetermined counting time interval.

METHOD OF SHUTTING DOWN A WIND TURBINE
20220228556 · 2022-07-21 ·

The invention provides a method of shutting down a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a rotor with a plurality of blades; and a generator system coupled to the rotor. The method comprises: operating the generator system to generate electrical power and apply a load torque to the rotor; controlling the electrical power generated with a power reference signal; determining that a shutdown of the wind turbine is required; in response to the determination that a shutdown of the wind turbine is required, changing the power reference signal so as to increase the electrical power generated thereby slowing the rotor; determining that a speed of the rotor has reduced below a threshold; and in response to the determination that the speed of the rotor has decreased below the threshold, changing a pitch of the blades to further slow the rotor.

Method for supplying electric power by means of a converter-controlled generator unit, in particular a wind turbine
11196370 · 2021-12-07 · ·

A method for supplying power at a network connection point into an electric supply network having a network frequency by means of a converter-controlled generator unit, in particular a wind turbine, comprising the following steps: supplying electric power depending on a control function, wherein the electric power can comprise active and reactive power, and a selection can be made between a normal control function and at least one frequency-maintaining control function differing from the normal control function as a control function, and the normal control function is selected if it has been recognized that the electric supply network is operating in a normal state, and the frequency-maintaining control function is selected if a steady-frequency operating state is present or is being prepared, wherein a steady-frequency operating state describes an operating state particularly of the electric supply network in which the network frequency is to be maintained at a constant value.

ESTIMATING OF INERTIAL RESPONSE POWER OF A WIND TURBINE
20220195985 · 2022-06-23 ·

It is described a method of estimating additional power output for inertial response that will be available for output throughout a preset inertial response time interval, the method including: obtaining current values of at least a rotational speed of a wind turbine rotor and a power output of the wind turbine; deriving the additional power output based on the obtained current values and a remaining time interval of the preset inertial response time interval, in particular such that the additional power is available for output during the entire predetermined time interval.