Wind Turbine Control Systems: Principles, Modelling and Gain Scheduling Design
«Wind Turbine Control Systems: Principles, Modelling and Gain Scheduling Design»
Fernando D. Bianchi, et al | Springer | ISBN 1846284929 | July 2006 | PDF | 2,5 Mb
Modern wind turbines generally operate at variable speed in order to maximise the conversion efficiency below rated power and to reduce loading on the drive-train. In addition, pitch control of the blades is usually employed to limit the energy captured during operation above rated wind speed. The higher complexity of variable-speed variable-pitch turbines is offset by the benefits of control flexibility, namely, higher conversion efficiency, better power quality, longer useful life; because of the immediate impact of control on the cost of wind energy, reliable high-performance controllers are essential in making wind technology competitive.