Wind energy power conversion system reducing gearbox stress and improving power stability
Abstract
A wind energy power conversion system includes a gearbox, a generator, an AC to DC power converter, a DC link, and a DC to AC power converter, and at least one ultracapacitor module connected in parallel on the DC link. A method of reducing stress on a wind turbine gearbox can be performed by obtaining an unwanted frequency of the wind energy power conversion system gearbox; determining an input torque value on the input shaft of the gearbox as a function of time; determining a frequency of the input torque value; and adjusting a torque on the output shaft of the gearbox based on the unwanted frequency.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UWM Research Foundation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1532130
- Patent Number(s):
- 8860236
- Application Number:
- 12/907,651
- Assignee:
- UWM Research Foundation, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0001386
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010-10-19
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Nasiri, Adel. Wind energy power conversion system reducing gearbox stress and improving power stability. United States: N. p., 2014.
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@article{osti_1532130,
title = {Wind energy power conversion system reducing gearbox stress and improving power stability},
author = {Nasiri, Adel},
abstractNote = {A wind energy power conversion system includes a gearbox, a generator, an AC to DC power converter, a DC link, and a DC to AC power converter, and at least one ultracapacitor module connected in parallel on the DC link. A method of reducing stress on a wind turbine gearbox can be performed by obtaining an unwanted frequency of the wind energy power conversion system gearbox; determining an input torque value on the input shaft of the gearbox as a function of time; determining a frequency of the input torque value; and adjusting a torque on the output shaft of the gearbox based on the unwanted frequency.},
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