CN204627854U - The device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model embodiment discloses a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and the device of brake protecting control, by judging ambient wind velocity when braking protection, when described ambient wind velocity is in the wind speed range of normal power generation, removing brake instruction, proceeding to normal operation generating state; When described ambient wind velocity continues to be greater than described cut-out wind speed, keep braking state; The program makes to judge ambient wind velocity when braking protection, when described ambient wind velocity continues to be greater than described cut-out wind speed, keeps braking state, overcomes in prior art and control insensitive inaccurate problem.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to technical field of wind power generator, is specifically related to the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control.
Background technique
Traditional energy is utilized to destroy the pollution of environment at present very serious, and increasingly exhausted, development new energy are imperative.
Existing wind-driven generator, main structure form has horizontal-shaft wind turbine and vertical axis windmill two kinds.Because it is lightweight, structure is simple, and the lower acquisition of cost uses comparatively widely.But a subject matter of small-sized wind power generator development is in the market intensity and the safety measure deficiency of blade when tackling high wind; poor safety performance; especially the wind-driven generator of region following the line of the sea is arranged on; harm by violent typhoon is maximum; the impaired fracture of a collection of fan blade is had ninety-nine times out of a hundred after typhoon; cause unit to damage, even after leaf destruction, fly the massive losses causing the person and property.Trace it to its cause, except the reason of blade strength, overspeed protection system seems particularly important.
The protected-type generally used in the market mainly contains stall protection, short circuit brake protection, the protection of folding tail etc.This type of protection wind energy conversion system when high wind speed is still in operating condition, controls insensitive inaccurate, because the accident of neglecting change initiation of wind speed and direction is not within minority.
Use electromagnetic brake, water brake etc. that system cost is higher.The power consumption of this type of Control protection is higher, and under conventional control mode, wearing and tearing are very fast, and maintenance period is short, and the Applicable temperature of water brake is limited in scope.
Control comparatively accurately effective wind speed protective system and include the electric control circuit of anemoscope, wind vane and complexity, often expensive, be several times as much as small wind turbine easily, and complicated, power consumption, rate of fault are high, the professional requirement of maintenance is higher.
The drawback that above control mode or its combination control mode exist all hinders the penetration and promotion of small wind turbine.
Therefore, for problems of the prior art, need badly and provide a kind of reliability high, the cheap brake protecting control mode being easy to promote.
Model utility content
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of wind energy conversion system brake protecting control device, overcomes in prior art the insensitive inaccurate problem of the protection of wind energy conversion system.
Other unit, the short circuit brake control unit be connected with wind-force recognition unit, and control unit after the brake be connected with described short circuit brake control unit;
Wind-force recognition unit, for obtaining the data representing ambient wind velocity, also for obtaining when braking protection the data representing ambient wind velocity; Wherein, the data of described expression ambient wind velocity comprise: wind speed, wind speed round, wind-driven generator export VDC or wind-driven generator export direct current (d.c.), wherein any one;
Described short circuit brake control unit, when the data for described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than first threshold, send and performs short circuit brake instruction,
Control unit after described brake, for judging ambient wind velocity when braking protection; When the data of described ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data of described ambient wind velocity are greater than the wind speed range of normal power generation, keep braking state.
The utility model embodiment provides wind energy conversion system speed limit and the device of brake protecting control, by judging ambient wind velocity when braking protection, when described ambient wind velocity is in the wind speed range of normal power generation, removing brake instruction, proceeding to normal operation generating state; When described ambient wind velocity continues to be greater than described cut-out wind speed, keep braking state, overcome in prior art and control insensitive inaccurate problem.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the utility model embodiment or technological scheme of the prior art, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only embodiments more of the present utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the device schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment one a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided and the protecting control that brakes;
Fig. 2 is the device schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment two a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided and the protecting control that brakes;
Fig. 3 is the device schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment two another kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided and the protecting control that brakes;
Fig. 4 is the device schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment three a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided and the protecting control that brakes;
Fig. 5 is the device schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment three another kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided and the protecting control that brakes;
Include in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4:
11---wind wheel; 12---generator; 13---tail vane;
21---single-chip microcomputer; 22---rectifier bridge; 23---short circuit resistance; 24---relay A;
25---relay B; 26---voltage device; 27---electric current device;
31---electromagnetic brake parts.
