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57 results about "Tip-speed ratio" patented technology

The tip-speed ratio, λ, or TSR for wind turbines is the ratio between the tangential speed of the tip of a blade and the actual speed of the wind, v. The tip-speed ratio is related to efficiency, with the optimum varying with blade design. Higher tip speeds result in higher noise levels and require stronger blades due to larger centrifugal forces. λ=(tip speed of blade)/(wind speed) The tip speed of the blade can be calculated as ω times R, where ω is the rotational speed of the rotor in radians/second, and R is the rotor radius in metres.

Operation control method and device for vertical axis wind turbine generator

The invention discloses an operation control method and device for a vertical axis wind turbine generator, and belongs to the technical field of wind power generation. The method comprises the steps that a pitch angle of a lower blade is driven to be gradually increased to a preset angle at a preset angular speed through a variable pitch controller; when the rotating speed of the wind wheel reaches the cut-in rotating speed, the optimal tip speed ratio is tracked until the rotating speed of the wind wheel rises to the rated rotating speed; when the rotating speed of the wind wheel reaches the rated rotating speed, the rotating speed of the wind wheel is stabilized at the rated rotating speed; when the driving torque under the action of the aerodynamic load continuously exceeds the rated torque of the generator and the rotating speed of the generator reaches an early-warning rotating speed threshold value, a shutdown control strategy is triggered; and under the shutdown control strategy, the connection between the generator and the power grid is cut off, and mechanical braking is applied, so that the wind wheel stops rotating. According to the technical scheme, smooth starting of the wind wheel, stable operation at the rated rotating speed and safe shutdown in the fault state are achieved, the starting and stopping capacity and power stability of the unit are effectively improved, the wind speed application range is expanded, and it is guaranteed that the whole-process operation of the unit is safe and reliable.
Owner:中国船舶集团风电发展有限公司

Multistage duct turbofan power generation equipment

The invention discloses multistage duct turbofan power generation equipment, and relates to the technical field of power generation equipment. The ducted shell comprises a first ducted shell body and a second ducted shell body which are coaxially arranged in a communicating mode. The flow guide assembly is arranged in the first duct shell and used for guiding external airflow into the second duct shell; the positioning assembly is arranged in the duct assembly; and the middle shaft is arranged in the duct assembly through a positioning assembly. Aiming at the pain points of structural fatigue, shaking and space waste caused by one-way torque conduction when a conventional wind driven generator is mounted on a mobile platform, a conformal integrated duct design is adopted, and a two-stage turbofan, a planetary reverse rotation mechanism and a permanent magnet generator are coaxially integrated, so that air flow shrinks in a trumpet-shaped duct to accelerate pre-swirl flow guide, and the flow guide efficiency is improved. The contra-rotating turbofan is further driven to do work synchronously, the torque is completely self-counteracted, high tip speed ratio operation can be achieved at the low wind speed, and efficient and zero-reaction-torque power generation in the narrow space of the mobile platform is achieved.
Owner:吴剑

Pitch angle control method and device for variable pitch wind turbine

The disclosure provides a pitch angle control method and device of a variable pitch wind turbine, and relates to the technical field of pitch control, which comprises the following steps: in response to detecting that the wind speed reaches a first wind speed, the pitch angle is controlled to keep the rotating speed of the wind turbine within a preset range; in response to determining that the wind turbine has been connected to the grid and detecting that the wind turbine is running at a first rotating speed, based on a preset first control strategy, the wind turbine is controlled to run at variable speed according to the current wind speed, so that the wind turbine reaches an optimal tip speed ratio; in response to determining that the output power of the wind turbine does not reach a rated output power, the pitch angle is controlled to control the wind turbine to run at the first rotating speed; and in response to determining that the wind turbine reaches the rated output power and the wind speed increases, the pitch angle is increased. Thus, the wind energy captured by the wind turbine can be controlled by adjusting the pitch angle, so as to improve the efficiency of the wind turbine and protect the wind turbine.
Owner:HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RES INST +1

