A METHOD FOR DETECTING POWER OSCILLATION IN AN ELECTRIC POWER GRIDA method for detecting power oscillation in an electric power grid (102), wherein the method comprises: integrating (201a) a filtered signal (134) on a first interval (136a), the filtered signal (134)…DRIVE·Jun 10·2 min readFollowG01R19/04VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RENEWABLE ENERGY FARM IN COMPLIANCE WITH OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS A POWER GRIDA method for controlling a renewable energy farm (1) comprising a plurality of wind turbines (2) and at least one central control unit (5) is disclosed. The wind turbines (2) of the renewable energy f…DRIVE·Apr 22·2 min readFollowF03D7/0284VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO VOLTAGE CONTROL IN RENEWABLE POWER PLANTSThere is provided a method of operating a renewable power plant that is connected to a wider power network by a bus. The method comprises: identifying a predetermined voltage condition of the renewabl…DRIVE·Mar 4·1 min readFollowG05B15/02VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
ARC FAULT PROTECTED ELECTRIC CONVERTER SYSTEMA wind turbine with an electric converter module, e.g. for converting electric power from a wind turbine generator, the module comprising a first section (S1) with top, a bottom and four side walls to…DRIVE·Apr 30·2 min readFollowF03D80/50VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
VOLTAGE CONTROL ON A WIND TURBINE TRANSFORMER WITH MULTIPLE WINDINGSThe invention relates to a method for operating a power system of a wind turbine. The power system comprises first and second parallel connected DC-to-AC converters (231, 232) and at least one transfo…DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min readFollowF03D9/255VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Apparatus and method for operating a wind turbine under low utility grid voltage conditionsThe present invention relates to a wind turbine and an associated method for controlling the output current from said wind turbine to an electric power grid, and, more particularly, to a wind turbine …DRIVE·Sep 25·1 min readFollowF03D7/0224VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Transportation device for a wind turbine component and method of using sameA method of transporting a wind turbine component on an existing road includes loading the wind turbine component on a transportation device in a first orientation using the transportation device, reo…DRIVE·Aug 8·1 min readFollowB60P3/40VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Controller arrangement of an electrical power transfer system of a wind turbineA controller arrangement of an electrical power transfer system (1) of a wind turbine is described. The wind turbine has an electrical generator and is connected to an electrical power grid, wherein t…DRIVE·Jul 11·2 min readFollowH02J3/381VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Power conversion system and methodA power conversion system for converting electrical power from at least one power source includes a plurality of converter chains which couple the at least one power source to at least one load. At le…DRIVE·Jul 4·1 min readFollowH02J3/381VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
A wind turbine generatorA wind turbine generator comprising: an electrical generator configured to generate AC signals, a plurality of power converters operated by a gating signal, each power converter configured to convert …DRIVE·Jun 20·1 min readFollowH02J3/381VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Method of Operating a Wind Turbine, Controller Usable for Operating a Wind Turbine, and Wind TurbineA method of operating a wind turbine, a controller usable for operating a wind turbine, and a wind turbine are provided. The wind turbine includes a voltage converter being connectable to a power grid…DRIVE·Jan 18·1 min readFollowH02J3/381VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
Method for operating a power dissipating unit in a wind turbineA variable speed wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a generator, a power converter for converting at least a portion of electrical power generated by the generator wherein the power …DRIVE·Aug 24·2 min readFollowF03D7/0272VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
System and method for monitoring power filters and detecting power filter failure in a wind turbine electrical generatorA method for determining a fault in a power filter of a wind turbine generator, the method including the steps of: calculating a reactive power consumed by the power filter; and comparing the calculat…DRIVE·Mar 23·1 min readFollowH02J3/01VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]
A wind power plant predictive protection circuitThe present invention relates to a method of operating of a wind power plant comprising a circuit breaker and at least one wind turbine generator electrically connectable to an electrical grid through…DRIVE·Feb 9·1 min readFollowF03D7/0284VESTAS WIND SYS AS [DK]