Embodiment
For making the object of the utility model embodiment, technological scheme and advantage clearly, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the utility model embodiment, technological scheme in the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the utility model part embodiment, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skill in the art are not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
The utility model embodiment provides the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control, as shown in Figure 1, described in this device, device comprises: wind-force recognition unit 101, the short circuit brake control unit 102 be connected with wind-force recognition unit, and control unit 103 after the brake be connected with described short circuit brake control unit;
Described wind-force recognition unit 101, for obtaining the data representing ambient wind velocity, also for obtaining when braking protection the data representing ambient wind velocity; Wherein, the data of described expression ambient wind velocity comprise: wind speed, wind speed round, wind-driven generator export VDC or wind-driven generator export direct current (d.c.), wherein any one;
Described short circuit brake control unit 102, when the data for described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than first threshold, send and performs short circuit brake instruction,
Control unit 103 after described brake, for judging ambient wind velocity when braking protection; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than the wind speed range of normal power generation, keep braking state.
The utility model embodiment provides the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control, by judging when braking protection the data representing ambient wind velocity, when the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data persistence of described expression ambient wind velocity is greater than the described wind speed range in normal power generation, keeps braking state, overcome in prior art and control insensitive inaccurate problem.
Embodiment two
The utility model embodiment provides the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control, this device and the device that embodiment one provides belong to identical model utility and conceive, this embodiment is a kind of preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, wind energy conversion system (or wind-driven generator) host machine part includes the wind wheel 11 of fan blade and other connection assist composition, generator 12, the tail vane 13 of horizontal wind energy conversion system; Electric control system comprises rectifier bridge 22, short circuit resistance 23, single-chip microcomputer 21 and relay switch 24, relay switch 25, voltage device 26; Electric current device 27; Safety protection mode is short circuit brake.
Described wind-force recognition unit 101 can comprise: rectifier bridge 22, and voltage device 26; Or described wind-force recognition unit comprises: rectifier bridge 22 and electric current device 27;
It is to be appreciated that the electric current of wind-driven generator is three phase current, is transformed to after direct current through rectifier bridge 22 and exports electric energy directly to storage battery and other accumulate or consumer.Voltage device 26 and electric current device 27 are respectively used to measure and export VDC and electric current (interchange of measuring before rectification also can realize this function), and measurement data signals is supplied to single-chip microcomputer 21
Wherein, wind-force recognition unit, principle is by wind vane rotary, and wind-driven generator motor produces voltage, electric current thereupon, and by measuring this voltage, the size of electric current identifies wind speed.What measure in the present embodiment is that the Current Voltage of short circuit resistance in short circuit current is to identify wind speed.
Described short circuit brake control unit 102 comprises: single-chip microcomputer 21, relay switch 24 and short circuit resistance 23;
After described brake, control unit 103 comprises: single-chip microcomputer 21;
DC voltage value or the DC current values of the wind-driven generator recorded when voltage device 26 or electric current device 27 exceed setting value, and single-chip microcomputer 21 sends short circuit brake instruction, and relay switch 24 closes, and wind energy conversion system stops under the effect of short circuit resistance 23; After stopping, wind speed still drives wind wheel 11 to rotate, then voltage device 26 and electric current device 27 pairs of single-chip microcomputers 21 have signal to input; Single-chip microcomputer 21 judges ambient wind velocity according to input signal; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than the wind speed range of described normal power generation, keep braking state.
