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Design and Performance Analysis of a 5 MW Medium-Speed Brushless DFIG drive-train. Peter Tavner Wind Technologies Ltd Past President of European Academy of Wind Energy. Overview. Wind Technologies Brushless DFIG propositions History of the Brushless DFIG
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Design and Performance Analysis of a 5 MW Medium-Speed Brushless DFIG drive-train Peter Tavner Wind Technologies Ltd Past President of European Academy of Wind Energy
Overview • Wind Technologies Brushless DFIG propositions • History of the Brushless DFIG • Wind Technologies progress in machine sizes • Design of a 5 MW brushless DFIG generator • Comparison of different wind turbine drive-trains • Conclusions.
Brushless DFIG drive-train Generator DFIG Gearbox x3 Partially-rated AC/AC Generator B’DFIG Gearbox x1 or x2 Partially-rated AC/AC
Brushless DFIG Operation • Synchronous mode operation • Converter controls • Real power • Reactive power Synchronous speed
History of the Brushless DFIG • 1902- Siemens patent based on Lydall , 2 WRIM with connected rotors; • 1907 & 1914- First Hunt papers, 2 WRIM incorporated in a frame with 1 rotor winding; • 1920s- Integration into 1 machine in 1 frame realised commercially in Germany & UK; • 1930s- Practical cascade-mode BDFM machines produced for rock-crushing and ship propulsion applications in UK , Germany & USA; • 1970- Broadway paper design analysis for the integrated machine, nested loop rotor winding & synchronous mode of operation; • 1980s- Weier proposed and installed a cascade-mode BDFM for limited range variable speed wind turbine with a small size converter; • 1990s-Introduction of large rating IGBT Voltage Source Converters; • 1990s-Some work in Brazil by WEG; • 2000s-Wind Technologies at Cambridge University and later Durham University started to develop synchronous-mode BDFIG with IGBT VSC, specifically to replace DFIG but retain partially-rated converter in large wind turbines, 44 papers published; • 2010-Wind Technologies IP consists of 3 Patents & 50 man-years work covering Electromagnetic design of the BDFIG and control of its partially-rated Converter
20 kW Brushless DFIG Wind Turbine 20 kW 12.5 m 11 m Brushless DFIG 2 stage helical Grid –connected, partially-rated Free yaw, down-wind Rated power Hub height Rotor diameter Generator Gearbox Converter Yaw West Cambridge Site, Cambridge In operation from March 2009
Manufacturing process for 250 kW Brushless DFIG 2 winding stator, 4 pole & 8 pole 1 winding rotor, 6 pole
Initial Specification Equivalent Circuit Analysis Finite Element Analysis Discussion with machine manufacturer Final Design Design Process For Brushless DFIG Analytical Design Software Thermal Modelling Coupled Circuit Analysis System Dynamics LVRT & Grid Connection Controller Optimization
Comparison of different wind turbine drive-trains *Data taken from UpWind
Comparison of different wind turbine drive-trains *Data taken from UpWind
Comparison of conventional high-speed DFIG with medium-speed Brushless DFIG in a 5 MW Nacelle 2 stage gearbox Cooling system Brushless DFIG Fractionally Rated Converter No slip rings Smaller Gearbox
Conclusions Brushless DFIG steadily developed by Wind Technologies. Brushless DFIG is in operation in a 20 kW Wind Turbine at Cambridge. 250 kW Brushless DFIG built and tested with successful rated and fault ride-through results. Two medium-speed 5MW Brushless DFIGs designed to fit into medium-speed drive-trains with 1- or 2-stage gearboxes. Performance of these drive-trains compared against high- & medium-speed geared and direct architectures. Medium-speed Brushless DFIG drive-train is competitive with alternative designs in respect of weight, cost and efficiency and reduces drive-train CAPEX A large scale Brushless DFIG is practicable and scalable from current designs BDFIG drive-train appeared in Eize de Vries’ article ‘Products of 2012’ in January Issue of Wind Power Monthly ranked 2nd in Top Turbines for 2012 in competition alongside GE Wind, Winergy, Emerson & Romax.