US7015595B2
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Variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier with scalar power control and dependent pitch control
Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems AS
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Filing: 2002-02-11
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Granted: 2006-03-21
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Expires: 2022-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A variable speed wind turbine having a passive grid side rectifier using scalar power control and dependent pitch control is disclosed. The variable speed turbine may include an electrical generator to provide power for a power grid and a power conversion system coupled to the electrical generator. The power conversion system may include at least one passive grid side rectifier. The power conversion system may provide power to the electrical generator using the passive grid side rectifier. The variable speed wind turbine may also use scalar power control to provide more precise control of electrical quantities on the power grid. The variable speed wind turbine may further use dependent pitch control to improve responsiveness of the wind turbine.
Inventors
- 👤 Lorenz Feddersen
- 👤 Eckardt Siebenthaler
- 👤 Björn Andresen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:46
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/04; F; F03; F03D; F03D7/00; F03D7/02; F03D7/022; F03D7/0224; F03D9/00; F03D9/20; F03D9/25; F03D9/255; F03D15/00; F03D15/10; F05; F05B; F05B2270/00; F05B2270/10; F05B2270/1016; F05B2270/20; F05B2270/30; F05B2270/32; F05B2270/327; F05B2270/328; F05B2270/337; F05B2270/70; F05B2270/705; H02P2101/00; H02P2101/15; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A variable speed wind turbine comprising: an electrical generator to provide power for a power grid; and a power conversion system coupled to the electrical generator, the power conversion system including a passive grid side rectifier, the power conversion system to provide power from the power grid to the electrical generator using the passive grid side rectifier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A variable speed wind turbine comprising: an electrical generator to provide power for a power grid; and a power conversion system coupled to the electrical generator, the power conversion system including a passive grid side rectifier, the power conversion system to provide power from the power grid to the electrical generator using the passive grid side rectifier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 1 , wherein the power conversion system is to provide power from the power grid to the electrical generator at below synchronous speed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 1 , wherein the power conversion system further includes an active generator side inverter coupled to the passive grid side rectifier via a direct current (DC) link and a power dissipating element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 3 , further comprising: a processor coupled to the power conversion system to control the active generator side inverter and the power dissipating element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 4 , wherein the processor is to control electrical quantities on the power grid by controlling the active generator side inverter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 5 , wherein the power grid is a three phase power grid and the processor is to control independently electrical quantities for each phase of the power grid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 4 , wherein the processor is to control the power dissipating element to dissipate excess power from the electrical generator at above synchronous speed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 4 , wherein the processor is to provide scalar control of the active generator side inverter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The variable speed wind turbine of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one of a Y connector and a delta Δ connector to connect the electrical generator to the power grid.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
29 words
A method for a variable speed wind turbine comprising: supplying power from a power grid to an electrical generator using a passive grid side rectifier at below synchronous speed.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
29 words
A method for a variable speed wind turbine comprising: supplying power from a power grid to an electrical generator using a passive grid side rectifier at below synchronous speed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising: dissipating excess power from the electrical generator using a power dissipating element at above synchronous speed.
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