Patents Assigned to SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8578676
    Abstract: A tower barrel for wind electric power generation includes a barrel wall for supporting a wind turbine generator system, a torsion cable direction-changing device which is placed in the tower barrel and fixed on the barrel wall for holding the cable from the wind turbine generator system and restraining the torsion of the cable, and cable clamps which are placed under the torsion cable direction-changing device and connected to the barrel wall for securing the cable. The torsion cable direction-changing device includes a beam and two supports for the beam, the supports are fixed on the barrel wall. The torsion cable direction-changing device in the tower barrel improves the safety of the cable, and so improves the safety of the wind turbine generator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jizhuang Lu, Qin Zhang, Fang Chen, Huimin He
  • Publication number: 20130099495
    Abstract: The invention provides a power control method and a power control system for a wind generating set. The method comprises: acquiring an actual torque TN and a preset torque TM of the wind generating set; and judging whether a first PID controller and a second PID controller of the wind generating set need to be simultaneously operated according to the actual torque TN and the preset torque TM, and if so, simultaneously operating the first PID controller and the second PID controller. According to the power control method and the power control system for the wind generating set, by judging whether the first PID controller and the second PID controller of the wind generating set need to be simultaneously operated in real time, flicker of the wind generating set can be reduced, and the wind generating set can work in a state as close to an optimal state as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUPENG GONG
  • Publication number: 20130091685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of applying a pre-tightening force on an anchor bolt, which comprises: installing washers with a predetermined dimension between tower flange and fastening nuts, the washers are configured to support the supporting bridge of tensioner; applying a pre-tightening force on the anchor bolts in an inner ring and the anchor bolts in an outer ring installed on the tower flange with the tensioners. According to the present invention, the method of applying a pre-tightening force on an anchor bolt adopts the washer with a predetermined dimension to replace the conventional washer, such that the tensioner will not directly contact the surface of tower flange, and pressure of the tensioner is transmitted uniformly to tower flange via the washer, avoiding damage to paint on the surface of tower flange and improving installation quality and service life of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventor: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20130074337
    Abstract: A multifunctional platform includes a platform frame including a base having an annular center hole and two parallel arms, a hoist mechanism including traction devices and moves the platform up and down, tower clamping mechanisms around the circumference of the annular center hole and preventing the platform frame from rotating, a moving dolly sliding on the two arms, two blade adjusting pedestals respectively provided on the protruding ends of the two arms, two set of blade drawing mechanisms, one end of each set of blade drawing mechanism is respectively connected with one blade adjusting pedestal. The blade disassembling method includes lifting the multifunctional platform to an appropriate height of the tower by the hoist mechanism, tying sling ropes at three positions of a blade, disassembling the blade and lowering it to a transport ship by a crane ship, and a fan maintenance crane, and the blade drawing mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianshun Tan, Baonian Jin, Libin Yao
  • Publication number: 20120280665
    Abstract: A control method for low voltage ride through comprises the following steps: 1) A control circuit (9) monitors a DC bus voltage of a set of frequency converters (3, 4) connected between a wind generator rotor and a power grid (12) and a voltage of the power grid; 2) If the monitored DC bus voltage of the set of frequency converters is judged to be higher than a designed value, the control circuit controls a thyristor (7) in a crowbar protection circuit connected to the wind generator rotor to be closed to obtain a shunt protection; 3) After the thyristor is closed, the control circuit controls a stator breaker (1) which is connected between a wind generator stator and the power grid to disconnect the wind generator stator and the power grid; 4) After the stator breaker disconnects the power grid and the wind generator stator, the control circuit further controls a breaker (5) of a shunt circuit to be opened firstly and then be closed, the thyristor is turned off automatically, and thus the protection function
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Sinovel Wind Group Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Liying Su, Haibin Jing, Song Yang, Ying Yuan
  • Publication number: 20120235419
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cooling device for cooling a wind turbine generator system as well as the wind turbine generator system, wherein the cooling device comprises: a first cooling circuit used for sealing and cycling a first coolant and comprising a first inflow pipeline, one or more heat-absorbing units, a first outflow pipeline and a heat dissipation unit which are in fluid communication with each other in sequence, and the heat dissipation unit being connected to the first inflow pipeline and thus forming the first cooling circuit to be circulatory, and a second cooling circuit used for cooling the heat dissipation unit of the first cooling circuit, a second coolant being adopted by the second cooling circuit and taking away the heat in the heat dissipation unit, so that a first gaseous coolant in the heat dissipation unit is transformed into a first liquid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Huang, Jizhuang Lu, Wenguang Liu
  • Publication number: 20120230821
