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Variable speed wind turbine generator

US6420795B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2000
Grant dateJul 16, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2101/15
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable speed system for use in systems, such as, for example, wind turbines, is described. The system comprises a wound rotor induction generator, a torque controller and a proportional, integral derivative (PID) pitch controller. The torque controller controls generator torque using field oriented control, and the PID controller performs pitch regulation based on generator rotor speed.

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