Patents by Inventor Eckard QUITMANN

Eckard QUITMANN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11764582
    Abstract: A method for feeding electrical power into a grid at a grid connection point using a wind farm having installations connected to the point using transmission lines. The farm controller transmits active and reactive power specifications to the installations. A first power range is respectively specified at each installation and spans a range of values for active and reactive power to be fed in. The first power range has an active power limit to be complied with by the installation and a reactive power limit which can be reached by the installation and a second power range is specified at the grid connection point and spans a range of values for active and reactive power to be fed in. At least one installation respectively exceeds the active power limit, and the second power range is complied with by the wind farm at the grid connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventor: Eckard Quitmann
  • Patent number: 11495971
    Abstract: A method for exchanging or feeding electric power into an electricity supply grid that has a grid frequency using a converter-controlled generator at a grid connection point is provided. The method includes feeding in electric power depending on a control function, where the electric power may comprise active and reactive power, and the control function controls the power depending on at least one state variable of the grid. It is possible to select between a normal control function and a support control function, different from the normal control function, as the control function. The normal control function is selected when it has been detected that the grid is operating stably and the support control function is selected when a grid problem, grid fault or an end of the grid fault has been detected. The support control function controls the fed-in power to counteract an oscillation in the grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Eckard Quitmann
  • Publication number: 20220263320
    Abstract: A method for feeding electrical power into a grid at a grid connection point using a wind farm having installations connected to the point using transmission lines. The farm controller transmits active and reactive power specifications to the installations. A first power range is respectively specified at each installation and spans a range of values for active and reactive power to be fed in. The first power range has an active power limit to be complied with by the installation and a reactive power limit which can be reached by the installation and a second power range is specified at the grid connection point and spans a range of values for active and reactive power to be fed in. At least one installation respectively exceeds the active power limit, and the second power range is complied with by the wind farm at the grid connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Eckard QUITMANN
  • Patent number: 11258262
    Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid having a grid voltage by a wind power installation. The installation comprises a generator for generating a generator current, an active rectifier for rectifying the generator current into a rectified current, a direct voltage intermediate circuit having an intermediate circuit voltage for receiving the rectified current, a chopper circuit for diverting excess energy out of the direct voltage intermediate circuit, and an inverter for generating an infeed current for feeding into the electrical supply grid. The feed takes place in a voltage-impressing manner, so that the inverter counteracts a deviation of the grid voltage from a voltage setpoint value through an adjustment of the fed current. The active rectifier has a lower current limit to limit a fall of the rectified current to protect the generator during a change of the grid voltage amplitude or phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Eckard Quitmann, Hanna Emanuel
  • Publication number: 20220049679
    Abstract: Provided is a control unit for a converter, in particular of a wind power installation and/or of a wind farm, comprising: an input for receiving a detected voltage and/or a detected current, an input for receiving a voltage set point and/or a current set point, an input for receiving a correction value and a feedback control system which is set up, depending on the detected voltage and/or the detected current and the voltage set point and/or the current set point and the correction value, to produce a reactive power set point for a modulated, preferably amplitude-modulated reactive and/or active power of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Eckard QUITMANN, Sönke ENGELKEN
  • Patent number: 11239661
    Abstract: Provided is a method for exchanging electric power with an electricity supply grid that has a grid frequency using a converter-controlled generation unit that may be a wind power installation or a wind farm, at a grid connection point. The method includes exchanging electric power depending on a control function. The electric power includes active and reactive power and the control function controls the power depending on at least one state variable of the electricity supply grid. It is possible to switch between a normal control function and a support control function, different from the normal control function, as the control function. The normal control function is used when it has been recognized that the electricity supply grid is operating stably and the support control function is used when a grid fault or an end of the grid fault has been recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Eckard Quitmann, Johannes Brombach
  • Publication number: 20210273582
