Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind turbine power generation comprising an AC-DC-AC converter and a transformer with a tap changer
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Application No.: US17794226Application Date: 2021-01-19
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Publication No.: US12237687B2Publication Date: 2025-02-25
- Inventor: Bo Sun , Ciprian Biris , Catalin Gabriel Dincan , Philip Carne Kjær
- Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Aarhus N.
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Agent Gero G. McClellan; Charles Yeh
- Priority: DKPA202070042 20200121
- International Application: PCT/DK2021/050015 WO 20210119
- International Announcement: WO2021/148095 WO 20210729
- Main IPC: H02J3/38
- IPC: H02J3/38 ; H01F29/04 ; H02J3/00 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
A method of operating a power generating system for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, the power generating system comprising a power generator, a converter, a transformer and a tap changer, the method comprising; when operating the power generating system in a grid-forming configuration, monitoring a signal for detecting a voltage of the electrical grid which requires an increase in output voltage from the power generating system in order to maintain the grid voltage within a predetermined voltage range; and operating the tap changer to tap-up the transformer to provide at least part of the voltage increase required to maintain the grid voltage within the predetermined voltage range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230133674A1 WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATION COMPRISING AN AC-DC-AC CONVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER WITH A TAP CHANGER Public/Granted day:2023-05-04
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