公开(公告)号：US11495967B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17278208

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Torsten Lund ,  Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Gert Karmisholt Andersen

IPC: H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/01 ,  H02J3/38

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of controlling at least one wind turbine of a plurality of wind turbines connected to an electrical grid at a predefined point in the electrical grid. The wind turbine comprises a DC link connecting a generator side converter to a line side converter, where the line side converter is controlled according to a modulation index requested by a power converter controller. The method comprises determining a harmonic frequency signal indicative of a harmonic frequency value at the predefined point in the electrical grid; determining a deviation between the harmonic frequency signal and a permissible harmonic frequency value; determining a permissible modulation index based on the deviation; comparing the permissible modulation index to the modulation index requested by the power converter controller; and, altering a DC link voltage set-point based on the comparison between the permissible modulation index and the requested modulation index.

公开(公告)号：US20230152128A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17988434

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Kent Tange ,  Daniel De Figueiredo Maria

IPC: G01D5/244 ,  F03D7/04 ,  F03D13/20

CPC classification number: G01D5/2448 ,  F03D7/042 ,  F03D13/20

Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining angular position of a generator shaft of a wind turbine. The method includes receiving a position signal, from an encoder position sensor of the wind turbine, indicative of an angular position of the generator shaft. The method includes determining a compensation signal to compensate for a disturbance signal in the received position signal indicative of an imperfection associated with the encoder position sensor. The method includes modifying the position signal by applying the determined compensation signal to the received position signal to determine angular position.

公开(公告)号：US11894672B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US18004879

申请日：2021-07-06

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Luis Miguel Calhau Gonçalves ,  Kenneth G. Hansen ,  Hans Christian Bisgaard-Clausen ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Hamid Soltani ,  Poul Møhl Dyrlund ,  Kent Tange

IPC: H02H7/06 ,  H02H3/00 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02P9/00 ,  H02P101/15

CPC classification number: H02H7/06 ,  H02H3/006 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02P9/006 ,  H02P2101/15

Abstract: A system for a wind turbine that includes a protection system interfaced to a circuit breaker system and a sensing system. The protection system is configured to determine an operational mode of the wind turbine by monitoring at least two parameters determine a parameter set comprising a plurality of operational parameters based on a determined operational mode, and an associated set of expected values corresponding to the parameter set, determine actual values corresponding to the determined parameter set, identify a fault condition in the event that the determined set of actual values of the operational parameters do not correspond to the determined set of expected values of the operational parameters, and implement a protection action based on the identified fault condition.

公开(公告)号：US12264647B1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US18885286

申请日：2024-09-13

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Andreas Langbak ,  Peter Mongeau ,  Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange

IPC: F03D15/00 ,  F03D7/02 ,  F03D15/10 ,  F03D17/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US10700624B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16326988

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Gert Karmisholt Andersen ,  Kent Tange ,  Søren Andersen ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Jens Peter Biltoft ,  Lars Helle ,  John Godsk Nielsen

IPC: H02P9/30 ,  H02P9/02 ,  H02P101/15 ,  F03D9/25 ,  H02M5/458 ,  H02M5/44 ,  H02M1/00

Abstract: A method of controlling a wind turbine generator (1) comprising an electrical generator (10) and a power converter (12), the power converter (12) comprising an electrical switch (14a, 14b) that is configured to process electrical power produced by the electrical generator (10), the method comprising: controlling an output from the electrical switch (14a, 14b) using a variable pulse-width modulated control signal, thereby to control characteristics of output power from the power converter (12); acquiring sample data (26) relating to an electronic signal within the wind turbine generator (1), wherein the sample data (26) is used for controlling the wind turbine generator (1); and dynamically adjusting a frequency (30) at which the sample data is acquired to synchronise data acquisition with a carrier frequency (24) of the control signal.

公开(公告)号：US11815370B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17988434

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Kent Tange ,  Daniel De Figueiredo Maria

IPC: G01D5/244 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F03D17/00 ,  F03D7/04 ,  G05D3/12 ,  H02P6/16

CPC classification number: G01D5/2448 ,  F03D7/042 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F03D17/00 ,  G05D3/12 ,  H02P6/16

Abstract: A method for determining angular position of a generator shaft of a wind turbine is presented. The method includes receiving a position signal, from an encoder position sensor of the wind turbine, indicative of an angular position of the generator shaft. The method includes determining a compensation signal to compensate for a disturbance signal in the received position signal indicative of an imperfection associated with the encoder position sensor. The method includes modifying the position signal by applying the determined compensation signal to the received position signal to determine angular position.

公开(公告)号：US11728741B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17278161

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Gert Karmisholt Andersen ,  Torsten Lund ,  Lars Meyer

IPC: H02M5/42 ,  H02P9/02 ,  H02M1/44 ,  F03D9/25

CPC classification number: H02M5/42 ,  F03D9/25 ,  H02M1/44 ,  H02P9/02 ,  F05B2220/706

Abstract: This invention concerns a method of controlling a power converter system 26 operating in an overmodulation region. The power converter system 26 comprises more than two current controllers 71, 73, 77, 79 a modulator 76 and a power converter 78, and the modulator 76 is configured to provide at least one modulated drive signal 87 to the power converter 78 based on voltage reference vector signals 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d from the more than two current controllers 71, 73, 77, 79. The method comprises determining the voltage reference vector signals 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d; determining compensated voltage reference vector signals 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d indicative of a fundamental frequency of a respective voltage reference vector signal 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d; and, determining the at least one modulated drive signal 87 based on a combination of the compensated voltage reference vector signals 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d.

公开(公告)号：US11611290B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16957085

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Torsten Lund ,  Gert Karmisholt Andersen

IPC: H02M7/5395 ,  H02M5/458 ,  H02P27/08

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine which comprises a power generator, a generator side converter, a grid side converter, a DC link electrically connected to an output of the generator side converter and an input of the grid side converter. The method comprises monitoring a wind turbine signal for detection of an operational condition which requires an increase of an output voltage of the grid side converter, upon detection of the operational condition, initiate an over-modulation mode wherein the grid side converter is operated with a modulation index in an over-modulation range, and upon the detection of the operational condition, initiate a DC-voltage adjustment mode wherein the a DC-voltage of the DC link is increased from a first voltage level towards a second voltage level.

公开(公告)号：US11502616B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US17278197

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange ,  Gert Karmisholt Andersen ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Torsten Lund ,  Lars Meyer

IPC: H02M5/458 ,  H02P9/02

Abstract: This invention concerns a method of controlling a line side converter of a power converter system operating in an over-modulation range. The line side converter comprises a controller comprising a feedback control module configured to output a feedback control signal for modifying a drive signal received by a modulator. The method comprises determining a modulation index within the over-modulation range; and, controlling the feedback control module to adjust the feedback control signal based on the modulation index.

公开(公告)号：US10774809B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16144451

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Inventor： Ciprian Biris ,  Kent Tange ,  Duy Duc Doan ,  Torsten Lund ,  Gert Karmisholt Andersen

IPC: F03D7/02 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/18

Abstract: Controlling a power converters during over voltage condition. A wind turbine signal is monitored for detection of an over voltage of the grid and upon detection of the over voltage, an over-modulation mode is initiated wherein the grid side converter is operated with a modulation index being increased in an over-modulation range at least during a sub-period of the over-modulation mode, and upon the detection of the operational condition, a DC-voltage adjustment mode is initiated wherein the DC voltage of the DC link is decreased from a second voltage level towards a first voltage level at least during a sub-period of the DC-voltage adjustment mode.