Propagation of partial discharge signals in stator windings of turbine generators

We studied the propagation of partial discharge pulses in a stator winding by means of measurements on a dismantled 35-MW generator and found that a stator winding acts as a transmission line. Therefore, a partial-discharge (PD) signal manifests itself at the generator terminals after a transit time that depends on the location of the discharge. Due to capacitive and inductive couplings in the end-winding region, a second propagation mode is present for higher frequencies. This "fast mode" manifests itself at the terminals without appreciable time delay. The capacitive and inductive couplings also cause crosstalk between the phases. As a consequence, a signal measured in one phase does not necessarily originate from a discharge in that phase. The amplitudes of the fast mode and, to a lesser extent, the slow mode (or transmission-line mode) are heavily damped when the discharge occurs further away from the measuring terminal. The consequence is that only discharges close to the measuring terminal can be observed. The propagation of a PD signal is not only influenced by the construction of the generator but also by its external connections.     

大型汽轮发电机通风系统研究综述

为满足汽轮发电机不断地向大型化发展地需要，必须对大型汽轮发电机的通风系统进行优化设计，以提高其通风冷却效果。为此，国内外对影响汽轮发电机通风冷却状况的主要因素如冷却介质的流动与传热特性、不同通风系统的通风计算方法、通风系统的结构等进行了一系列理论分析和试验研究，并取得不少具有实际应用价值的成果。在对现有成果的分析和总结的基础上，指出了有待进一步研究之处。     

大型汽轮发电机通风冷却方式研究

大容量汽轮发电机由于具有良好的经济性而成为电力工业和电机制造业的发展重点。汽轮发电机通风冷却方式与单机容量和性能之间存在制约的关系，是汽轮发电机向大容量、高参数发展时需要解决的关键问题之一。分析了汽轮发电机冷却方式的发展过程以及目前的发展状况和发展趋势，同时对不同冷却方式的特点和适用范围的进行了比较。     

Optimum siting of wind turbine generators

This paper investigates optimum siting of wind turbine generators from the viewpoint of site and wind turbine generator selection. The methodology of analysis is based on the accurate assessment of wind power potential of various sites. The analytical computations of annual and monthly capacity factors are done using the Weibull statistical model using cubic mean cube root of wind speeds. As many as fifty-four potential wind sites, with and without wind turbine installations, geographically distributed in different states of India are used for the siting analysis. As an outcome of this analysis several definitive conclusions of archival nature have been arrived at and are presented in the paper. If this analysis is done at the planning and development stages of installation of wind power stations, it will enable the wind power developer or the power utilities to make a judicious choice of potential site and wind turbine generator system from the available potential sites and wind turbine generators respectively     

Heat transfer measurement techniques of film cooling in gas turbine blades

An overview of the experimental techniques employed or developed for the measurement of local and mean heat transfer coefficients and adiabatic wall effectiveness from film cooled surfaces is presented. The scope of this work is confined to heat transfer techniques applied to film cooling of gas turbine blades, steady state and transient. The latter technique have significant advantages over the former in that it yields results at parameters duplicating those at the full-scale operating engine conditions, although the former technique offers simplicity.     

燃气轮机余热锅炉噪声综合治理

介绍了燃气轮机余热锅炉HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator)噪声源的产生机理和噪声特性,提出了HRSG噪声的计算原理.结合实际工程项目,针对不同的噪声设计要求,按锅炉本体,烟囱,给水泵,排气管,炉顶平台和其他设备等不同区域,对燃机余热锅炉噪声进行综合治理,并提出了具体设计结构.大量工程...     

Microtab dynamic modelling for wind turbine blade load rejection

A dynamic model characterising the effect of microtab deployment on the aerodynamics of its base aerofoil is presented. The developed model predicts the transient aerodynamic coefficients consistent with the experimental and computational data reported in the literature. The proposed model is then used to carry out investigation on the effectiveness of microtabs in load alleviation and lifespan increase of wind turbine blades. Simulating a bang–bang controller, different load rejection scenarios are examined and their effect on blade lifespan is investigated. Results indicate that the range of frequencies targeted for rejection can significantly impact the blade fatigue life.Case studies are carried out to compare the predicted load alleviation amount and the blade lifespan using the developed model with those obtained by other researchers using the steady state model. It is shown that the assumption of an instantaneous aerodynamic response as used in the steady state model can lead to inaccurate results.     

