Method for operating a wind park

• US 7,392,114 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Issued: 06/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Original Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Inventors: Wobben, Aloys
• Primary Examiner(s): KOSOWSKI, ALEXANDER J
• Application Number:
  US11/345,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 700286-287, 700/90, 290/44, 290/55, 322/20
• US Class Current: 700/286
• 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
• 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 includes at least one wind power installation having a rotor; an electrical generator drivable by the rotor, such that the electrical generator is operable to deliver electrical power to an electrical network; and a control device operable to control at least a voltage and a current of the electrical power delivered into the electrical network, and operable to implement a phase angle change in dependence on a network voltage measured at least one location within the electrical network, wherein the phase angle determines the phase position between the current and the voltage of the electrical power delivered by the electrical generator.

Claims

1. A method of operating a wind park having at least one wind power installation comprising an electrical generator driven by a rotor of the wind power installation and operable to deliver electrical power to an electrical power supply network, and a control device for controlling the voltage and/or the current of the electrical power delivered to the electrical network, comprising:

setting the electrical power delivered by the wind park to be in a range of between 0% and 100% of the electrical power capability by a control input to the control device;

adjusting the delivered electrical power by an operator of the electrical power supply network to which the wind park is connected via the control input;

measuring a value of a network voltage at least at one location in the electrical power supply network;

feeding the value of the measured network voltage to the control device;

reducing the delivered electrical power of the wind park when the measured voltage exceeds a given voltage; and

changing a phase angle φ

in dependence on the value of the measured network voltage, wherein the phase angle φ

determines the phase position between the current and the voltage which is delivered to the electrical power supply network.

2. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that the phase angle φ

is changed in such a way that the network voltage at least one predetermined point in the network remains substantially unchanged.

3. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that the network voltage is detected at least one predetermined point in the network.

4. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that the network voltage is detected at a different point from a feed-in point of the electrical power delivered by the wind power installation.

5. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that the values which are to be set for the phase angle φ

are derived from predetermined characteristic values.

6. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that a regulation can directly or indirectly implement actuation of a switching device in the electrical network.

7. The method according to claim 1 characterized in that for portions of the network corresponding voltage detection procedures and regulating procedures by means of the phase angle φ

are effected separately.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

operating the control device to control the phase angle such that the phase angle change is implemented.

9. A wind power installation coupled to an electrical power supply network, comprising:

a rotor;

an electrical generator drivable by the rotor, such that the electrical generator is operable to deliver electrical power to an electrical power supply network coupled to the wind power installation; and

a control device operable to control at least the electrical power, a voltage and a current of the electrical power of at least one of the wind power installations in a range between 0% and 100% of a nominal power value, operable to reduce the delivered electrical power when the electrical voltage in the electrical supply network exceeds a given value, and operable to implement a phase angle change in dependence on a network voltage measured at least one location within the electrical network;

a control input coupled to the control device, the control input controllable by an operator of the electrical power supply network and operable to adjust the power delivered by the wind power installation; and

wherein the phase angle determines the phase position between the current and the voltage of the electrical power delivered by the electrical generator.

10. The wind power installation of claim 9, further comprising:

at least a second wind power installation; and

a voltage detection device for each wind power installation.

11. The wind power installation of claim 9, characterized in that, for the situation where the voltage in the electrical network falls to a network voltage value below a nominal voltage of between 70% and 90% of the network voltage value, the wind power installation is separated from the electrical network within a predetermined period of time.

12. The wind power installation of claim 11, characterized in that an increase or a reduction in the power of the wind power installation is limited to a value of between about 5% and 15% of a network connection capacity of at least the wind power installation per minute.

13. The wind power installation of claim 10, wherein the second wind power installation comprises:

a second rotor; and

a second electrical generator drivable by the second rotor, such that the second electrical generator is operable to deliver electrical power to the electrical network,

wherein the control device is operable to control at least a second voltage and a second current of the electrical power delivered into the electrical network by the second wind power installation, and operable to implement a second phase angle change in dependence on the measured network voltage, and wherein the second phase angle determines the phase position between the second current and the second voltage of the electrical power delivered by the second electrical generator.

14. The wind power installation of claim 11, wherein the predetermined period of time is between 2 and 6 seconds.

15. The wind power installation of claim 11, wherein the control device is operable to control the phase angle of the electrical power delivered into the electrical network, and operable to implement the phase angle change in dependence on a network voltage measured at least one location within the electrical network by adjusting the phase angle.

16. The wind power installation of claim 12, wherein an increase or a reduction in the power of the wind power installation is limited to a value of 10% of the network connection capacity of at least the wind power installation per minute.