METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND PARK

• US 20100276931A1
• Filed: 07/12/2010
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Original Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Inventors: Wobben, Aloys
• Granted Patent: US 8,301,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 290/44
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 7/0272 by measures acting on the electrical generator
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 7/0284 in relation to the state of the electric grid
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 7/048 controlling wind farms
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/255 connected to electrical distribution networks; Arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/257 the wind motor being part of a wind farm
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2270/1033 Power (if explicitly mentioned)
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2270/304 Spool rotational speed
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2270/335 Output power or torque
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2270/337 Electrical grid status parameters, e.g. voltage, frequency or power demand
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/40 Synchronising a generator for connection to a network or to another generator
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/30 Wind power
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects

Abstract

A wind park system is disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises at least one wind power installation having a generator for the delivery of electrical power to an electrical network, characterized in that the power delivered to the network by the wind park is regulated or adjusted in dependence on the network frequency of the electrical network.

Claims

1. A wind park, comprising:

at least one wind power installation having a generator to deliver electrical power to an electrical network, the wind power installation being adapted to vary the amount of the electrical power that is delivered to the electrical network in dependence on a network frequency of the electrical network;

a frequency sensor circuit coupled to receive the frequency of the electrical network;

a control circuit coupled to the wind power installation and receiving an input from the frequency sensor circuit, the control circuit being configured such that the electrical power which is delivered by the wind park and fed into the electrical network is reduced when the network frequency of the electrical network deviates from a defined value by a threshold amount.

2. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein the electrical power which is delivered by the wind park and fed into the electrical network is reduced when the network frequency of the electrical network exceeds or falls below a defined value.

3. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein the threshold amount is in the range of 0.3% to 0.6% of the network frequency.

4. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein the at least one wind power installation comprises:

a rotor and an electrical generator coupled to the rotor to deliver electrical power to the electrical network, and a regulating device with a frequency detector to measure a frequency of the electrical power applied to the electrical network and the electrical power delivered to the electrical network by the wind park is adjustable in dependence on the network frequency measured by the frequency detector or can be adjusted from an exterior.

5. The wind park according to claim 4 wherein the regulating device includes a microprocessor.

6. The wind park according to claim 5 wherein the wind power installation includes an inverter coupled to the microprocessor.

7. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein mechanical power of the wind power installation is produced by adjustable rotor blades being set into wind.

8. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein the defined value is 50 Hz.

9. The wind park according to claim 1 wherein the defined value is 60 Hz.

10. The wind park of claim 1 wherein the electrical power fed into the electrical network is reduced when the network frequency of the electrical network is greater than the defined value by the threshold amount.

11. The wind park of claim 1 wherein the electrical power fed into the electrical network is reduced when the network frequency of the electrical network is less than the defined value by the threshold amount.

12. A wind park, comprising:

at least one wind power installation having a generator to deliver electrical power to an electrical network, the wind power installation being adapted to vary the amount of the electrical power that is delivered to the electrical network in dependence on a network frequency of the electrical network,

a frequency sensor coupled to the electrical network for measuring the frequency of the electrical network;

a control circuit coupled to the output of the wind power installation and to the frequency sensor, the control circuit being configured to reduce the power output from the wind turbine onto the electrical network when the measured frequency of the electrical network varies from a defined value by more than a threshold amount.

13. The wind part according to claim 12 further including:

a rectifier circuit coupled to the output of the at least wind power installation for converting the AC voltage output of the wind power installation to DC voltage; and

a voltage inverter circuit coupled to the output of the rectifier circuit for converting the DC voltage to an AC voltage having the frequency and voltage level of the electrical network.

14. A wind park, comprising:

a wind turbine means for generating electricity, the wind turbine means having a plurality of blades that rotate based on power from the wind and an electrical generator means for generating power from the rotating blades;

power transfer means for transferring the generated power from the wind turbine means to an electrical network that is outside of the wind turbine means;

a frequency sensor means for receiving the frequency of the electrical network;

a control means for reducing the amount of power transferred from the wind turbine means to the electrical network when the network frequency of the electrical network deviates from a defined value by greater than a threshold amount.

15. The wind park according to claim 14 wherein the threshold amount is in the range of 0.3% to 0.6% of the network frequency.