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wind power prediction method for a single wind turbine generator, comprising: extracting a plurality of data fragments, each of which has a length of L, from a historical database to determine a feature fragment core library before a current time point T, wherein L is an integer greater than or equal to one; clustering the feature fragment core library to form w cluster subsets and w cluster centers with the adoption of a clustering algorithm, wherein w is an integer greater than or equal to one; and determining power P (T+1) at a time-point T+1 to be predicted according to the w cluster centers and a center of a current time fragment, the current time fragment representing a time period from time point T-Z to time point T, wherein Z is a step number and 1?Z?L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI HOU, Jiafei Gan, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20120219364
    Abstract: A vessel for transporting and hoisting offshore wind turbine includes a hull, fixing brackets, first sliding rails, second sliding rails, a buffer device, rotary cranes and winch devices. A U-shaped opening is provided at the stern of the hull for a wind turbine to pass through. The fixing brackets are arranged in two rows in parallel, and their bottoms are fixed onto the deck in the hull. The second sliding rails are in parallel with the first sliding rails. A hanging beam slidably matched with the first sliding rails is installed on the body of the wind turbine. The buffer device is fixed to the bottom of the wind turbine. The rotary cranes are fixed on the top of two sides of the U-shaped opening. The winch devices are installed on the stern of the hull. An offshore wind turbine transporting and hoisting method using the vessel is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan LI, Baonian JIN, Qin ZHANG, Jizhuang LU
  • Publication number: 20120211984
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system fault processing method and a wind turbine generator system fault processing system are provided. The method comprises: receiving a detection signal sent by a detection element for detecting a running state of a part of a wind turbine generator system, and setting a fault bit corresponding to the part of the wind turbine generator system in a fault state or a non-fault state according to the detection signal; detecting whether the fault bit corresponding to the part of the wind turbine generator system is in the fault state; acquiring a fault control word corresponding to a fault bit of the fault state; and determining whether a part corresponding to the fault bit of the fault state has non-halting fault according to the fault control word, and if so, performing fault reset processing on the fault bit of the fault state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHENJIE LIU, Xueyan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120213642
    Abstract: A segmented wind rotor blade for a wind turbine generator system and the assembling method thereof are disclosed. The segmented wind rotor blade includes a blade root section adjacent to a hub and at least one radial blade. Main girders are embedded inside both the blade root section and the radial blades. The blade root section and each radial blade are connected end to end through the main girders connecting one by one. The effects of great connection intensity and less aerodynamic loss can be realized by the segmented wind rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weifeng Wang, Baonian Jin, Zuohui Liu, Qun Dang, Shuai Wang
  • Publication number: 20120199378
    Abstract: A tower barrel for wind electric power generation includes a barrel wall for supporting a wind turbine generator system, a torsion cable direction-changing device which is placed in the tower barrel and fixed on the barrel wall for holding the cable from the wind turbine generator system and restraining the torsion of the cable, and cable clamps which are placed under the torsion cable direction-changing device and connected to the barrel wall for securing the cable. The torsion cable direction-changing device includes a beam and two supports for the beam, the supports are fixed on the barrel wall. The torsion cable direction-changing device in the tower barrel improves the safety of the cable, and so improves the safety of the wind turbine generator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jizhuang Lu, Qin Zhang, Fang Chen, Huimin He
  • Publication number: 20120193916
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wind turbine generator as well as a parameter acquisition system and a method thereof. The acquiring system comprises: at least one sensor, arranged in the hub of the wind turbine generator and configured to acquire environment operation parameters of the hub, and a data processing module, comprising a parameter acquisition unit, a parameter reading unit and a storage unit, wherein the parameter acquisition unit is connected with each sensor and configured to obtain environment operation parameters acquired by the each sensor; the parameter reading unit is connected with pitch drivers in the wind turbine generator and configured to read load characteristic parameters of the pitch drivers; the storage unit is connected with the parameter acquisition unit and the parameter reading unit and configured to store the environment operation parameters and load characteristic parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LEI LI, Hao Wei, Zhaokui Wang, Wenjian Li
  • Publication number: 20120193915
    Abstract: The invention provides a reactive voltage control system and method for wind power field of double-fed wind power-generating unit. The system comprises dispatching center equipment, a power management module for the wind power field and a plurality of controllers for the double-fed wind power-generating unit, wherein the dispatching center equipment is used for calculating a reactive power set value of the wind power field; the power management module for the wind power field is used for distributing the reactive power set value in the wind power field; and the controllers for the double-fed wind power-generating unit are used for controlling corresponding double-fed wind power-generating unit to perform reactive power compensation. According to the reactive voltage control system and the reactive voltage control method for the wind power field of the double-fed wind power-generating unit, the reactive output capability of the double-fed wind power-generating unit can be fully exerted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHI LIU, Lifu Xin, Song Yang, Liying Su, Yang Li
  • Publication number: 20120193917
    Abstract: The invention discloses a pitch control system for a wind turbine and a method, comprising a main controller, a secondary controller, a motor and a pitch gearbox, wherein the main controller is connected with a plurality of the secondary controllers through a communication bus; each blade corresponds to one controller and at least two motors, and one pitch gearbox is driven by each motor. The main controller is used for calculating a pitch expected value according to wind speed as well as power and rotation speed of a generator; and the motor is driven by the secondary controller according to the pitch expected value, so as to drive the pitch gearbox and hence drive the blades to vary a pitch angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XI CHEN, Lei Li, Xuan Cai