It will be appreciated that, the electric current that short circuit brake produces when being and relying on generator to rotate in a short-circuit situation, the permanent magnet interaction forming larger magnetic field and generator produces resistance, when generator stall, electric current is that zero this resistance is zero (as long as therefore having wind wind wheel truly to stop), the larger wind speed round of wind speed higher (but this rotating speed is much lower more than normal operation rotating speed), the larger resistance of electric current is larger, namely short circuit current and wind speed are synchronous increases, sentence knowledge wind speed based on power taking flow valuve in this principle the utility model.The principle of getting magnitude of voltage is as the same.
Conventional brake control mode, when wind speed is greater than cut-out wind speed, expands work wind speed range to roll over the modes such as tail driftage, and during short circuit brake protection, wind speed is higher, and short circuit current is large, easily burns out short circuit resistance; And when removing brake, because cannot ambient wind velocity be judged, most control program restarts brake to remove the rotating speed after braking or voltage and electric current, the critical defect of this control mode is, if high wind or typhoon time at a time when this, remove brake after only rely on short circuit brake cannot realize stop, even if or wind energy conversion system rotating speed in typhoon environment be less than safe speed of rotation, also may damage, so cause huge potential safety hazard.
The device that the present embodiment provides is on the basis of horizontal axis wind-driven generator, optimization control mode, realize judging that there is the advantage that Security is high, cost performance is high to wind speed during braking state with minimum cost, the requirement of strength of blade can be reduced with cost-saving simultaneously.
Also it should be noted that; the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit that the present embodiment provides and brake protecting control; not only can apply in horizontal axis wind-driven generator group; can also application in vertical axis aerogenerator group; as shown in Figure 3, in Fig. 3, technological scheme and Fig. 2 are substantially identical, the feature do not laid down a definition in the present embodiment; adopt the explanation in Fig. 2, no longer repeat at this.Same design proposal is also applicable to vertical axis windmill.Vertical axis windmill described in this programme is including but not limited to H type, φ type, S wheel drag type and the wind energy conversion system rising resistance combining form.
Embodiment three
The utility model embodiment provides the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control; this device and the device that embodiment one provides belong to identical model utility and conceive; this embodiment is a kind of preferred embodiment; as shown in Figure 4, in the program, wind energy conversion system speed limit can also comprise with the device of brake protecting control:
Equations of The Second Kind brake control unit 104, for obtaining when wind-force recognition unit the data representing ambient wind velocity, when being greater than the Second Threshold of setting, sends Equations of The Second Kind brake instruction; Described Second Threshold is the settings that the rotating speed of short circuit braking state still can not resist high wind;
Wherein, described Equations of The Second Kind brake is the mechanical brake by electrical control.Wherein, electromagnetic brake can need a representative of the mechanical brake of electrical control as classes such as water brake, clamp-type brake, band brake, water brakes.
Wherein, described Equations of The Second Kind brake control unit can comprise: single-chip microcomputer 21, and relay switch 25
When described single-chip microcomputer 21 judges when wind-force recognition unit obtains the data representing ambient wind velocity according to input signal, when being greater than the Second Threshold of setting, the instruction of described single-chip microcomputer 21 is used for opening or stop Equations of The Second Kind brake relay switch 25 to close; Described relay switch 25 is connected with Equations of The Second Kind brake appts.
Its working principle is: at the cut-out wind speed of wind speed higher than wind energy conversion system, or the rotating speed of wind wheel is higher than the safe speed of rotation of setting, or system voltage or electric current overrate, send short circuit brake instruction, relay switch 24 closes, and wind energy conversion system stops under the effect of short circuit resistance 23; When wind speed still drives wind wheel 11 to rotate after parking, then voltage device 26 and electric current device 27 pairs of single-chip microcomputers 21 have signal to input; Single-chip microcomputer 21 judges ambient wind velocity according to input signal; When described ambient wind velocity is in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When described ambient wind velocity continues to be greater than described cut-out wind speed, keep braking state.When according to input signal, described single-chip microcomputer 21 judges that ambient wind velocity continues to increase so that wind wheel still can not resist high wind at the rotating speed of short circuit braking state, described single-chip microcomputer 21 instruction relay switch 25 closes, and institute sends electromagnetic brake instruction.
