Wind turbine control design to reduce capital costs [electronic resource] : 7 January 2009 - 31 August 2009 / Phillip J. Darrow.

Golden, Colo. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [2010]

1 online resource (199 p.) : ill.

Wind turbines installed in regions that sometimes have extreme conditions can experience both fatigue and extreme loading. These loads affect individual components of a wind turbine differently. Wind turbines currently have a design life of 20 years, which is achieved by building a turbine with robust components that can withstand the fatigue and extreme loads for the duration. This report first discusses and identifies which wind turbine components can benefit from advanced control algorithms and also presents results from a preliminary loads case analysis using a baseline controller. Next, it describes the design, implementation, and simulation-based testing of an advanced controller to reduce loads on those components. The case-by-case loads analysis and advanced controller design will help guide future control research.

Books / Online

English

June 07, 2010

Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67).

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)