Wind farm power ramp rate control system and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRobert William Delmerico, Mark Edward Cardinal, Kirk Gee Pierce
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling power ramp rate of a wind farm is provided. The wind farm includes a plurality of wind turbine generators and a wind farm control system. The wind farm control system is operable to monitor rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators, and to limit the rate of change of collective power output by generating a power output rate limiting signal based on the monitored rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators and a desired collective power ramp of the wind turbine generators and applying the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators.
Claims17
A method for regulating rate of change of collective power output of a plurality of wind turbine generators, comprising:
- monitoring rate of change of collective power output of the plurality of wind turbine generators;
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- limiting the rate of change of the collective power output of the plurality of wind turbine generators via generating of a power output rate limiting signal based on the monitored rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators and a desired collective power ramp of the wind turbine generators and applying the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators, wherein generating the power output rate limiting signal comprises determining a ramp rate request based on a first desired collective power ramp rate over a first time duration and a second desired collective power ramp rate over a second time duration greater than the first time duration.
A method for regulating collective ramp rate of power output of a plurality of wind turbine generators, comprising:
- monitoring rate of change of collective power output of the plurality of wind turbine generators;
- generating a power output rate limiting signal based on monitored rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators and a desired collective power ramp of the wind turbine generators;
- applying the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators;
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- operating at least one wind turbine generator such that rate of change of power output of the at least one wind turbine generator exceeds a desired collective power ramp rate of the plurality of wind turbine generators, wherein the desired collective power ramp rate comprises a first predetermined collective power ramp rate over a first time duration and a second predetermined collective power ramp rate over a second time duration greater than the first time duration.
A method for remotely controlling collective rate of change of power output of a plurality of wind turbine generators, comprising:
- monitoring rate of change of collective power output of the plurality of wind turbine generators;
- generating a power output rate limiting signal based on monitored rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators and a desired collective power ramp of the wind turbine generators;
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- remotely communicating the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators to control rate of change of one or more operating parameters of the wind turbine generators;
- wherein generating the power output rate limiting signal comprises determining a ramp rate request based on a first desired collective power ramp rate over a first time duration and a second desired collective power ramp rate over a second time duration greater than the first time duration.
A wind farm, comprising:
- a plurality of wind turbine generators operable to collectively supply electrical power to a utility system;
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- a wind farm control system operable to generate a power output rate limiting signal based on monitored collective power ramp rate of the wind turbine generators and a desired ramp rate of the wind farm, and to transmit the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators to control rate of change of one or more operating parameters of individual wind turbine generators, wherein the power output rate limiting signal is generated based on a first desired collective power ramp rate over a first time duration and a second desired collective power ramp rate over a second time duration greater than the first time duration.
A wind farm control system, comprising:
- a central controller operable to monitor rate of change of collective power output of a plurality of wind turbine generators and limit the rate of change of the collective power output of the plurality of wind turbine generators by generating a power output rate limiting signal based on the monitored rate of change of collective power output of the wind turbine generators and a desired collective power ramp of the wind turbine generators and communicating the power output rate limiting signal to the plurality of wind turbine generators, wherein the central controller is operable to determine a ramp rate request based on a first desired collective power ramp rate over a first time duration and a second desired collective power ramp rate over a second time duration greater than the first time duration.
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