Actuating drive and emergency energy supply device

• US 7,566,981 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Issued: 07/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Kunkel, Steffen, Becker, Stephan, Hörning, Michael, Dantlgraber, Jörg, Kobelbauer, Berno, Herrmann, Karl-Günter, Neidlein, Gunther, Schnurr, Bernd
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR
• Application Number:
  US11/479,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: 290/44, 290/55, 416/132.B, 415/4.5, 603/98
• US Class Current: 290/44
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 7/0224 Adjusting blade pitch
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2260/76 the adjusting mechanism using auxiliary power sources
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2260/79 Bearing, support or actuation arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2270/1074 by using back-up controls
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0024 Parallel/serial switching of connection of batteries to charge or load circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• 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

An actuating drive for a rotor blade in a wind power installation is provided with an electric motor and a frequency converter which has a rectifier that is to be fed from a power supply system, a link connected to the rectifier, and a d.c.-to-a.c. inverter for feeding the motor, the link carrying a specified nominal operating voltage in a network-fed normal operation of the frequency converter. Furthermore, an auxiliary energy supply device is provided that is connected to the link. The auxiliary energy supply device includes and energy store which makes available a support voltage that amounts to less than 80% of the nominal operating voltage of the link. A diode is connected between the energy store and the link, and is arranged, with regard to its forward direction, in such a way that it feeds a support voltage from the energy store into the link if the link voltage falls below the support voltage. The diode prevents a current flow between the energy store and the link if the link voltage is greater than the support voltage. A charging device for the energy store has a lower charging voltage than the nominal operating voltage of the link.

Claims

1. An actuating drive for a rotor blade in a wind power installation, comprising:

an electric motor;

a frequency converter that includes a rectifier capable of being supplied by a power supply system;

a link connected to the rectifier;

a d.c.-to-a.c. inverter for feeding the electric motor, wherein the link carries a specified nominal operating voltage in a network-fed normal operation of the frequency converter;

an emergency energy supply device connected to the link and including an energy store that makes available an electrical support voltage;

a diode having a forward direction and being connected between the energy store and the link, the diode being situated in such a way with respect to the forward direction that the diode feeds a support current from the energy store into the link if a link voltage falls below the support voltage, wherein;

the diode prevents a current flow between the energy store and the link if the link voltage is greater than the support voltage,

the support voltage amounts to less than 80% of a nominal operating voltage of the link; and

a charging device for the energy store, a charge voltage of the charging device is less than the nominal operating voltage of the link.

2. The actuating drive as recited in claim 1, wherein the energy store includes a series connection of a plurality of accumulator units.

3. The actuating drive as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

a switching device by which a single one of the accumulator units is able to be connected to the charging device, wherein the charging device is developed for charging the single accumulator unit.

4. The actuating drive as recited in claim 3, further comprising:

a control device by which a respective charging state of an individual one of the accumulator units is able to be checked, and by which the switching device is able to be controlled as a function of a checking result.

5. The actuating drive as recited in claim 4, wherein the control device controls the switching device in such a way that an accumulator unit, whose voltage is less than a specified voltage value, is connected to the charging device.

6. The actuating drive as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

a device for determining an internal resistance of an accumulator unit.

7. The actuating drive as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

a control unit for activating a maintenance indication if the internal resistance of the accumulator unit is greater than a first threshold value.

8. The actuating drive as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

a shunting-out device for shunting out the accumulator unit if the internal resistance of the accumulator unit is greater than a second threshold value.

9. The actuating drive as recited in claim 8, wherein at least one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value follows a characteristics curve that is a function of a temperature of the accumulator unit.

10. The actuating unit as recited in claim 2, wherein the plurality of accumulator units includes 8 lithium ion accumulator units.

11. An emergency energy supply device for supplying an electrical actuating drive of a wind power installation, in an emergency operation, in response to a failure of a power supply system that supplies the actuating drive with electrical energy in normal operation, comprising:

an energy store that includes a plurality of accumulator units connected in series, the accumulator units including 8 lithium ion accumulator units;

a charging device for charging the accumulator units;

a switching device by which an individual one of the accumulator units is able to be connected to the charging device, wherein the charging device is developed for charging the single accumulator unit; and

a control device by which a respective charging state of an individual one of the accumulator units is able to be checked, and by which the switching device is able to be controlled as a function of a checking result.

12. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 11, wherein the control device controls the switching device in such a way that the accumulator unit, whose voltage is less than a specified voltage value, is connected to the charging device.

13. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 11, wherein each accumulator unit includes a monitoring circuit by which at least one of a voltage and a temperature of the accumulator unit is able to be recorded.

14. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a communications connection capable of being produced between the control device and the monitoring circuit.

15. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

a device for determining an internal resistance of an accumulator unit.

16. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

a control unit for activating a maintenance indication if an internal resistance of one of the accumulator units is greater than a first threshold value.

17. The emergency energy supply device as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

a shunting-out device for shunting out an accumulator unit if the internal resistance of the accumulator unit is greater than a second threshold value.