Novel vertical axis wind turbine based on 3D printing technology

The utility model discloses a novel vertical axis wind turbine based on a 3D printing technology. Comprising two sets of resistance type blades, a set of lift type blades and the like, the contact area between the resistance type blades and wind is enlarged through a spiral structure, the starting torque and the wind energy capturing efficiency are improved, and the lift type blades can maintain efficient conversion at medium and high wind speeds and can provide balance for the whole fan; the rotating speed of the blades is regulated and controlled through inner and outer shafts and a gear speed change device, light-weight and modular manufacturing is achieved in combination with a 3D printing high-performance composite material, and a wind speed sensor is integrated. PID (Proportion Integration Differentiation) control parameters are dynamically optimized by adopting a BP (Back Propagation) neural network, the optimal tip speed ratio of a resistance type fan blade and a lift type fan blade is matched according to real-time wind speed, and when the resistance type fan blade reaches the optimal tip speed ratio, an operation mode is switched through a separation device, so that the lift type fan blade and the resistance type fan blade independently operate to ensure that the lift type fan blade reaches the optimal tip speed ratio; the utility model aims to give consideration to high starting performance and stable and efficient power generation.
Owner:NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY

Wind turbine tip speed ratio control with reference speed correction and simulation method

The application relates to a wind turbine tip speed ratio control and simulation method with reference rotating speed correction, which comprises the following steps: obtaining a generator theoretical optimal rotating speed reference value based on real-time wind speed of a wind turbine and optimal tip speed ratio; inputting the generator theoretical optimal rotating speed reference value into a low-pass filter, obtaining a generator actual rotating speed reference value after filtering and limiting, constructing a rotating speed closed-loop control based on the generator actual rotating speed reference value and an actual rotating speed of the generator, calculating a generator torque reference value, and applying generator torque control based on the generator torque reference value. Compared with the prior art, the application can find a good balance among the three control targets of wind energy capture efficiency, active power fluctuation of a grid-connected unit and shaft torsional vibration load of the unit, and can adapt to performance degradation of the unit and changes of environmental air density without losing power generation when the conditions occur.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER

Blade structure of vertical axis wind turbine

The invention discloses a vertical axis wind turbine blade structure, which relates to the field of wind power generation, and comprises a basic platform, a rotating rack, two blade bodies and two linear telescopic components, the rotating rack is rotatably mounted on the upper part of the basic platform, the bottom end of each blade body is hinged to the upper part of the rotating rack, and the two blade bodies are symmetrically arranged; the lower end of each linear telescopic component is hinged to the lower portion of the rotating rack, and the upper end of each linear telescopic component is hinged to the outer side of one blade body. According to the blade structure of the vertical-axis wind driven generator, the blade tip speed ratio and the sweeping area can be changed, the utilization hours of the wind driven generator are increased, and the survival wind speed of the wind driven generator is increased.
Owner:SHAANXI CHENMA WIND POWER CO LTD

A method and device for correcting optimal torque coefficient of a wind turbine

The present application belongs to the field of wind power generation technology, and particularly relates to a wind power generator optimal torque coefficient correction method and device. First, when the wind power generator exits the maximum power tracking state, a plurality of data pairs of the wind power generator in the maximum power tracking state are obtained, one data pair including a wind energy utilization rate and a tip speed ratio corresponding to the wind energy utilization rate; then, the data pairs with the wind energy utilization rate greater than that in the balance state are selected from the obtained data pairs, and a standard tip speed ratio is calculated according to all the tip speed ratios in the selected data pairs; finally, the optimal torque coefficient is corrected by using the difference between the standard tip speed ratio and the tip speed ratio in the balance state, so that the error gradually decreases, and the optimal torque coefficient can be corrected slowly with the changes of the environment and the wind power generator parameters, and the optimal torque coefficient can be kept optimal for a long time by self-correction adjustment, and the power generation performance of the wind power generator is improved.
Owner:XUCHANG XUJI WIND POWER TECH

Rotational speed control method and device, vertical axis wind turbine and storage medium