  • Publication number: 20120192442
    Abstract: A universal precise leveling measuring device and measurement method thereof, comprising: a plate-shaped horizontal base, a round bubble level set at the center of an upper surface of the base, and three outriggers set on the base, wherein at least one through-hole is set at one end of each of the outriggers far from the base, and a point contact bolt set in the through-hole; the three outriggers are extended in different directions and in the same plane parallel to the base, and included angle of two adjacent outriggers is smaller than 180°. With the universal precise leveling measuring device of the present invention, the prior art manual levelness measurement of foundation flange of wind power generator carried out by using a scale and a level is modified into dynamic measurement only by using the universal precise leveling measuring device, thus increasing the measurement precision and simplifying the measurement procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIANJIANG SONG, Hongbing Zhu, Shuaiquan Zheng
  • Publication number: 20120194962
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a lightning protection device and a wind turbine. The lightning protection device comprises a machine body fixing frame, a discharging support frame and a guiding elastic piece, wherein the machine body fixing frame is connected and fixed with a machine body; a current collection claw, a guide wheel and a carbon brush are fixedly connected to the discharging support frame, face the side wall of a top conductor at top portion of the lightning protection body and extend out of the discharging support frame; and two ends of the guiding elastic piece are connected with the machine body fixing frame and the discharging support frame respectively, and the relative distance between the machine body fixing frame and the discharging support frame is adjusted. Through the lightning protection device and the wind turbine, effective lightning protection effect can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Yan, Jizhuang Lu, Qin Zhang, Zuohui Liu
  • Publication number: 20120197605
    Abstract: The invention discloses a comprehensive assessment system and a comprehensive assessment method for vibration and load of a wind generating set. The system comprises a wind generating set model simulation module configured to simulate a wind generating set model to acquire simulation data; a wind generating set sample assessment module configured to assess wind generating set samples to acquire assessment data; a wind generating set assessment module configured to assess the vibration and the load of the wind generating set to acquire wind generating set assessment data; and a wind generating set expert analysis system configured to analyze the sample assessment data, the simulation data and the wind generating set assessment data to acquire an assessment result. The invention can be used for accurately testing, analyzing and assessing the load of each main component of the large wind generating set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MINGMING YANG, Chao Zhang, Rongguang He
  • Publication number: 20120131789
    Abstract: An installing method for an anchor cage and a method for installing industrial equipment includes: providing an anchor flange; providing a template flange; providing a shimming flange; assembling and fixing lower ends of part of anchor bolts in a first group of bolt holes of the anchor flange; assembling upper ends of the part of anchor bolts in a first group of bolt holes of the template flange correspondingly; adjusting and fixing all the anchor bolts after the rest anchor bolts penetrate through a second group of bolt holes of the anchor flange and a second group of bolt holes of the template flange; binding reinforcing steel bars and pouring concrete below the template flange to form a reinforced concrete platform; and taking the template flange down and assembling the upper ends of all the anchor bolts in the plurality of bolt holes of the shimming flange correspondingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongbing ZHU
  • Publication number: 20120133135
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system vibration detecting device and method are provided. The device comprises: a plurality of vibration sensors arranged on components of a wind turbine generator systems; at least one vibration switch arranged on a nacelle of the wind turbine generator system to detect a vibration signal of the nacelle and sends a fault signal to a control module if the detected vibration signal is larger than a turn-on threshold of the vibration switch; a vibration estimating module connected with the vibration sensors for processing vibration signals generated by the vibration sensors according to preset weighted values and a weighted formula in order to acquire a vibration state data, and comparing the vibration state data with a preset fault value and sending the fault signal to the control module if the vibration state data is not less than the fault value in accordance with the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liying SU, Zhenjie XIAO, Wen ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120083931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for judging an unnecessary windward condition and a method and system for tracking wind, wherein the method comprises: taking a first wind sample by using a wind sampling-detecting unit, detecting and obtaining a wind direction thereof; judging whether an intersection angle between the first wind direction and a current wind turbine orientation is smaller than a critical angle of rotation; if “yes”, determining the windward condition is unnecessary windward condition; if “no”, detecting a wind speed of the first wind sample, judging whether the detected wind speed is lower than a first critical wind speed; if “yes”, determining the windward condition is unnecessary windward condition; if “no”, determining the windward condition is not unnecessary windward condition, then rotating the cabin of the wind power generating set, thereby achieving accurate windward according to a wind condition, a cabin position, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SINOVEL WIND GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JIANYONG WANG, Songqiang Li, Song Yang, Liying Su