Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines
Summary Minimising tower loads is a key issue for the optimal operation and cost‐effective design of wind turbines. Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technologies enable the measurement of free wind ahead of the rotor and the addition of new feedforward controllers to the traditional control loops...
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| author | Irene Miquelez‐Madariaga Idoia Lizarraga‐Zubeldia Asier Diaz de Corcuera Jorge Elso |
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| description | Summary Minimising tower loads is a key issue for the optimal operation and cost‐effective design of wind turbines. Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technologies enable the measurement of free wind ahead of the rotor and the addition of new feedforward controllers to the traditional control loops, improving the performance in terms of generator speed regulation and load reduction. This paper presents a design procedure based on plant inversion at a set of key frequencies. Tower base longitudinal bending moment is considered the main output of the system. Although the minimisation of tower base loads is the main objective of the design, good results are obtained in terms of generator speed regulation and pitch actuation as well. The methodology has been tested in the well‐known NREL 5MW wind turbine. Results have been obtained for different LIDAR configurations in order to quantify the loss of performance due to measurement errors. In all cases, the feedforward control behaves better than the baseline case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f3ba4460f974660abb0f846c363fc272022-12-22T02:31:56ZengWileyWind Energy1095-42441099-18242022-07-012571238125110.1002/we.2724Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbinesIrene Miquelez‐Madariaga0Idoia Lizarraga‐Zubeldia1Asier Diaz de Corcuera2Jorge Elso3Department of Engineering Public University of Navarre Pamplona SpainDepartment of Engineering Public University of Navarre Pamplona SpainSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Sarriguren SpainDepartment of Engineering Public University of Navarre Pamplona SpainSummary Minimising tower loads is a key issue for the optimal operation and cost‐effective design of wind turbines. Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technologies enable the measurement of free wind ahead of the rotor and the addition of new feedforward controllers to the traditional control loops, improving the performance in terms of generator speed regulation and load reduction. This paper presents a design procedure based on plant inversion at a set of key frequencies. Tower base longitudinal bending moment is considered the main output of the system. Although the minimisation of tower base loads is the main objective of the design, good results are obtained in terms of generator speed regulation and pitch actuation as well. The methodology has been tested in the well‐known NREL 5MW wind turbine. Results have been obtained for different LIDAR configurations in order to quantify the loss of performance due to measurement errors. In all cases, the feedforward control behaves better than the baseline case.https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2724LIDARload alleviationwind turbine |
| spellingShingle | Irene Miquelez‐Madariaga Idoia Lizarraga‐Zubeldia Asier Diaz de Corcuera Jorge Elso Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines Wind Energy LIDAR load alleviation wind turbine |
| title | Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| title_full | Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| title_fullStr | Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| title_short | Lidar‐based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| title_sort | lidar based feedforward control design methodology for tower load alleviation in wind turbines |
| topic | LIDAR load alleviation wind turbine |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2724 |
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