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2nd International Conference the region's leading utilities
E/E Systems
for Wind Turbines
Next Generation Wind Turbines – Reducing Cost of Energy – Advancing Availability & Serviceability
21 – 23 May 2012 | Swissôtel Bremen, Germany
• The latest developments in pitch systems to reduce loads and enhance
IQPC Series advanced control
• Implement advanced control systems to increase energy production
• Evaluate future requirements for wind turbines from a utility and
developer´s perspective
• Understand specific grid code requirements to ensure compliance to
the power generation system
• Learn about innovative generator and converter technology for
application in next generation wind turbines
With contributions from leading international companies:
Moog Bosch Rexroth AG
DONG Energy Renewables Fraunhofer IWES
RWE Innogy GmbH Nordex Energy GmbH
TU Denmark SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG
GE Energy Power Conversion Gamesa Innovation & Technology
WinWinD Oy The Switch
GE Energy RWE Npower Renewables Limited
E.ON Climate Winergy AG
Interactive Workshop Day | Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Workshop A | Functional safety for pitch systems with regard to
reliability & availability
Workshop B | Current and future generator-converter systems
Workshop C | High availability control systems for wind turbines
SAVe Workshop D | Ensuring grid compliance
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3. 2nd International Conference
E/E Systems for Wind Turbines
21 – 23 May 2012 | Swissôtel Bremen, Germany
CONfErENCE DAy ONE | Monday, 21 May 2012
Pitch System Development and Controlling Systems
09:00 Registration & coffee
14:15 Functional Safety for Pitch Systems
09:30 Chairman’s welcome and opening address • Turbine Certification and Requirements from GL 2010 guidelines
Dr. Sherif El-Henaoui, • Challenges for Pitch Systems
European Marketing Director, • Safety Approach
Moog, Italy Tobias Rösmann,
R&D Manager,
Operators, Developers and Utilities: Requirements and CPR Wind – Pitch Control Systems,
Moog, Germany
Future Projects
14:55 Innovative electrical blade pitch system with ac-technology
09:35 A project developers evaluation of new wind turbine
• Requirements resulting from GL2010 and the machinery
Utility designs for future projects
directive
presentation • Evaluation of new wind turbine designs by design review in
• Reducing loads during emergency stop due to drive control
close cooperation with the wind turbine manufacturer
system failure
• The use of demo sites to get hands on experience with
• Demands on Pitch systems resulting from Individual Pitch
new turbine designs
Control
• Evaluation and requirements to new wind turbine designs
Tobias Herrmann,
seen from an O&M perspective
Development Engineer,
Karsten Kabel, Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany
Project Engineer,
DONG Energy Renewables, Denmark 15:35 Advanced Electrical Pitch Systems
• Control requirements
10:15 Requirements for Offshore Wind Turbines from an • New topologies for pitch systems
Utility Operator’s Perspective • Rapid Yaw
presentation • RWE Innogy’s Offshore Project Pipeline • Pitch control for floating turbines
• Comparison of Offshore and Onshore conditions
Dr. Fabio Bertolotti,
• Challenges of Offshore Wind Energy
Director of Research & Technology,
• Special Requirements for Offshore Wind Turbines
SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
• Quality Assurance and Pre-qualification
• Conclusion and Outlook 16:15 refreshment break and networking
Holger Berndt,
Wind Energy Offshore, Senior Manager WTG Engineering, Grid Codes – Grid Compliance
RWE Innogy GmbH, Germany
16:45 Contribution from Wind Power Plants to frequency control
10:55 refreshment break and networking OEM and stability in power systems with a large amount of wind
11:25 The competitive future Wind Turbines will need significant presentation power
• Generating Systems in Wind Turbine Generators and
Utility further developed and matured technologies
conventional power plants
presentation • How do we secure reduction of cost of energy with
• Primary reserves and control and Inertial response
50% for offshore before 2020?
