H02J2300/28

Systems and methods for flexible renewable energy power generation

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for flexible renewable energy power generation. The present disclosure also provides systems and methods for firming power generation from multiple renewable energy sources.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRID-FORMING CONTROL FOR A DOUBLE-FED WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
20230041049 · 2023-02-09 ·

A method for providing grid-forming control of a double-fed generator of a wind turbine includes receiving, via a stator voltage regulator of a converter controller, one or more voltage commands from an external controller. Further, the method includes determining, via the stator voltage regulator, one or more rotor current commands as a function of a magnetizing current command and a stator current feedback signal of the double-fed generator. Thus, the method includes controlling a rotor voltage of the double-fed generator using the one or more rotor current commands to achieve the one or more voltage commands.

METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE OR GROUP OF WIND TURBINES

A method for operating at least one wind turbine is provided, the wind turbine being electrically coupled to a power-to-gas converter and an electric grid, wherein a control unit determines a power level for the power generated by at least one generator of the at least one wind turbine and at least partially feeds the generated power to the power-to-gas converter when the determined power level reaches or exceeds a given lower threshold value, wherein the amount of power fed to the power-to-gas converter is kept constant when the determined power level reaches or exceeds a given upper threshold value.

MPC-BASED HIERARCHICAL COORDINATED CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIND-HYDROGEN COUPLING SYSTEM
20230043165 · 2023-02-09 · ·

The present invention relates to an MPC-based hierarchical coordinated control method and device for a wind-hydrogen coupling system. The method comprises the following steps: (1) dividing the wind-hydrogen coupling system into upper-layer grid-connected control and lower-layer electrolytic cell control; (2) controlling grid-connected power to track a wind power prediction curve by adopting an MPC control algorithm for upper-layer grid-connected control, and obtaining an electrolytic cell power control quantity for the lower-layer electrolytic cell control at the same time; (3) dividing operation states of electrolytic cell monomers into four operation states of rated power operation, fluctuating power operation, overload power operation and shutdown; and (4) determining the operation states of various electrolytic cell monomers by adopting a time-power double-line rotation control strategy based on the electrolytic cell power control quantity, thus making the electrolytic cell monomers operate in one of the four operating states in turn.

DIRECT-CURRENT COUPLING HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
20230041986 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A direct-current coupling hydrogen production system includes at least one electricity generation system and multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems. The electricity generation system includes: a controller, N renewable energy systems, multiple conversion systems and a power switching unit. The power switching unit includes N input ports and M output ports. The controller is configured to control the power switching unit to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports with electrical energy received through its input ports, or is configured to control the power switching unit to collect electrical energy received through its input ports and to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports respectively corresponding to the hydrogen production electrolyzer systems with the collected electrical energy.

MULTI-TERMINAL DC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, COMMON CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF, AND FAULT RECOVERY METHOD FOR MULTI-TERMINAL DC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

In a multi-terminal DC power transmission system, a common control device is connected to a plurality of individual protective devices via a first communication network. Each of the individual protective devices is configured, when detecting change in current or voltage in a corresponding protection zone, to output a fault signal to the common control device via the first communication network and open the corresponding DC circuit breaker such that the corresponding protection zone is disconnected from the multi-terminal DC power grid and deenergized. The common control device estimates a fault occurrence zone where a fault occurs among a plurality of protection zones, based on a plurality of received fault signals. The common control device requests an individual protective device corresponding to a deenergized protection zone of the protection zones excluding the fault occurrence zone to reclose the DC circuit breaker such that the deenergized protection zone is restored.

POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD

A power management system includes a photovoltaic power generation device installed in a predetermined area and connected to a power grid disposed in the predetermined area, an acquisition device configured to acquire a wind direction at a reference point at which the photovoltaic power generation device is installed in the predetermined area, and an arithmetic device configured to calculate a predicted value of a solar radiation amount at the reference point at a prediction target time and calculate generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device by using the predicted value.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER GENERATING SYSTEM

A system and method are provided for controlling a power generating system having at least one power generating subsystem connected to a point of interconnection (POI). A first data signal is obtained corresponding to a feedback signal of an electrical parameter regulated at the POI, the first data signal having a first signal fidelity. A second data signal indicative of the electrical parameter generated at the power generating subsystem is obtained, the second data signal having a second signal fidelity that is higher than the first signal fidelity. A correlation value between the first and second data signals is obtained by filtering a value difference between the first and second data signals. The correlation value is applied to a setpoint value for the electrical parameter regulated at the POI. The modified setpoint value and the second data signal are combined to generate a setpoint command for the power generating subsystem that is used for controlling generation of power at the power generating subsystem to regulate the electrical parameter at the POI.

Method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid
11557901 · 2023-01-17 · ·

Provided is a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid that has a grid voltage and a grid frequency. The grid comprises consumers for consuming electrical power from the grid, and generators for generating electrical power and feeding the electrical power into the grid. A feed management system is provided for managing the feed. The feed management system takes into consideration a power flow stipulation for a power flow in at least one grid segment of the electrical supply grid, an energy provision stipulation for the provision of a quantity of energy at at least one consumption point of the electrical supply grid, and a stability stipulation that specifies at least one stability criterion for the electrical supply grid. The feed management system, depending on the power flow stipulation, the energy provision stipulation and the stability stipulation, selects or adjusts a master controller to support the feed.

System and method for converter control of an inverter-based resource

A method for controlling an inverter-based resource (IBR) connected to an electrical grid includes receiving grid parameter(s) and applying a droop function to the grid parameter(s) to determine a power droop signal. Further, the method includes receiving a power reference signal. Moreover, the method includes determining a power command signal as a function of the power droop signal and the power reference signal to allow for a fast response in a power output of the IBR to the grid parameter(s). The method also includes applying power constraint(s) to the power command signal to limit how much the power output of the IBR can be changed due to the grid parameter(s). Further, the method includes determining one or more control commands for the IBR based, at least in part, on the power command signal. Thus, the method includes controlling the IBR based, at least in part, on the power command signal.