Power Management During Grid Faults
First Claim
1. A wind turbine facility adapted to deliver electrical energy to an associated power supply grid, the wind turbine facility comprising:
- generator means for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy, the generator means being mechanically coupled to a set of rotor blades optionally via a gearing arrangement;
an electric power converter electrically coupled to the generator means and the associated power supply grid optionally via a grid transformer;
power dissipation/storage means being adapted to dissipate or store an amount of electrical energy from the generator means; and
control means for determining an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage means.
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Abstract
A method for operating a wind turbine facility during for example a grid fault, the wind turbine facility comprising a power dissipation/storage being adapted to dissipate or store electrical energy exceeding an amount to be delivered to an associated power supply grid during the grid fault. The method includes operating the wind turbine facility in accordance with an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage of the wind turbine facility by ensuring that a total amount of electrical energy generated by the wind turbine facility does not exceed a sum of the allowed amount and the amount to be delivered to the power supply grid.
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1. A wind turbine facility adapted to deliver electrical energy to an associated power supply grid, the wind turbine facility comprising:
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generator means for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy, the generator means being mechanically coupled to a set of rotor blades optionally via a gearing arrangement; an electric power converter electrically coupled to the generator means and the associated power supply grid optionally via a grid transformer; power dissipation/storage means being adapted to dissipate or store an amount of electrical energy from the generator means; and control means for determining an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A method for operating a wind turbine facility adapted to deliver electrical energy to an associated power supply grid during a grid fault, such as a low-voltage ride through event, the wind turbine facility comprising power dissipation/storage means being adapted to dissipate or store electrical energy exceeding an amount to be delivered to the associated power supply grid during the grid fault, the method comprising the step of operating the wind turbine facility in accordance with an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage means of the wind turbine facility by ensuring that a total amount of electrical energy generated by the wind turbine facility does not exceed a sum of the allowed amount and the amount to be delivered to the power supply grid.
- 21. A method for operating a wind turbine facility adapted to deliver electrical energy to an associated power supply grid, the wind turbine facility comprising power dissipation/storage means being adapted to dissipate or store electrical energy, the method comprising the step of operating the wind turbine facility in accordance with an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage means of the wind turbine facility by ensuring that a total amount of electrical energy generated by the wind turbine facility does not exceed the allowed amount of electrical energy.
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