    Abstract: A device for feeding electrical energy into a three-phase electrical supply network having a line voltage, a line frequency, a nominal line voltage and a nominal line frequency, comprising: an inverter having at least one property from: a power response to a frequency disturbance in the electrical supply network; a current response to a voltage disturbance in the electrical supply network; a current response to a network disturbance a phase jump capability which permits a phase jump of the line voltage to be passed through by at least 20°; a feed-in of electrical voltages and/or currents to minimize found harmonic oscillations of the voltage or the currents in the electrical supply network; a feed-in of electrical currents to minimize voltage asymmetries in the electrical supply network; and a feed-in of electrical power, which is intended to carry out an attenuation of network oscillations in the electrical supply network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Eckard QUITMANN
  • Publication number: 20210111563
    Abstract: Provided is a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply grid having a grid voltage by a wind power installation. The installation comprises a generator for generating a generator current, an active rectifier for rectifying the generator current into a rectified current, a direct voltage intermediate circuit having an intermediate circuit voltage for receiving the rectified current, a chopper circuit for diverting excess energy out of the direct voltage intermediate circuit, and an inverter for generating an infeed current for feeding into the electrical supply grid. The feed takes place in a voltage-impressing manner, so that the inverter counteracts a deviation of the grid voltage from a voltage setpoint value through an adjustment of the fed current. The active rectifier has a lower current limit to limit a fall of the rectified current to protect the generator during a change of the grid voltage amplitude or phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Eckard Quitmann, Hanna Emanuel
  • Patent number: 10972029
    Abstract: A method for operating a wind power installation which is connected to a network connection point of an electrical supply network and is intended to produce and feed electrical energy into the electrical supply network, wherein the electrical supply network has a network nominal frequency and is operated at a network frequency, and the wind power installation which comprises an electrical generator with a generator nominal power can be regulated on the basis of the network frequency, comprising the steps of: using the electrical generator to produce an electrical generator power for feeding into the electrical supply network, feeding the electrical generator power or a part of it into the electrical supply network as electrical feed-in power on the basis of the network frequency, wherein, in a first supporting stage, the electrical generator power is reduced on the basis of the network frequency in order to accordingly reduce the electrical feed-in power, and, in a second supporting stage, the electrical feed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Busker, Ingo Mackensen, Johannes Brombach, Eckard Quitmann, Hanna Emanuel, Martin Schellschmidt
  • Publication number: 20210044115
    Abstract: Provided is a method for exchanging electric power with an electricity supply grid that has a grid frequency using a converter-controlled generation unit that may be a wind power installation or a wind farm, at a grid connection point. The method includes exchanging electric power depending on a control function. The electric power includes active and reactive power and the control function controls the power depending on at least one state variable of the electricity supply grid. It is possible to switch between a normal control function and a support control function, different from the normal control function, as the control function. The normal control function is used when it has been recognized that the electricity supply grid is operating stably and the support control function is used when a grid fault or an end of the grid fault has been recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Eckard QUITMANN, Johannes BROMBACH
  • Publication number: 20200366100
    Abstract: A method for exchanging or feeding electric power into an electricity supply grid that has a grid frequency using a converter-controlled generator at a grid connection point is provided. The method includes feeding in electric power depending on a control function, where the electric power may comprise active and reactive power, and the control function controls the power depending on at least one state variable of the grid. It is possible to select between a normal control function and a support control function, different from the normal control function, as the control function. The normal control function is selected when it has been detected that the grid is operating stably and the support control function is selected when a grid problem, grid fault or an end of the grid fault has been detected. The support control function controls the fed-in power to counteract an oscillation in the grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes BROMBACH, Eckard QUITMANN
  • Publication number: 20200052628
    Abstract: A method for operating a wind power installation which is connected to a network connection point of an electrical supply network and is intended to produce and feed electrical energy into the electrical supply network, wherein the electrical supply network has a network nominal frequency and is operated at a network frequency, and the wind power installation which comprises an electrical generator with a generator nominal power can be regulated on the basis of the network frequency, comprising the steps of: using the electrical generator to produce an electrical generator power for feeding into the electrical supply network, feeding the electrical generator power or a part of it into the electrical supply network as electrical feed-in power on the basis of the network frequency, wherein, in a first supporting stage, the electrical generator power is reduced on the basis of the network frequency in order to accordingly reduce the electrical feed-in power, and, in a second supporting stage, the electrical feed
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kai BUSKER, Ingo MACKENSEN, Johannes BROMBACH, Eckard QUITMANN, Hanna EMANUEL, Martin SCHELLSCHMIDT