Patents Assigned to Woodward Kempen GmbH
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Publication number: 20200328597Abstract: A device for generating electrical energy, in particular a wind turbine, having at least one generator is disclosed. The generator provides electrical energy by means of multi-phase, machine-side connection means and is connected to at least one converter having a DC link via the multi-phase, machine-side connection means. A method for operating a device for generating electrical energy, in particular a wind turbine, is also disclosed. The object of providing a device for generating electrical energy, in particular a wind turbine, which reliably avoids the development of surges despite parasitic inductances and capacitances by means of the machine-side multi-phase connection means is achieved in that means for attenuating at least one series resonance in the zero sequence of the machine-side connection means are provided between generator and converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventor: Jörg Kretschmann
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Patent number: 10727843Abstract: A method for operating a wind turbine configured to supply electrical power to an electrical power supply network via a converter comprises measuring a phase angle and measuring a voltage of the electrical power supply network. A value of at least one parameter for a phase locked loop is determined depending on the measured voltage. The phase locked loop is used to determine a corrected phase angle depending on the measured phase angle and the voltage of the electrical power supply network. The corrected phase angle is input into the converter.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignees: Nordex Energy GmbH, Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Nils-Hendric Schall, Andreas Genius, Nils Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20190229735Abstract: A method for operating a wind turbine configured to supply electrical power to an electrical power supply network via a converter comprises measuring a phase angle and measuring a voltage of the electrical power supply network. A value of at least one parameter for a phase locked loop is determined depending on the measured voltage. The phase locked loop is used to determine a corrected phase angle depending on the measured phase angle and the voltage of the electrical power supply network. The corrected phase angle is input into the converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicants: Nordex Energy GmbH, Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Nils-Hendric Schall, Andrzej Geniusz, Nils Hoffmann
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Patent number: 10090680Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for delivering electrical power, in particular for delivering regeneratively produced electrical power, which has at least one converter and at least one filter for matching the delivery of power by the converter to a load impedance. Also provided is a method for operating the apparatus for delivering electrical power which allows improved monitoring of the functioning of the filters or mains filters and which uses means for determining at least one filter current in at least one filter, which means are designed in such a manner that said means make it possible to determine the at least one filter current during operation of the apparatus. Comparison means are provided and generate an error information signal using the desired value and actual value of the filter current and a predefinable error criterion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Dirk Volker Leiting, Jörg Kretschmann, Jan van Leyen, Stephan Engelhardt
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Patent number: 9998028Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement of a phase leg of a three-point converter. A circuit arrangement of a three-point converter is provided that is optimised with regard to the suppression of parasitic inductance, and at the same time has a compact simple construction, so that the converter can be incorporated in a electrical enclosure in a space-saving and installation friendly manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Marc Stolte, Ralph Niederer
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Publication number: 20170331296Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for delivering electrical power, in particular for delivering regeneratively produced electrical power, which has at least one converter and at least one filter for matching the delivery of power by the converter to a load impedance. Also provided is a method for operating the apparatus for delivering electrical power which allows improved monitoring of the functioning of the filters or mains filters and which uses means for determining at least one filter current in at least one filter, which means are designed in such a manner that said means make it possible to determine the at least one filter current during operation of the apparatus. Comparison means are provided and generate an error information signal using the desired value and actual value of the filter current and a predefinable error criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Dirk Volker Leiting, Jörg Kretschmann, Jan van Leyen, Stephan Engelhardt
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Patent number: 9673804Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement with an electronic power switch, a capacitor and a plate-shaped direct current laminate. The direct current laminate includes two metal plates insulated from one another for carrying current and multiple connection elements arranged so to electrically connect the metal plates to the capacitor. The capacitor is electrically connected by the connection elements to the direct current laminate, and the capacitor is on one side of the direct current laminate. This circuit arrangement has a significantly reduced space requirement and simultaneously improved scalability. This is achieved because the direct current laminate additionally has multiple connection elements arranged so to connect the direct current laminate to the electronic power switch of the circuit arrangement. The electronic power switch is electrically connected by the connection elements to the direct current laminate and is arranged on the opposing side of the direct current laminate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Heiner Hübbers, Eric Hartmann
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Publication number: 20170149355Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement of a phase leg of a three-point converter. A circuit arrangement of a three-point converter is provided that is optimised with regard to the suppression of parasitic inductance, and at the same time has a compact simple construction, so that the converter can be incorporated in a electrical enclosure in a space-saving and installation friendly manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Marc Stolte, Ralph Niederer
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Patent number: 8837116Abstract: The invention relates to a power switch cabinet of a device for producing electric energy. The technical object of obtaining optimum scalability and cooling of a power switch cabinet despite little space being required is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinet has a machine connection, a power module and a mains connection, wherein the power module has a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and the arrangement of the components substantially corresponds to the direction of the power flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Hans-Georg Nowak, Marianne Hitpaβ
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Patent number: 8830658Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement of a device for generating electrical energy, wherein the switch cabinet arrangement comprises at least two separate power switch cabinets. The technical object of achieving an optimum scalability of devices for generating electrical energy with at the same time a simple installation and maintenance of the power switch cabinets despite a small available installation space, is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinets respectively comprise a machine connection, a power module, a mains connection and a decentralised control unit, wherein the power module comprises a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and wherein the power switch cabinets are electrically connected in parallel to one another via the machine connection and the mains connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Hans-Georg Nowak, Marianne Hitpaβ