Numerical prediction of wind turbine noise

This paper develops and validates the first principle based numerical method for predicting the noise radiated from the rotating Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) blades. The noise radiated to the far-field was predicted by the code based on Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings (FW–H) equation, using both original non-permeable formulation and permeable formulation. A commercially available CFD solver, ANSYS CFX 11.0, was used to calculate the flow parameters on and around the blade surface that are required for FW–H codes. A capability of the solver for modelling the flow field around the wind turbine blades was validated by comparing with the experimental results of NREL phase VI wind turbine blades. The FW–H codes were validated using acoustic results of UH-1H helicopter rotor in hover and Hartzell aircraft propeller in forward motion, which were measured in anechoic wind tunnel facility. Then the developed FW–H acoustic codes were applied to calculate the noise radiated from NREL Phase VI wind turbine blades.     

Review of anti-islanding techniques in distributed generators

In this paper a revision about different techniques for islanding detection in distributed generators is presented. On one hand, remote techniques, not integrated in the distributed generators, are discussed. On the other hand, local techniques, integrated in the distributed generator, are described. Furthermore, it is discussed how the local techniques are divided into passive techniques, based on exclusively monitoring some electrical parameters, and active techniques, which intentionally introduce disturbances at the output of the inverter, in order to determine if some parameters are affected.     

Practical on-line partial discharge tests for turbine generatorsand motors

Several utilities have found partial discharge testing to be very useful for identifying motors or generators with deteriorated stator winding insulation. Such partial discharge tests are sensitive to problems associated with overheated insulation, loose stator bars, and pollution, all of which can cause in-service failures with long associated outages and high repair/rewind costs. Unfortunately, the partial discharge test is not widely applied since present test methods require considerable skill to perform, and/or require machine outages. These problems are due to the stator winding partial discharges being masked by high levels of internal and external electrical noise. The authors describe how partial discharge tests have now been developed which eliminate the effect of noise, thus allowing plant personnel to perform the test without any machine outage     

A nomogram method for estimating the energy produced by wind turbine generators

A simple nomogram is constructed to estimate the power generated by a wind turbine generator (WTG) operated at near maximum efficiency using optimum tip-speed ratio between cut-in and rated wind speed, and at constant power using optimum pitch control between rated and cut-out wind speed. The nomogram is based on information that is readily available for commercial WTGs as well as some simple statistical quantities for the wind at the site. When the wind speed is described by a Weibull distribution, the power of a WTG is estimated in terms of three generalized non-dimensional parameters. When a Rayleigh distribution is employed only two parameters are necessary. A second nomogram is also developed for those less common cases where a small correction of the results of the first nomogram is needed. A mathematical analysis is presented which allows for the construction of single chart nomograms without sacrificing the necessary accuracy. Two application examples demonstrate the degree of accuracy achieved by the nomograms and the advantages they offer for parametric analyses as regards convenience and labor.     

风电场风机初步选型方法研究

市场上可供选择的风机种类众多,各类风机在性能、价格、维修及制造商服务等多方面都存在明显差异,因此在选择风机时有必要综合考虑多方面因素。鉴于工程上对风机作初步选型时采用的方法大多具有局限性,文章在确定影响风机选型的主要因素后提出一套风机初步选型方法,该方法根据拟建风电场的情况和设计人员的要求,综合考虑各因素后选出符合条件的风机。文章基于该选型方法将Visual Basic语言与Microsoft Access数据库相结合,开发出相应的选型系统,使整个选型过程更为方便、快捷。     

并网型风力发电机组的调节控制

随着计算机技术与先进的控制技术应用到风电领域,并网运行的风力发电控制技术得到了较快发展,控制方式从基本单一的定桨距失速控制向变桨距和变速恒频控制方向发展,甚至向智能型控制发展。作为风力资源较为丰富的国家之一,我国加快     

A sophisticated maximum capacity analysis for large turbine generators considering limitation of temperature