In embodiment one, when assembling is when often meeting with the environment of violent typhoon, after short circuit brake, if high wind or typhoon time at a time when this, only rely on short circuit brake, under the repeating of the higher rotating speed of wind wheel and violent typhoon affects, even if wind speed round is less than safe speed of rotation, also may damage.Therefore, adopt a kind of wind energy conversion system of the present utility model brake protecting control method in the present embodiment, by the united application of short circuit brake and electromagnetic brake, significantly improve the Security of wind energy conversion system in the region that violent typhoon often occurs.
Also it should be noted that; the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit that the present embodiment provides and brake protecting control; not only can apply in horizontal axis wind-driven generator group; can also application in vertical axis aerogenerator group; as shown in Figure 5, in Fig. 5, technological scheme and Fig. 4 are substantially identical, the feature do not laid down a definition in the present embodiment; adopt the explanation in Fig. 4, no longer repeat at this.Same design proposal is also applicable to vertical axis windmill.Vertical axis windmill described in this programme is including but not limited to H type, φ type, S wheel drag type and the wind energy conversion system rising resistance combining form.
Above the device of a kind of wind energy conversion system speed limit provided by the utility model with brake protecting control is described in detail; for one of ordinary skill in the art; according to the thought of the utility model embodiment; all will change in specific embodiments and applications; in sum, this description should not be construed as restriction of the present utility model.
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1. a device for wind energy conversion system speed limit and brake protecting control, it is characterized in that, described device comprises: wind-force recognition unit, the short circuit brake control unit be connected with wind-force recognition unit, and control unit after the brake be connected with described short circuit brake control unit;
Described wind-force recognition unit, for obtaining the data representing ambient wind velocity, also for obtaining when braking protection the data representing ambient wind velocity; Wherein, the data of described expression ambient wind velocity comprise: wind speed, wind speed round, wind-driven generator export VDC or wind-driven generator export direct current (d.c.), wherein any one;
Described short circuit brake control unit, when the data for described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than first threshold, send and performs short circuit brake instruction,
Control unit after described brake, for judging ambient wind velocity when braking protection; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than the wind speed range of normal power generation, keep braking state.
2. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described wind-force recognition unit comprises: rectifier bridge (22), and voltage device (26); Or described wind-force recognition unit comprises: rectifier bridge (22) and electric current device (27);
Described short circuit brake control unit comprises: single-chip microcomputer (21), relay switch (24) and short circuit resistance (23);
After described brake, control unit comprises: single-chip microcomputer (21);
DC voltage value or the DC current values of the wind-driven generator recorded when voltage device (26) or electric current device (27) exceed setting value, single-chip microcomputer (21) sends short circuit brake instruction, relay switch (24) closes, and wind energy conversion system stops under the effect of short circuit resistance (23); After stopping, wind speed still drives wind wheel (11) to rotate, then voltage device (26) and electric current device (27) have signal to input to single-chip microcomputer (21); Single-chip microcomputer (21) judges ambient wind velocity according to input signal; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are in the wind speed range of normal power generation, remove brake instruction, proceed to normal operation generating state; When the data of described expression ambient wind velocity are greater than the wind speed range of described normal power generation, keep braking state.
3. device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises: Equations of The Second Kind brake control unit, for obtaining when wind-force recognition unit the data representing ambient wind velocity, when being greater than the Second Threshold of setting, sends Equations of The Second Kind brake instruction; Described Second Threshold is the settings that the rotating speed of short circuit braking state still can not resist high wind;
Wherein, described Equations of The Second Kind brake is the mechanical brake by electrical control.
4. device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described Equations of The Second Kind brake control unit comprises: single-chip microcomputer (21), and relay switch (25)
When described single-chip microcomputer (21) judges when wind-force recognition unit obtains the data representing ambient wind velocity according to input signal, when being greater than the Second Threshold of setting, described single-chip microcomputer (21) instruction is used for opening or stop Equations of The Second Kind brake relay switch (25) to close; Described relay switch (25) is connected with Equations of The Second Kind brake appts.
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