Wind power plant and method for the controlled shutdown of a wind power plant
AssigneeSenvion SE
InventorMatthias Prinz
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Abstract
A wind power plant has a main controller and a set of condition parameters that are fed to the main controller. The main controller determines settings for the operation of the wind power plant from the condition parameters. A minimal controller and a monitoring module are further provided. The minimal controller determines a setting for the pitch angle and/or pitch speed from a subset of the condition parameters. In the event of an error in the processing of the main controller, the monitoring module transfers the control over the wind power plant to the minimal controller. The wind power plant can be shut down in a controlled manner by means of the minimal controller according to the invention if an error occurs in the main controller.
Claims20
A wind power plant having a main controller (20), to which a set of state variables is fed and which determines preset actuation values for the operation of the wind power plant (10) from the state variables, characterized in that in addition a minimal controller (27) and a monitoring module (28) are provided,
- wherein the minimal controller (27) determines a preset actuation value for the pitch angle and/or the pitch speed from a partial set of state variables, and
- wherein the monitoring module (28) monitors the main controller (20) and in the event of a fault in the execution by the main controller (20) said monitoring module (28) transfers the control of the wind power plant (10) to the minimal controller (27).
A method for operating a wind power plant, wherein the wind power plant (10) comprises a main controller (20) to which a plurality of state variables are fed and which determines preset actuation values for the operation of the wind power plant (10) from the state variables, having the following steps:
- a. determination of a fault in the execution of the main controller (20);
- b. transfer of the control of the wind power plant (10) to a minimal controller (27) which determines a preset actuation value for the pitch angle and/or the pitch speed from a partial set of state variables;
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- c. braking of the wind power plant (10) as far as a stationary state according to the preset actuation values of the minimal controller (27).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.