Abstract:
The present invention relates to control of a wind turbine where nacelle vibration is reduced by use of blade pitching or generator torque modulation. The nacelle vibrations are reduced based on a position signal of the nacelle. An actuator signal is determined based on the position signal and applied to the actuator capable of reducing nacelle vibration. The actuator signal is gain adjusted based on a separation between the rotor frequency and tower vibration frequency.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for regulating a flow of power between a wind power facility and a power grid connected thereto. The method comprises the steps of determining whether power is to be delivered to or absorbed from the power grid, and at least partly disabling or at least partly enabling one or more power consuming auxiliary systems in response to said determination. Moreover, an arrangement for delivering additional power to a power grid is provided.
Abstract:
A method of calibrating load sensors of a wind turbine, and a wind turbine for such load sensor calibration, are disclosed. The wind turbine comprises a rotor, a plurality of rotor blades, and a plurality of load sensors associated with the rotor blades. While the rotor is rotating, at least one of the rotor blades is moved from a first calibration position to a second calibration position, and load values from the load sensors are measured. The number of rotor blades being moved is at least one fewer than the number of the plurality of rotor blades. The rotation of the rotor may be during idling of the wind turbine. The movement of the blade(s) may be to change the pitch angle of the blade(s). At least one of the rotor blades not being moved to a calibration position may also be moved, for example to control the rotational speed of the rotor.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and a control arrangement for frequency regulation of an electrical grid operatively coupled with at least one wind turbine generator. The method includes operating the wind turbine generator to consume electrical power from the electrical grid. Further disclosed is a method for increasing a ramp rate capacity of a wind power plant comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators. The method includes operating at least one of the plurality of wind turbine generators to consume electrical power.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for wind turbine generators for reducing electrical disturbances in the form of power variations which are caused by damping controllers arranged the compensate structural oscillations by inducing shaft torque variations. The shaft torque variations are generated by imposing corresponding variations in a generator set-point, e.g. a power or torque set-point. Variations in the generator set-point cause undesired variations in the power injected to the grid by one or more wind turbine generators. According to an embodiment of the invention the electrical disturbances may be reduced by limiting a damping controller's control action. The amount of limitation or restriction of the damping controller may be determined on basis on electrical disturbance information determined from power measured e.g. at a location on the grid.