Embodiments of the present application provide a rotating speed control method and device, a vertical axis wind turbine and a storage medium, and relate to the technical field of wind turbine control. The method adjusts the motor side load voltage which is inversely related to the rotating speed of the vertical axis wind turbine, according to the operating stage of the vertical axis wind turbine, the real-time tip speed ratio, the real-time rotating speed, and the preset parameters obtained from the corresponding tip speed ratio-power coefficient curve of the vertical axis wind turbine, to control the rotating speed of the vertical axis wind turbine in each operating stage, so as to take the tip speed ratio and the real-time rotating speed as the control variables, integrate all operating stages such as real-time calibration, dead zone identification, resonance avoidance, power tracking and safe shutdown into the same control framework, and enable the vertical axis wind turbine to have the intelligent operating ability of "acting according to the wind and adjusting the rotating speed according to the demand" like a wind turbine with variable pitch.
Owner:东方电气风电股份有限公司

Novel vertical-axis annular wind wheel fan and control method

The invention provides a novel vertical shaft annular wind wheel fan and a control method.The fan comprises a wind wheel assembly and a guide rail support, the wind wheel assembly comprises a wind wheel frame, a plurality of inclined supports and blades, the inclined supports are arranged on the wind wheel frame, the blades are arranged on the wind wheel frame, and an annular beam assembly is rotationally connected with the wind wheel frame assembly; the wind wheel frame is separated from the tower column, so that the wind wheel assembly is light in weight, the starting inertia of the wind wheel frame is reduced, the blades are installed on the wind wheel frame, the number of the blades can be increased at will, but the weight is not increased too much, the whole fan adopts modular design, cost is minimized, and installation is convenient. The control method comprises the steps that the converter collects the rotating speed of the motor and converts the rotating speed into the linear speed of the blades, the anemometer collects wind speed data and transmits the wind speed data to the main control system, the wind speed and the critical wind speed are judged, the rotating speed of the blades is controlled through optimal tip speed ratio control or motor torque control measures, and therefore the fan can generate power normally and efficiently, and the rotating speed of the wind wheel frame is controlled. And galloping accidents are avoided.
Owner:DAQIN NEW ENERGY IND INVESTMENT CO LTD

Maximum wind energy tracking method based on CAOA-Elman model and related equipment

The invention discloses a maximum wind energy tracking method based on a CAOA-Elman model and related equipment. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring operation data of a to-be-tested wind turbine generator; the operation data comprises a wind wheel rotating speed, a pitch angle and generator output power; inputting the operation data into a CAOA-Elman model for wind speed prediction to obtain a wind speed prediction value of the to-be-tested wind turbine generator; calculating a reference rotating speed corresponding to the maximum power point of the to-be-measured wind turbine generator according to the wind speed predicted value of the to-be-measured wind turbine generator and a preset tip speed ratio; and transmitting the reference rotating speed to a rotating speed control system of the wind turbine generator to be tested so as to realize maximum wind energy tracking. According to the invention, efficient operation control under the condition of randomly changing wind speed can be realized.
Owner:SHENGDONG RUDONG OFFSHORE WIND POWER CO LTD +2

Wind power frequency modulation control method for reducing fatigue load of wind driven generator

The invention discloses a wind power frequency modulation control method for reducing the fatigue load of a wind driven generator, and belongs to the technical field of wind power generation. Wind energy is captured by blades of the wind driven generator and converted into mechanical power, and corresponding tower thrust and blade tip speed ratio are obtained; in consideration of a connection relation in a transmission chain structure of a wind turbine generator, the whole transmission system is simplified into a dual-mass-block model; establishing a simplified generator first-order inertia model, a simplified pitch angle adjusting system first-order inertia model and a simplified tower model; establishing a linear state space model of the wind turbine generator by using a small signal analysis method according to the model; and solving a target function and designing a constraint equation according to the model. A power regulation control strategy is provided for the whole operation area (namely partial and full-load states) of the wind driven generator, so that the problem of the service life of the wind driven generator is solved.
Owner:STATE GRID HEILONGJIANG ELECTRIC POWER CO LTD HARBIN POWER SUPPLY CO +1

Power optimization method for wind turbines

The present invention discloses a power optimization method for a wind turbine generator set, which relates to the technical field of wind turbine generator sets. The dynamic adjustment and optimization of the tip speed ratio further improves the conversion efficiency of wind energy. By calculating the tip speed ratio under different wind speed conditions and combining the variation range of the rotor angular velocity, the relatively optimal interval of the tip speed ratio is accurately obtained, and the mechanical energy conversion efficiency of the wind wheel is monitored and evaluated, and the wind wheel power coefficient under different wind speed conditions is calculated to ensure that better power output can be achieved under various wind speed conditions. Finally, the feedback adjustment of the rotor angular velocity further smoothes the output power. After obtaining the standard conversion conditions, the system can trace and adjust the angular velocity of the rotor, so that the wind turbine generator set can adapt to different wind speed changes and achieve smooth power output.
Owner:NORTH CHINA UNIV OF WATER RESOURCES & ELECTRIC POWER +3

