Doubly-fed induction generator wind turbine system having solid-state stator switch
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F03D-009/00
H02P-009/04
H02P-009/00
F03D-007/02
출원번호
US-0898605
(2013-05-21)
등록번호
US-9018783
(2015-04-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Cooper, Ronald C.
출원인 / 주소
General Electric Company
대리인 / 주소
Dority & Manning, P.A.
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초록▼
Wind turbine systems and methods are provided. An exemplary system includes a wind driven doubly fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, the stator providing AC power to a stator bus. The system further includes a power converter coupled to the rotor of the doubly fed induction generato
Wind turbine systems and methods are provided. An exemplary system includes a wind driven doubly fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, the stator providing AC power to a stator bus. The system further includes a power converter coupled to the rotor of the doubly fed induction generator, the power converter providing an output to a line bus, and a transformer coupled to the stator bus. The system further includes a solid-state switch coupled between the stator bus and the transformer.
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1. A wind turbine system, comprising: a wind driven doubly fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, the stator providing AC power to a stator bus;a power converter coupled to the rotor of the doubly fed induction generator, the power converter providing an output to a line bus;a transfor
1. A wind turbine system, comprising: a wind driven doubly fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, the stator providing AC power to a stator bus;a power converter coupled to the rotor of the doubly fed induction generator, the power converter providing an output to a line bus;a transformer coupled to the stator bus; anda three-phase solid-state switch coupled between the stator bus and the transformer, wherein each phase comprises a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) assembly comprising at least two SCRs connected in series with a first node therebetween and at least two resistors connected in series with a second node therebetween, wherein the first node is connected to the second node. 2. The wind turbine system of claim 1, wherein each SCR assembly comprises two SCRs connected in a back-to-back arrangement. 3. The wind turbine system of claim 1, wherein each phase comprises a plurality of SCR assemblies arranged in series. 4. The wind turbine system of claim 1, further comprising a gate drive circuit coupled to the solid-state switch for gating the solid-state switch, the gate drive circuit comprising a switch transformer configured to receive a gate drive signal. 5. The wind turbine system of claim 4, wherein the switch transformer is a toroidal transformer comprising a primary coil and a plurality of secondary coils. 6. The wind turbine system of claim 5, wherein the solid-state switch comprises a plurality of silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), and wherein each of the plurality of secondary coils is coupled to one of the plurality of SCRs. 7. The wind turbine system of claim 5, wherein the gate drive circuit further comprises a plurality of stabilizing circuit elements and a plurality of diodes, and wherein one of the plurality of stabilizing circuit elements and one of the plurality of diodes is coupled between each of the plurality of secondary coils and the associated one of the plurality of SCRs. 8. The wind turbine system of claim 1, further comprising a zero-crossing control circuit coupled to the solid-state switch, the zero-crossing control circuit comprising a potential transformer and a zero-crossing detector, the zero-crossing control circuit further coupled to a controller for receipt of a gate drive signal. 9. The wind turbine system of claim 1, wherein the transformer comprises a primary winding coupled to an electrical grid and a secondary winding coupled to the stator bus. 10. The wind turbine system of claim 9, wherein the transformer further comprises an auxiliary winding coupled to the line bus. 11. The wind turbine system of claim 1, further comprising a circuit breaker coupled between the solid-state switch and the transformer. 12. A wind turbine system, comprising: a wind driven doubly fed induction generator having a rotor and a stator, the stator providing AC power to a stator bus;a power converter coupled to the rotor of the doubly fed induction generator, the power converter providing an output to a line bus;a transformer coupled to the stator bus; anda three-phase solid-state switch coupled between the stator bus and the transformer, each phase of the solid-state switch comprising at least one silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) assembly having at least two SCRs connected in series with a first node therebetween and at least two resistors connected in series with a second node therebetween, wherein the first node is connected to the second node, the at least one SCR assembly comprising two SCRs connected in a back-to-back arrangement. 13. The wind turbine system of claim 12, wherein each phase comprises a plurality of SCR assemblies arranged in series. 14. The wind turbine system of claim 12, further comprising a gate drive circuit coupled to the solid-state switch for gating the solid-state switch, the gate drive circuit comprising a toroidal transformer configured to receive a gate drive signal. 15. The wind turbine system of claim 12, further comprising a zero-crossing control circuit coupled to the solid-state switch, the zero-crossing control circuit comprising a potential transformer and a zero-crossing detector, the zero-crossing control circuit further coupled to a controller for receipt of a gate drive signal. 16. A method for controlling alternating current (AC) power transmission, the method comprising: generating AC power;outputting the AC power to a stator bus; andgating transmission of the AC power from the stator bus to a transformer using a three-phase solid-state switch, wherein each phase of the solid-state switch comprises at least one silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) assembly having at least two SCRs connected in series with a first node therebetween and at least two resistors connected in series with a second node therebetween, wherein the first node is connected to the second node. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the gating step occurs only at zero-voltage crossings.
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