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Abstract
Variable speed pitch regulated horizontal axis wind turbines exhibit highly non-linear characteristics at high wind speeds presenting, a challenge for power regulation control. As turbine size increases and natural frequencies of the blades and tower decrease, these nonlinearities are increasingly problematic. Presented is a method for improving controller performance and feasibility for very large turbines. The implementation of a gain scheduled controller for regulation of a 5MW exemplar wind turbine is presented and shown to improve controller performance by accounting for the non-linearities present at low frequencies in above rated wind speeds. The realisation and an assessment of performance of the improved controller are demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | European Wind Energy Association, Scientific Proceedings |
Publisher | European Wind Energy Association |
Number of pages | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Event | European Wind Energy Association 2014 Annual Conference - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 10 Mar 2014 → 13 Mar 2014 |
Conference
Conference | European Wind Energy Association 2014 Annual Conference |
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Abbreviated title | EWEA 2014 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Barcelona |
Period | 10/03/14 → 13/03/14 |
Keywords
- control
- gain scheduling
- turbine size
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Supergen Wind Hub
Leithead, B., McDonald, A., McMillan, D., Anaya-Lara, O., Brennan, F., McGregor, P., Attya, A., Campos-Gaona, D., Comerford, D., Hur, S. H., Stock, A. & Yue, H.
19/06/14 → 18/09/19
Project: Research
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Supergen Wind Energy Technologies Renewal
Leithead, B., Cruden, A., McGregor, P., Hur, S. H. & Stock, A.
University of Durham, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
23/04/10 → 31/03/14
Project: Research