Wind turbine control to maximise power production with a thrust limit

The invention relates to controlling a wind turbine. A predefined power coefficient data structure and a predefined thrust coefficient data structure respectively comprise values of a power coefficient and a thrust coefficient as functions of blade pitch angle and tip speed ratio. The invention includes using an iterative search algorithm to determine values of pitch angle and tip speed ratio that maximise the power coefficient value in the predefined power coefficient data structure subject to a constraint that the thrust coefficient value in the predefined thrust coefficient data structure is no greater than a maximum threshold thrust coefficient value. A rotor speed reference is determined based on the determined tip speed ratio value and on a received wind speed. The determined pitch angle value is set as a pitch angle reference. The wind turbine is controlled in accordance with the pitch angle and tip speed ration references.
Owner:VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS AS

Wind turbine generator group wake flow optimization method and system suitable for power generation power enhancement

The invention discloses a wind turbine generator group wake flow optimization method and system suitable for generating power synergy. The method comprises the following steps: establishing an engineering wake flow model considering wake flow delay; in the wake flow area, the equivalent wind speed of the downstream wind turbine generator is calculated; acquiring a sensitivity coefficient of the wind speed with respect to the thrust coefficient based on an engineering wake flow model; acquiring a wind speed sensitivity coefficient according to the fact that the equivalent wind speed is a polynomial about an upstream unit thrust coefficient, namely a multivariate nonlinear function about a tip speed ratio and a pitch angle; establishing a wind turbine generator group increment state-space equation based on the wind speed sensitivity coefficient; establishing an optimization target for improving the generated power; and based on the wind turbine generator group increment state equation of the wind speed sensitivity coefficient, an optimization value is solved, and an optimization instruction of the optimized active power and the pitch angle is sent to a wind turbine generator controller.
Owner:GUANGZHOU MARITIME INST

Low solidity wind turbine amiable

A horizontal axis wind turbine, HAT wind turbine (151), for a bulk production of electricity from wind, comprising a tower (5), a nacelle (6), a generator, a rotor (152), and a blade (154), the rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis by the wind and having at least two blades, the rotor having a rotor solidity SOLrotor of maximally 0.05, the rotor configured to have a design tip speed ratio λdesign of at least 4, and an electric power coefficient CPE of at least 0.30, the rotor having a radius R and a diameter D which is at least 50m, the rotor further having an average radial solidity avgsol.25R in the radial range from 0.2R to 0.3R, and an average radial solidity avgsol.75R in the radial range from 0.7R to 0.8R, wherein the ratio between the average radial solidities avgsol.25R / avgsol.75R is one of: less than 2.00; less than 1.75; less than 1.50; less than 1.25; less than 1.00; less than 0.90; less than 0.75; less than 0.50; and less than 0.25.
Owner:CORTENERGY

Low solidity wind turbine amiable

A horizontal axis wind turbine, HAT wind turbine (151), for a bulk production of electricity from wind, comprising a tower (5), a nacelle (6), a generator, a rotor (152), and a blade (154), the rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis by the wind and having at least two blades, the rotor having a rotor solidity SOLrotor of maximally 0.05, the rotor configured to have a design tip speed ratio λdesign of at least 4, and an electric power coefficient CPE of at least 0.30, the rotor having a radius R and a diameter D which is at least 50m, the rotor further having an average radial solidity avgsol.25R in the radial range from 0.2R to 0.3R, and an average radial solidity avgsol.75R in the radial range from 0.7R to 0.8R, wherein the ratio between the average radial solidities avgsol.25R / avgsol.75R is one of: less than 2.00; less than 1.75; less than 1.50; less than 1.25; less than 1.00; less than 0.90; less than 0.75; less than 0.50; and less than 0.25.
Owner:CORTENERGY