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Patent number: 8698461Abstract: The invention relates to a method to control power output of a doubly-fed induction machine to a grid including the steps of measuring grid voltage and grid current in a three phase coordinate system, transforming grid voltage and grid current into a stator frame coordinate system, decomposing the grid voltage and grid current in the stator frame coordinate system in a positive sequence system and in a negative sequence system, calculating active and reactive power in the positive and negative sequence system, and controlling active and reactive power in the positive and negative sequence system.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Joerg Kretschmann
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Patent number: 8653683Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for controlling a double-fed asynchronous machine (4), preferably for a power plant, in particular for a wind or water power plant. The device includes an indirect converter (6) which is connected on the rotor side to the double-fed asynchronous machine (4). The indirect converter (6) includes a rotor-side converter (20) and a line-side converter (24). At least one control element (8) is provided for controlling the indirect converter (6). At least one software-based and/or hardware-based damping element (40, 46, 48, 120) is provided which has changeable damping characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Joerg Kretschmann
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Publication number: 20140036418Abstract: The invention relates to a power switch cabinet of a device for producing electric energy. The technical object of obtaining optimum scalability and cooling of a power switch cabinet despite little space being required is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinet has a machine connection, a power module and a mains connection, wherein the power module has a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and the arrangement of the components substantially corresponds to the direction of the power flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Hans-Georg Nowak, Marianne Hitpaß
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Publication number: 20140035289Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement of a device for generating electrical energy, wherein the switch cabinet arrangement comprises at least two separate power switch cabinets. The technical object of achieving an optimum scalability of devices for generating electrical energy with at the same time a simple installation and maintenance of the power switch cabinets despite a small available installation space, is achieved according to the invention in that the power switch cabinets respectively comprise a machine connection, a power module, a mains connection and a decentralised control unit, wherein the power module comprises a machine converter, a mains converter, a direct voltage intermediate circuit and a chopper, and wherein the power switch cabinets are electrically connected in parallel to one another via the machine connection and the mains connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Markus Eichler, Hans-Georg Nowak, Marianne Hitpaß
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Patent number: 8415818Abstract: In a method for the compensation of rotor torque oscillations upon the occurrence of mains asymmetries in relation to a double-fed asynchronous machine (1) it is provided that at least one respective currently prevailing machine parameter is measured and/or derived, the at least one machine parameter is respectively decomposed by calculation into a positive and a negative sequence system component and optionally a DC component, and for the positive sequence system component, the negative sequence system component and optionally for the DC component of the at least one machine parameter, there are respective separate control members for controlling an adjusting value, to which the respective components of the machine parameters are fed as input components and the output values of which are additively superposed. In that case the control members are so adapted for controlling the adjusting value in such a way that the torque oscillations are counteracted.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Holger Wrede, Andrzej Geniusz
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Patent number: 8400004Abstract: A method for operating a wind turbine that includes a generator device for outputting electric energy to a network, the generator device having a stator, and a controller device for controlling the generator device. To ensure sufficient protection of the wind turbine even during network fluctuations, a network voltage is determined using a network model at least as a function of a stator voltage measured with a first measuring apparatus and a network power measured with a second measuring apparatus, and the determined network voltage and a predeterminable maximum phase angle present between the stator voltage and network voltage are used to determine the maximum effective power of the wind turbine that can be output, and the output effective power is regulated as a function of the determined maximum effective power that can be output and a target effective power predetermined by the control device.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Andrzej Geniusz
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Patent number: 8373293Abstract: A protection system for a doubly-fed induction machine; with a stator and a rotor. The stator of the doubly-fed induction machine is connected to a grid, and the rotor of the doubly-fed induction machine is connected to the grid via a converter. The converter includes a machine side converter, and a DC-link and a line side converter. The protection system also includes at least one crowbar, the crowbar being connected to the rotor, at least one DC-chopper provided in the DC-link, a converter controller, and a separate protection device for DC-chopper and the at least one crowbar.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Lars Kock
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Publication number: 20120306213Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement with an electronic power switch, a capacitor and a plate-shaped direct current laminate. The direct current laminate includes two metal plates insulated from one another for carrying current and multiple connection elements arranged so to electrically connect the metal plates to the capacitor. The capacitor is electrically connected by the connection elements to the direct current laminate, and the capacitor is on one side of the direct current laminate. This circuit arrangement has a significantly reduced space requirement and simultaneously improved scalability. This is achieved because the direct current laminate additionally has multiple connection elements arranged so to connect the direct current laminate to the electronic power switch of the circuit arrangement. The electronic power switch is electrically connected by the connection elements to the direct current laminate and is arranged on the opposing side of the direct current laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventors: Heiner Hübbers, Eric Hartmann
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Patent number: 8264209Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating an asynchronous motor (1) with double feeds, having a stator (1a) connected to a grid and a rotor (1b) connected to an inverter (6), said inverter (6) being designed such that it impresses a target value for an electrical variable in the rotor (1b). In a method according to the invention, after detecting a transient grid voltage change, a target value for the electrical variable determined from at least the rotor flux and the stator flux is impressed in the rotor (1b) such that an active reduction in the torque occurring during the transient grid voltage change is achieved. The target value of the electrical variable is preferably determined from a suitable weighting of the stator flux, rotor flux, stator voltage, stator current, rotor current, and, if available as a measured variable, stator voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Woodward Kempen GmbHInventor: Jörg Kretschmann
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Publication number: 20110260454Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for controlling a double-fed asynchronous machine (4), preferably for a power plant, in particular for a wind or water power plant. The device includes an indirect converter (6) which is connected on the rotor side to the double-fed asynchronous machine (4). The indirect converter (6) includes a rotor-side converter (20) and a line-side converter (24). At least one control element (8) is provided for controlling the indirect converter (6). At least one software-based and/or hardware-based damping element (40, 46, 48, 120) is provided which has changeable damping characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: WOODWARD KEMPEN GMBHInventors: Stephan Engelhardt, Joerg Kretschmann