• GE WindINERTIATM as a solution to provide an inertial
• More individual site specific approach including design
response
criteria, site specific design, fabrication and installation
• Impact in power systems: Case studies
• Offshore cost level ask for new standards for quality
assurance and quality control for the whole supply and Stephan Wachtel,
value chain Principal Engineer,
• Onshore big scale will ask for new standards to handle GE Energy Consulting, Germany
more complex sites. 17:25 Control of wind parks in a modern smart grid
• Onshore big scale sites will ask for further development of • Grid compliance of single turbines vs. complete wind parks
cold climate and icing solution • Contribution of a wind park in frequency and voltage
Kristian Höy-Thomsen, regulation
Head of Technology Department, • Intelligent regulators and connectivity
E.ON Climate & Renewables, Nordic, Sweden • Preparing for future requirements
12:05 Successful development in between the contradictory Dr. Sami Kanerva,
contexts of market and customer requirements Design engineer,
OEM WinWinD Oy, Finland
presentation • Global market requirements like Grid Codes
• Cost of Energy Kimmo Kaappola,
• Gamma Generation: Platform Strategie Engineering manager,
• Nordex N117/2400 WinWinD Oy, Finland
Guenter Steininger,
Product Manager Product Line Management Department, 18:05 Closing remarks of the chairman and end of conference day one
Nordex Energy GmbH, Germany
Join us for an informal evening event.
12:45 Networking luncheon
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4. 2nd International Conference
E/E Systems for Wind Turbines
21 – 23 May 2012 | Swissôtel Bremen, Germany
CONfErENCE DAy TWO | Tuesday, 22 May 2012
08:30 registration & coffee 11:35 Lowering the cost of energy with permanent magnet drive
generators
08:55 Chairman’s welcome
• Levelized cost of energy
• Increasing annual energy production
Generator systems for wind turbines and for future applications • Lowering total lifecycle cost
09:00 How reliable is your generator? Lessons learned from • Shortening time to market
generator operation in onshore and offshore wind farms • The importance of value-added partnering
Utility
presentation • A number of different configurations of generator are used
Jussi Vanhanen,
in WTGs. Are some more reliable than others? Sales and Marketing Director,
• Experience of generator operation in both onshore and The Switch, Finland
offshore WTGs
• Lessons learned from failures applied to the future
12:15 Networking luncheon
engineering of WTG generators 13:45 Advantages and challenges of superconducting wind
Duncan Locke, turbine generators
Scientific
WTG Engineer,
presentation • Background of superconductivity and its relevance for wind
RWE Npower Renewables Limited, UK turbine generators
09:40 Wind turbine drive trains with synchronous • Superconducting generator concepts
Scientific generators and performance improvement via the • Advantages of superconducting generators for wind turbines
presentation model-based control • Challenges of superconducting generators for wind turbines
• Topologies of synchronous generator-based drive trains Dr Bogi Bech Jensen,
• Comparisons of these drive trains Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering,
• Problems with the classic control strategy Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Performance improvement with the model-based control
Dr.-Ing. Liang Chen 14:25 Generator systems for large offshore wind turbines
Project Engineer OEM • Future technology for large offshore wind turbines
Fraunhofer Institut für Windenergie und
presentation • Active star technology – High end innovation and efficiency
Energiesystemtechnik IWES, Germany in direct drive wind turbines
• Pro and cons
10:25 refreshment break and networking Derek Grieve,
10:55 Combing the advantages of a direct drive and geared Director Technology,
generator system into a HybridDrive system GE Energy Power Conversion, UK
• Development of drive trains 15:05 refreshment break and networking
• Overview of different drive train concepts
• Design criteria for drive train: efficiency, weight, volume,
cost of energy
Converter technology for wind turbines
• Explanation of HybridDrive system 15:35 Gamesa’s G10x 4.5MW wind turbine electrical system
(integrated generator / gearbox system) • G10x 4.5 MW wind turbine
• Comparison of drive train concepts OEM
presentation • Medium speed drive train
• First measuring from test bay • Permanent magnet generator
Matthias Deicke, • Modular full converter
Head of Electrical Systems, • Grid codes compliance
Winergy AG, Germany Mikel Rodriguez,
Section Manager, Technology,
Gamesa Innovation & Technology, Spain
16:15 Closing remarks of the chairman and end of conference day two
IQPC Series
IQPC's Wind Power Innovations Conferences
This event is part of our successful wind power series. Other conferences of this series include:
2nd Offshore Foundations for Wind Turbines takes a 3rd Drivetrain Concepts for Wind Turbines is assessing
detailed look at state-of-the-art foundations for offshore state-of-the-art and novel drivetrain designs for multi-
wind turbines, novel foundation designs as well as megawatt wind turbines including a detailed look at gearbox
innovative installation concepts to reduce the cost factor designs and generator technologies for better availability,
of foundations in offshore wind projects. higher reliability and lighter drivetrains.