A marine wind power system

The present application provides a kind of marine wind power generation system, including stacked wind power generation device and hydrogen production and storage device, stacked wind power generation device is by rotating platform and is equipped with stacked fan frame of power generation fan, and can rotate around the rotation axis connected with superstructure, to adjust the state of rotating platform under different wind speed conditions.Flexible, simultaneously, the four corner points of stacked fan frame are jacked to different heights by hydraulic jacking device, so that the appropriate angle between stacked fan frame and incoming wind is formed, so that the appropriate attack angle of blade is obtained to achieve the best tip speed ratio, to ensure the maximum wind energy capture rate.The wind power generation system can also convert redundant electric energy into hydrogen energy with lower storage cost and transportation cost through hydrogen production equipment and high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage equipment, solving the cost problem.Overall, the system can effectively promote the low-carbon green operation of ship.
Owner:JIANGNAN SHIPYARD (GRP) CO LTD

Wind turbine generator frequency modulation standby power evaluation method based on effective wind speed calculation

The invention discloses a wind turbine generator frequency modulation standby power evaluation method based on effective wind speed calculation. The method comprises the steps that the maximum wind energy utilization coefficient of a wind turbine generator and the wind speed-pitch angle relation of the wind turbine generator under the optimal power are obtained; based on the impeller rotating speed, the impeller radius and the blade tip speed ratio, the effective wind speed of the wind turbine generator is calculated; the current maximum available power of the wind turbine generator is obtained based on the maximum wind energy utilization coefficient of the wind turbine generator, the wind speed-pitch angle relation of the wind turbine generator under the optimal power and the effective wind speed of the wind turbine generator, and the up-regulation standby power available for frequency modulation is obtained by subtracting the real-time measured electromagnetic power of the generator from the current maximum available power of the wind turbine generator. The wind speed is obtained without depending on an anemorumbometer, the maximum available power of the corresponding wind turbine generator is evaluated based on calculation of the effective wind speed, and the target of effectively evaluating the frequency modulation standby power is achieved.
Owner:GUANGDONG MINGYANG WIND POWER IND GRP CO LTD

Wind turbine generator control method and system based on instability risk analysis and electronic equipment

The invention provides a wind turbine generator control method and system based on instability risk analysis and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of wind power generation control, and the method comprises the steps: calculating the tip speed ratio and the variation thereof by obtaining the wind speed and the wind wheel rotating speed at the current moment and the previous moment in real time; determining the pneumatic torque variation by combining the pneumatic torque at the current moment and the pneumatic torque at the previous moment; and generating a curve change slope reflecting the operation state, and judging whether the curve change slope is greater than zero or not. If the slope is larger than zero, it is judged that the unit has the instability risk, and control parameters are adjusted immediately to maintain stable operation. According to the method, the instability risk can be recognized in advance, the control response speed is increased, the problems of instability recognition lagging and untimely regulation in the prior art are solved, and the operation stability and safety of the wind turbine generator are improved.
Owner:HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RES INST +1

Icing monitoring method for fan blade and related device

The invention discloses an icing monitoring method for a fan blade and a related device, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the real-time operation data of a target fan and the real-time monitoring image data of the blade, and inputting the real-time operation data and the real-time monitoring image data of the blade into a dynamic performance monitoring model, the real-time output power of the target fan is obtained; calculating an error value between the real-time output power and the actual power of the target fan, and when the error value exceeds a preset threshold value, triggering a performance degradation alarm; after the performance degradation alarm is triggered, the operation data of the corresponding time period of the target fan are input into a pre-trained isolated forest model, anomaly detection of the tip speed ratio and the pitch angle of the target fan is carried out, and the method and the related device can accurately detect whether the fan blades are frozen or not.
Owner:HUNAN CLEAN ENERGY BRANCH OF HUANENG INT POWER CO LTD

Pitch angle testing method and device based on fan tilt angle instrument, fan tilt angle instrument and control system

