Electrical yaw drive for a wind turbine, wind turbine and method for operating a wind turbine
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02P-003/22
H02P-009/04
F03D-007/02
F03D-007/00
H02P-003/12
출원번호
US-0786529
(2013-03-06)
등록번호
US-9172321
(2015-10-27)
우선권정보
EP-12159719 (2012-03-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Thisted, Jan
Vinther, Soeren
출원인 / 주소
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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3
초록▼
An electrical yaw drive for a wind turbine is described, wherein the wind turbine includes a wind turbine nacelle and a wind turbine tower. The electrical yaw drive has an asynchronous motor, an excitation capacitor bank and dump loads, wherein the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads are el
An electrical yaw drive for a wind turbine is described, wherein the wind turbine includes a wind turbine nacelle and a wind turbine tower. The electrical yaw drive has an asynchronous motor, an excitation capacitor bank and dump loads, wherein the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads are electrically connectable to windings of the asynchronous motor. Furthermore, a wind turbine with such an electrical yaw drive and a method for operating such a wind turbine are described.
대표청구항▼
1. An electrical yaw drive for a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine comprises a wind turbine nacelle and a wind turbine tower, the electrical yaw drive comprising: an asynchronous motor,an excitation capacitor bank anddump loads,wherein the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads are electr
1. An electrical yaw drive for a wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine comprises a wind turbine nacelle and a wind turbine tower, the electrical yaw drive comprising: an asynchronous motor,an excitation capacitor bank anddump loads,wherein the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads are electrically connectable to windings of the asynchronous motor. 2. The electrical yaw drive according to claim 1, wherein the electrical yaw drive is a brakeless electrical yaw drive. 3. The electrical yaw drive according to claim 1, wherein the excitation capacitor bank is configured to be connectable to the windings of the asynchronous motor in form of a delta-connection. 4. The electrical yaw drive according to claim 1, wherein the excitation capacitor bank is configured to be connectable to the windings of the asynchronous motor in form of a star-connection. 5. The electrical yaw drive according to claim 1, wherein the excitation capacitor bank and/or the dump loads are electrically connectable to the windings of the asynchronous motor via closed contactors. 6. The electrical yaw drive according to claim 1, wherein the dump loads are electrically connectable to the windings of the asynchronous motor via open contactors. 7. A wind turbine, comprising: an electrical yaw drive according to claim 1. 8. The wind turbine according to claim 7, further comprising: a power converter,wherein the asynchronous motor is powered via the power converter. 9. The wind turbine according to claim 7, further comprising: a wind turbine generator,wherein the asynchronous motor is powered via a wind turbine generator supply voltage. 10. The wind turbine according to claim 7, wherein the wind turbine comprises the wind turbine nacelle and the wind turbine tower, wherein the yaw drive is configured to receive electrical power, which causes the yaw drive to rotate the wind turbine nacelle relative to the wind turbine tower,wherein responsive to a disconnection of electrical power from the yaw drive, the excitation capacitor bank is operatively configured to automatically connect to the windings of the asynchronous motor,wherein responsive to the yaw drive generating a voltage that exceeds a predetermined threshold voltage after the excitation capacitor bank is connected to the windings of the asynchronous motor, the dump loads are operatively configured to automatically connect to the windings of the asynchronous motor,wherein connection of the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads to the windings of the asynchronous motor limits rotating speed of the wind nacelle relative to the wind turbine tower. 11. A method of operating a wind turbine including a nacelle, a wind turbine tower, and an electrical yaw drive that includes an asynchronous motor, comprising: automatically connecting an excitation capacitor bank to windings of the asynchronous motor upon detection of an electrical disconnection, andautomatically connecting dump loads to the windings of the asynchronous motor upon detection of an electrical disconnection. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: detecting a generated voltage after connecting the excitation capacitor bank to the windings of the asynchronous motor, andconnecting the dump loads to the windings of the asynchronous motor when the generated voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold voltage. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the yaw drive includes the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads, wherein the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads are electrically connectable to the windings of the asynchronous motor, wherein prior to the detection of the electrical disconnection, further comprising: providing electrical power to the yaw drive, which causes the yaw drive to rotate the wind turbine nacelle relative to the wind turbine tower, anddisconnecting the electrical power from the yaw drive,wherein connecting the excitation capacitor bank and the dump loads to the windings of the asynchronous motor limits rotating speed of the wind nacelle relative to the wind turbine tower.
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