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Abstract
As wind turbines increase in size, the
tasks being assigned to the controller
increase and their design becomes more
demanding; in particular, the controller
may be required to reduce the tower
fatigue loads. The basic approach to tower
load fatigue reduction is to employ a tower
feedback loop (TFL). It typically achieves a
4%-7% fatigue load reduction depending
on the details of the wind turbine. In this
paper, the concept of a co-ordinated
(CCD) controller is analysed which aims to
increase the tower fore-aft load reduction
whilst simultaneously reducing the pitch
activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 667-674 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2010 |
Event | 3rd Torque 2010 - Heraklion, Crete, Greece Duration: 28 Jun 2010 → 30 Jun 2010 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd Torque 2010 |
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City | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
Period | 28/06/10 → 30/06/10 |
Keywords
- control design
- wind turbine
- load reduction
- tower fatigue
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Supergen Wind Hub
Leithead, B. (Principal Investigator), McDonald, A. (Academic), McMillan, D. (Academic), Anaya-Lara, O. (Co-investigator), Brennan, F. (Co-investigator), McGregor, P. (Co-investigator), Attya, A. (Researcher), Campos-Gaona, D. (Researcher), Comerford, D. (Researcher), Hur, S. H. (Researcher), Stock, A. (Researcher) & Yue, H. (Researcher)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
19/06/14 → 18/09/19
Project: Research