This invention provides a method, apparatus, wind turbine inclinometer, and control system for measuring pitch angle based on a wind turbine inclinometer, relating to the field of inertial sensor technology. The wind turbine is equipped with an absolute encoder for measuring the real-time angle of a target blade, and also with a wind turbine inclinometer for measuring the real-time angle of the target blade. The method includes: acquiring a first angle value and a second angle value; wherein the first angle value is the real-time angle value output by the wind turbine inclinometer, and the second angle value is the real-time angle value output by the absolute encoder; performing weighted fusion processing on the first and second angle values ​​to obtain the real-time pitch angle of the target blade; acquiring the real-time tip speed ratio, and determining the optimal pitch angle of the target blade based on the relationship curve between the real-time tip speed ratio and the wind energy utilization coefficient; and sending the real-time pitch angle and the optimal pitch angle to a pitch controller. The method provided by this invention can provide an accurate pitch angle.
Owner:MT MICROSYST

New tip loss correction calculation method based on shen tip loss model

ActiveCN119358227BUser inputTip-speed ratio
The application proposes a new tip loss correction calculation method based on the Shen tip loss model, including: step 1: reading user input parameters; step 2: coupling the Shen tip loss correction model to the wind turbine simulation tool OpenFAST; step 3: calculating the general correction factor according to the user input parameters; step 4: according to the tip loss correction requirement, selecting one of the Shen tip loss correction model and the Prandtl model in the wind turbine simulation tool OpenFAST, and combining the general correction factor to correct the stress and displacement of the tip position under high tip speed ratio, and completing the tip loss correction calculation. The application couples the Shen tip loss correction model to OpenFAST, proposes a new tip loss correction calculation method, and calculates the stress and displacement of the tip position more accurately under high tip speed ratio, filling the gap of OpenFAST in this field.
Owner:HARBIN ENG UNIV

Direct current fed wind power to hydrogen method and system

The application provides a direct-current feeding wind power hydrogen production method and system, step 1: the blades of a wind turbine are rotated under the action of wind, the mechanical energy is output to a generator in the form of torque through the connection of a hub and a main shaft, and the generator is further driven to convert the mechanical energy into electric energy; step 2: the intervention of an energy storage device is used to balance the power fluctuation in the system operation process; step 3: a wind power generation system uses an electrolytic cell to electrolyze water to obtain hydrogen and hydrogen, and a fitting method is used to obtain the output characteristics; step 4: according to a wind turbine mathematical model, the output power characteristics of the wind turbine under different wind speed conditions are obtained; step 5: the optimal tip speed ratio method is used to realize the maximum power MPPT control of wind. The direct-current feeding wind power hydrogen production system provided by the application can save the grid connection link of the wind power generation system, directly connect the hydrogen production system to a direct-current bus, simplify the system structure, reduce the operation cost and energy loss, and improve the energy utilization efficiency.
Owner:SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIV

Savonius wind turbine ratios

A Savonius wind turbine has been noted in the past to have the capability to perform more efficiently than other drag-type vertical axis turbines when built according to certain parameters. The previous literature has missed seeing the ratio of the shaft diameter to the available space for wind to pass through in the center as the crucial relationship on which other improvements in this type of turbine can be built. The chord diameter and overlap distance all depend on the size of the central shaft and its ratio to the inner endpoints of the overlapping semicircular blades. The ratios for maximal efficiency are presented here. These efficient ratios also depend for their execution on the turbine rotating at an ideal tip speed ratio.
Owner:FARB MARK DANIEL

Control method and system for dynamic advanced pitch change of large-megawatt wind generating set

The invention discloses a control method and system for dynamic advanced pitch change of a large-megawatt wind generating set. The method comprises the steps that S1, the wind speed, the wind wheel rotating speed, the generator power and the current pitch angle Pitch of the set in the running process of the wind generating set are obtained; s2, based on the wind speed and the wind wheel rotating speed, the current blade tip speed ratio Lambda of the unit is calculated; calculating a current power coefficient Cp * according to the wind speed, the generator power and the air density; s3, according to the tip speed ratio Lambda and the power coefficient Cp *, an ideal steady-state pitch angle Pitch * is obtained; s4, calculating the deviation E between the current pitch angle Pitch and the ideal steady-state pitch angle Pitch * of the unit, and adjusting an advanced variable pitch value according to the deviation E; wherein the larger the deviation E is, the larger the advance variable pitch value is. The method has the advantages of improving the generating capacity of the unit, improving the safety of the unit and being low in cost.
Owner:CRRC ZHUZHOU ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO LTD +2