Coming back July 2012 Coming back October 2012
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5. 2nd International Conference
E/E Systems for Wind Turbines
21 – 23 May 2012 | Swissôtel Bremen, Germany
Interactive Workshop Day | Wednesday, 23 May 2012
08:30 Registration & coffee
Workshop A | 09:00-12:00 Workshop B | 09:00-12:00
Functional safety for pitch systems with regard to reliability Current and future generator-converter systems
& availability
The drivetrain of many wind turbines installed has been based on the
Directive GL2010 presents a challenge, particularly for state-of-the-art concept of collecting standard components such as a gearbox
electromechanical AC pitch systems. Unlike DC pitch systems, they do and a double fed induction generator (DFIG) connected directly to the
not have a redundant activation channel for emergency movement into grid and with a power converter controlling the rotor.
the feather position. The directive only provides indications, leaving
engineers to interpret what safety functions will be needed and how to This concept is however being challenged by the need for higher
ensure their performance level complies with EN ISO 13849. reliability, strict grid requirements and increasing power ranges
especially for the future offshore turbines. Thus there is a trend
During our workshop, we will discuss the safety requirements of towards introducing direct drive generators with a full power
GL2010, including their implications for pitch systems. converter both tailored to a specific turbine.
This workshop will discuss the choice of active materials for the
present and future direct drive generators, the implications on
Matthias Pauli, performance and possible supply chain issues.
Core Components Manager, CPR Wind – Pitch Control Systems
Moog, Germany
For further information, please visit our website
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10:30 refreshment break and networking
12:00 Networking luncheon
Workshop C | 13:00-16:00 Workshop D | 13:00-16:00
High availability control systems for wind turbines ensuring grid compliance
The reliability of electronic control systems are of high importance as Join this interactive session to learn about and discuss the following
failures may cause significant economic loss and unplanned topics:
maintenance of the systems is necessary. • Choosing turbines that are grid friendly & generate quality,
In respect to the long expected lifecycle of wind turbines, a high High-Value Power
availability control system architecture helps to avoid unplanned repairs. • Future grid requirements
It can help to optimize the cost of operation and is in fact one important • Are future grid requirements going to get harsher?
aspect when it comes to competitive advantages in energy • Will old and recently bought turbines be able to connect to
production. the grid without retrofits?
• What is the greater value of power from grid-friendly turbines?
Electronic platforms which offer scalable fault tolerance, safety and • How are turbine designers meeting requirements of
high availability can assure that control systems are reliable and designed continually tougher grid codes?
for more efficient operation. • Design factors to improve grid friendliness
• Is it worth the extra cost and complexity of design to gain
higher yields?
Stephan Wachtel,
For further information, please visit our website
www.ee-wind-turbines.com/MM Principal Engineer,
GE Energy Consulting, UK
14:30 refreshment break and networking
16:00 End of Workshop Day
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