Method for ramping up power in a power facility
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsMu Wei, Kouroush Nayebi, Torsten Lund
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for releasing a requested amount of power from a power facility to an associated power grid, the method comprising the steps of providing a release signal as to when the requested amount of power is to be released from the power facility to the associated power grid, ramping up the power generation of the power facility, and releasing the requested amount of power to the associated power grid in accordance with the release signal, wherein at least part of an excess power generated during ramping up is dissipated and/or stored in suitable power handling modules. The present invention also relates to a power facility controller being capable for performing this method.
Claims18
A method for releasing a requested amount of power from a wind power plant to an associated power grid, the method comprising:
- generating, by the wind power plant, an initial amount of power;
- in response to a release signal indicating a time when the requested amount of power is to be released from the wind power plant to the associated power grid, ramping up power generation of the wind power plant;
- at least one of dissipating or storing, in power handling modules, an amount of power generated by the wind power plant in excess of the initial amount of power while ramping up the power generation of the wind power plant;
- and
- releasing the requested amount of power from the wind power plant to the associated power grid according to the time indicated by the release signal to power selected loads during power restoration.
A wind power plant for providing power to an associated power grid, the wind power plant comprising a controller adapted to:
- control the wind power plant to generate an initial amount of power;
- in response to a release signal indicating a time when a requested amount of power is to be released from the wind power plant to the associated power grid, ramp up power generation of the wind power plant;
- at least one of dissipate or store, in power handling modules, an amount of power generated by the wind power plant in excess of the initial amount of power while ramping up the power generation of the wind power plant;
- and
- release the requested amount of power from the wind power plant to the associated power grid according to the time indicated by the release signal to power selected loads during power restoration.
A method for releasing a requested amount of power from a wind power plant to an associated power grid, the method comprising:
- generating, by the wind power plant, an initial amount of power;
- in response to a release signal indicating an exact time when the requested amount of power is to be released from the wind power plant to the associated power grid, ramping up power generation of the wind power plant, wherein power provided to the associated power grid is maintained while ramping up the power generation of the wind power plant;
- at least one of dissipating or storing, in power handling modules, an amount of power generated by the wind power plant in excess of the initial amount of power while ramping up the power generation of the wind power plant;
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- releasing the requested amount of power from the wind power plant to the associated power grid according to the exact time indicated by the release signal to power selected loads during power restoration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.