Variable pitch control method and device for vertical axis wind turbine and medium

The invention discloses a vertical axis wind turbine variable pitch control method and device and a medium, and relates to the technical field of vertical axis wind turbine variable pitch control. The blade rotation linear speed, the incoming flow wind speed and the relative angle of a current blade relative to a rotor are obtained in real time, and the blade tip speed ratio is solved; constructing a variable pitch control model according to the relative angle and the tip speed ratio; obtaining a current fan variable pitch mode, analyzing the variable pitch mode to obtain a current variable pitch control scene, calling a variable pitch control model, and calculating a pitch angle of each blade according to the current variable pitch control scene; and packaging the pitch angle of each blade into a variable pitch control instruction, and issuing the variable pitch control instruction to a variable pitch controller to control the synchronous action of each blade. And obtaining the variable pitch mode of the fan to analyze the current variable pitch scene, and further deforming the variable pitch control model to obtain corresponding variable pitch control formulas in different variable pitch modes, so as to adapt to variable pitch control of various scenes.
Owner:SICHUAN ZHONGNENG YUFENG NEW ENERGY CO LTD

System and method for operating a wind turbine power system during low wind speeds

This invention relates to systems and methods for operating wind turbine power systems during low wind speeds. A method for operating a wind turbine power system supplying active and reactive power to the power grid includes operating the generator of the wind turbine power system up to a first speed limit. The method also includes monitoring the wind speed at the wind turbine power system. When the wind speed drops below a predetermined threshold, the method includes reducing the first speed limit of the generator to a reduced speed limit of the generator. Furthermore, the method includes operating the generator at the reduced speed limit for a period of time during which the wind speed remains below the predetermined threshold to optimize the tip speed ratio of the wind turbine power system during low wind speeds, thereby increasing the power output of the wind turbine power system at low wind speeds.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPANA SL

Three-stream gas turbine engine with embedded electric machine

A three-stream gas turbine engine with an embedded electric machine and methods of operating the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a three-stream engine includes an electric machine operatively coupled with a shaft of the engine. The three-stream engine also includes a core engine and a primary fan and a mid-fan positioned upstream of the core engine. The primary fan and the mid-fan are operatively coupled with the shaft. During operation, the three-stream engine defines a tip speed ratio being defined by a tip speed of a rotor of the electric machine to a tip speed of a mid-fan blade of the mid-fan. The tip speed ratio is defined as being equal to or greater than 0.2 and less than or equal to 1.0.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUT HLDG GMBH +1

A wind turbine rotor blade

A wind turbine rotor blade comprising • a blade root, • a blade tip, • a blade length, • a tip section including the blade tip and extending over 5 % of the blade length or less, • a main section extending over 50 % of the blade length or more and ending at the tip section, and • a cross section having, at each position along the blade length, ˗ a chord and ˗ a maximum thickness at a maximum thickness chord position, • wherein the wind turbine rotor blade is designed to be operated with variable pitch angle, a design pitch angle being the angle at which the wind turbine rotor at a design tip speed ratio extracts maximum power from the wind, • wherein in a projection onto the rotor plane of the wind turbine rotor blade arranged at the design pitch angle, the maximum thickness chord position throughout the main section is offset from the pitch axis towards the leading edge.
Owner:NORDEX ENERGY SE & CO KG

A method for predicting aerodynamic performance of vertical axis wind turbine based on improved double-actuated disk multi-stream tube model

The application discloses a vertical axis wind turbine aerodynamic performance prediction method based on an improved double-actuator disc multi-stream tube model in the technical field of wind turbine aerodynamic performance analysis and design, which comprises the following steps: step 1), initializing parameters; step 2), flow field discretization; step 3), kinematics calculation; step 4), camber correction; step 5), dynamic stall correction; step 6), iterative solution of induction factor; step 7), performance integration; and step 8), result output. The application combines the double-actuator disc multi-stream tube model, the camber correction model and the Glauert dynamic stall model, corrects the error caused by the traditional double-actuator disc multi-stream tube model in the high solidity and low tip speed ratio working condition by ignoring the rotating curvature effect and the dynamic stall effect, and improves the precision and efficiency of the vertical axis wind turbine aerodynamic performance prediction.
Owner:YANGZHOU UNIV +1