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公开(公告)号:US20220123667A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-21
申请号:US17562731
申请日:2021-12-27
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Cem Özgür GERÇEK , Lars HELLE , Duy Duc DOAN , Tune PEDERSEN
Abstract: This disclosure proposes a topology that integrates a DC chopper into the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) cells of a power converter. The integrated DC chopper may include chopper resistors that may also be advantageously integrated into a heat sink for a power module comprising at least the power transistors of the MMC cell. Embodiments herein also describe a method for using an MMC cell's IGBTs and chopper resistors for providing a safe discharge of both cell capacitors and DC-link capacitors in different operating conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20210351714A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-11
申请号:US17278161
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Kent TANGE , Duy Duc DOAN , Gert Karmisholt ANDERSEN , Torsten LUND , Lars MEYER
Abstract: This invention concerns a method of controlling a power converter system 26 operating in an overmodulation region. The power converter system 26 comprises more than two current controllers 71, 73, 77, 79 a modulator 76 and a power converter 78, and the modulator 76 is configured to provide at least one modulated drive signal 87 to the power converter 78 based on voltage reference vector signals 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d from the more than two current controllers 71, 73, 77, 79. The method comprises determining the voltage reference vector signals 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d; determining compensated voltage reference vector signals 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d indicative of a fundamental frequency of a respective voltage reference vector signal 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d; and, determining the at least one modulated drive signal 87 based on a combination of the compensated voltage reference vector signals 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d.
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公开(公告)号:US20230133674A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-04
申请号:US17794226
申请日:2021-01-19
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Bo SUN , Ciprian BIRIS , Catalin Gabriel DINCAN , Philip Carne KJÆR
Abstract: A method of operating a power generating system for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, the power generating system comprising a power generator, a converter, a transformer and a tap changer, the method comprising; when operating the power generating system in a grid-forming configuration, monitoring a signal for detecting a voltage of the electrical grid which requires an increase in output voltage from the power generating system in order to maintain the grid voltage within a predetermined voltage range; and operating the tap changer to tap-up the transformer to provide at least part of the voltage increase required to maintain the grid voltage within the predetermined voltage range.
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公开(公告)号:US20230048911A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-16
申请号:US17794203
申请日:2021-01-19
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Bo SUN
Abstract: A method of operating a power generating system for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, the power generating system comprising a power generator, a converter, a transformer and a tap changer, the method comprising; monitoring a signal for detecting an over-voltage condition in the electrical grid which requires a reduction in the output voltage from the power generating system; initiating a convertor response mode configured to provide at least part of the required voltage reduction; and initiating a transformer response mode configured to provide at least part of the required voltage reduction; wherein the transformer response mode comprises operating the tap changer to adjust the output voltage from the power generating system.
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公开(公告)号:US20190219029A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16144451
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Kent TANGE , Duy Duc DOAN , Torsten LUND , Gert Karmisholt ANDERSEN
Abstract: Controlling a power converters during over voltage condition. A wind turbine signal is monitored for detection of an over voltage of the grid and upon detection of the over voltage, an over-modulation mode is initiated wherein the grid side converter is operated with a modulation index being increased in an over-modulation range at least during a sub-period of the over-modulation mode, and upon the detection of the operational condition, a DC-voltage adjustment mode is initiated wherein the DC voltage of the DC link is decreased from a second voltage level towards a first voltage level at least during a sub-period of the DC-voltage adjustment mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20230184224A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US18081411
申请日:2022-12-14
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Ole Damm KRISTENSEN , Shirin YOUSEFIZADEH
CPC classification number: F03D17/00 , F03D13/20 , F05D2260/81 , F05D2270/303
Abstract: The invention relates to monitoring a wind turbine having an electrical component. An exterior temperature and power loss associated with the electrical component is obtained, and a thermal model describing the electrical component is executed, based on the exterior temperature and power loss, to determine an internal temperature of the electrical component. A further thermal model describing the electrical component is executed, based on the internal temperature and an exterior component temperature, to predict a future thermal condition of the electrical component in order to monitor operation of the wind turbine.
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公开(公告)号:US20210376749A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-02
申请号:US17278197
申请日:2019-09-11
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Kent TANGE , Gert Karmishoit ANDERSEN , Duy Duc DOAN , Torsten LUND , Lars MEYER
Abstract: This invention concerns a method of controlling a line side converter of a power converter system operating in an over-modulation range. The line side converter comprises a controller comprising a feedback control module configured to output a feedback control signal for modifying a drive signal received by a modulator. The method comprises determining a modulation index within the over-modulation range; and, controlling the feedback control module to adjust the feedback control signal based on the modulation index.
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公开(公告)号:US20200076193A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16468251
申请日:2017-11-24
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Manoj GUPTA , Henrik MØLLER , Kouroush NAYEBI , Janakiraman SIVASANKARAN , Mu WEI , Hans Kristian BJØRN
Abstract: A wind power plant system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators each having a corresponding generator controller, and a power plant controller for controlling the power generated by the wind power plant system; wherein at least some of the plurality of generator controllers are each configured to: generate a model that indicates the thermal capacity of one or more components of the wind turbine generator, determine power capacity data from the model, said data relating to: at least one reactive power supply level and a corresponding time limit for which that reactive power supply level may be maintained, and transmit to the power plant controller the determined power capacity data, wherein the power plant controller is operable to receive the power capacity data from the plurality of generator controllers and to transmit respective power references to the plurality of generator controllers to control the power generated by the wind power plant system.
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公开(公告)号:US20200274360A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16062888
申请日:2017-05-16
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Uffe C. MERRILD , Leif Svinth CHRISTENSEN , Gert Karmisholt ANDERSEN
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a method for controlling an amount of reactive current provided from a wind turbine generator to a power grid during an abnormal power grid event, said wind turbine generator comprising a doubly-fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, and a power converter coupling the rotor to the power grid, the power converter comprising a grid-side inverter, wherein the method comprises the step of balancing the reactive current provided to the power grid between a reactive stator current and a reactive grid-side inverter current, wherein the reactive grid-side inverter current is controlled in accordance with a reactive current capacity of a grid breaker receiving the reactive current provided by the grid-side inverter. Aspects of the present invention also relate to a wind turbine generator being capable of performing the method.
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公开(公告)号:US20190093634A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US16143818
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Inventor: Ciprian BIRIS , Uffe C. MERRILD , Leif Svinth CHRISTENSEN , Martin Ansbjerg KJÆR
Abstract: Controlling a wind turbine during a grid fault where the grid voltage drops below a nominal grid voltage. After detection of a grid fault, the total current limit for the power converter output is increased to a total maximum overload current limit. Depending on whether active or reactive current generation is prioritized, an active or reactive current reference is determined. The active current reference is determined in a way so that a reduction in active power production due to the grid voltage drop is minimized and based on the condition that the vector-sum of the active output current and the reactive output current is limited according to the total maximum overload current limit, and a maximum period of time is determined in which the power converter can be controlled based on the active/reactive current references. Afterwards the power converter is controlled based on the active and reactive current references.
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