In this paper, the authors propose a sophisticated analysis method to determine possible maximum generator capacity and to evaluate the generator's potential ability. The method surveys generator design parameters on a large scale efficiently and objectively. The possible maximum generator capacity acquired by the proposed method satisfies the specifications of short-circuit ratio, power factor, and temperature limitations of armature and field windings. Armature voltage, armature current, and field current are adjusted to satisfy the above specifications simultaneously. An example adopting the proposed method is shown which clarifies the method's effectiveness in the research and design phase. The specific results obtained demonstrate the sensitivities of the calculated possible maximum generator capacity and the calculated loss for various development factors.     

Optimization of heat recovery steam generators for combined cycle gas turbine power plants

The heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is one of the few components of combined cycle gas turbine power plants tailored for each specific application. Any change in its design would directly affect all the variables of the cycle and therefore the availability of tools for its optimization is of the greatest relevance. This paper presents a method for the optimization of the HRSG based on the application of influence coefficients. The influence coefficients are a useful mathematical tool in design optimization problems. They are obtained after solving the equations of the system through the Newton–Raphson method. The main advantage of the proposed method is that it permits a better understanding of the influence of the design parameters on the cycle performance. The study of the optimization of the distribution of the boiler area between its different components is presented as an example of the proposed technique.     

Evaluating techniques for redirecting turbine wakes using SOWFA

Wind plant control is an active field of research in which controllers are developed that seek to maximize overall wind-plant performance in terms of power production, turbine structural loads, or both. Such control strategies are often different from those that are optimal for an individual turbine. One type of wind-plant control method is to redirect the wakes of upstream turbines so that they avoid downstream turbines. In this paper, we investigate several possible methods for redirecting turbine wakes, including some existing and some novel approaches. The methods are compared in terms of their ability to redirect turbine wakes and their effects on turbine power capture and structural loads using the high-fidelity wind plant simulation tool Simulator for On/Offshore Wind Farm Applications (SOWFA).     

An engineering approach for the estimation of slewing bearing stiffness in wind turbine generators

The stiffness of yaw and pitch slewing bearings has a critical influence on the structural behaviour of wind turbine generators. Thus, it is commonly required by designers for their simulations to estimate deformations and select the most suitable bearing for their working conditions in preliminary design stages. In this work, a design of experiments was carried out via finite element analysis to obtain the stiffness curves of all of the standard four‐point contact slewing bearings from the catalogues of manufacturers under radial, axial, and tilting loads. From these results, a set of simple formulas to calculate the ring deformations were adjusted. Combining them with contact deformation results obtained in previous work by the authors, a complete and efficient tool for slewing bearing stiffness estimation has been developed.     

Dynamical measurement system for wind turbine fatigue load

A measurement system specially used in wind turbine fatigue load assessment is developed based on Labview platform and Control Area Network (CAN). By applying CAN bus communication technology, the system can perform data automatic acquisition, data stable transmission and data real-time monitoring. By adopting the technology of virtual instrument modular design, the system is designed to analyze the wind turbine mechanical load levels against wind and power, equivalent loads and lifetime fatigue loads, etc. Considering the effects of small load strengthening, low amplitude load damaging and multilevel load interaction, a novel fatigue lifetime prediction model is proposed to obtain more accurate and reliable prediction of blade fatigue life. With the developed measurement system, the in-field load measurements are performed and the results showed the system has satisfactory accuracy and good adaption, convenient operation, high integration, low cost and great practicality to load measurement of large wind turbine. And based on the proposed model the fatigue life of WT blade can be estimated more trustworthily and reliably.     

Advanced techniques for noise source identification on a largegenerator unit

Power station acoustic noise assessment, which has experienced increased environmental awareness and subsequently more stringent legislation for a number of years, has received an added stimulus due to the recent advent of powerful measurement and analysis techniques, including sound intensity and coherence. These experimental techniques are explained, and results, for a generator unit, illustrate their value in providing a unique, correlated insight into noise problems. This insight includes noise quantification, full explanation of site sound pressure level in terms of the various influences, and major noise source identification. These techniques are widely applicable and an invaluable aid to any industrial noise problem