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: Received: 23 January 2018 / Approved: 24 January 2018 / Online: 24 January 2018 (07:03:52 CET)
How to cite:
Imran, R.M.; Akbar Hussain, D.M.; Chowdhry, B.S.; Waleed, A. Bumpless Transfer of Parametrized Multivariable Disturbance Observer Based Controller to Reduce Cyclic Loads of Wind Turbine. Preprints2018, 2018010222. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0222.v1
Imran, R.M.; Akbar Hussain, D.M.; Chowdhry, B.S.; Waleed, A. Bumpless Transfer of Parametrized Multivariable Disturbance Observer Based Controller to Reduce Cyclic Loads of Wind Turbine. Preprints 2018, 2018010222. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0222.v1
Imran, R.M.; Akbar Hussain, D.M.; Chowdhry, B.S.; Waleed, A. Bumpless Transfer of Parametrized Multivariable Disturbance Observer Based Controller to Reduce Cyclic Loads of Wind Turbine. Preprints2018, 2018010222. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0222.v1
APA Style
Imran, R.M., Akbar Hussain, D.M., Chowdhry, B.S., & Waleed, A. (2018). Bumpless Transfer of Parametrized Multivariable Disturbance Observer Based Controller to Reduce Cyclic Loads of Wind Turbine. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0222.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Imran, R.M., Bhawani Shanker Chowdhry and Arbab Waleed. 2018 "Bumpless Transfer of Parametrized Multivariable Disturbance Observer Based Controller to Reduce Cyclic Loads of Wind Turbine" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0222.v1
Abstract
This paper is concerned with bump-less transfer of parametrized disturbance observer based controller (DOBC) with Individual Pitch Control (IPC) strategy for full load operation of wind turbine. Aerodynamic cyclic loads are reduced by tuning multivariable DOBC with the objective to reduce output power fluctuation, tower oscillation and drive-train torsion. Furthermore tower shadow and wind shear effect are also mitigated using parametrized controller. A scheduling mechanism between two DOBC is developed and tested on Fatigue, Aerodynamics, Structures, and Turbulence ( FAST) code model of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)’s 5 MW wind turbine. The closed-loop system performance is assessed by comparing the simulation results of proposed controller with a fixed gain and Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) DOBC with Collective Pitch Control (CPC) for full load operation. It is tested with step changing wind to see the behavior of the system under step change with wind shear and tower shadow (cyclic load) effects. Also turbulent wind is applied to see the smooth transition of the controllers. It can be concluded from the results that the proposed parametrized control DOBC with IPC shows smooth transition from one controller to another by interpolation. Moreover fatigue of the gear and tower due to wind shear and tower shadow effects are reduced considerably by the proposed controller as compared to collective pitch control.
Keywords
wind turbine; LPV; DOBC; multivariable
Subject
Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering
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