LPV Wind Turbine Control With Anti-Windup Features Covering the Complete Wind Speed Range

TitleLPV Wind Turbine Control With Anti-Windup Features Covering the Complete Wind Speed Range
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsInthamoussou FA, Bianchi FD, De Battista H, Mantz RJ
JournalEnergy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
Volume29
Pagination259-266
Date PublishedMarch
ISSN0885-8969
KeywordsAnti-windup, anti-windup features, benchmark, control of wind turbines, gain-scheduling control, Generators, linear parameter varying anti-windup controller, linear parameter varying systems, LPV wind turbine control, PI controls, power system control, Proposals, Torque, variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbine, Velocity control, Wind speed, wind speed range, wind turbines
Abstract

This paper addresses the control of a variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbine in the whole wind speed range. To this end, a linear parameter varying anti-windup (AW) controller is proposed as part of a control structure focused on improving the transition between low- and high-wind speed operations. The control structure is similar to classical PI controls used in commercial wind turbines. However, a more advanced gain-scheduled controller and AW compensation are proposed. As a consequence, the new control scheme is capable of improving the behavior of the wind turbine in the transition zone and provides better stability margins. The proposed control was evaluated in a 5-MW wind turbine benchmark and compared with a classical control scheme. To this end, very demanding and realistic testing scenarios were built using the FAST aeroelastic wind turbine simulator as well as standardized wind speed profiles.

DOI10.1109/TEC.2013.2294212
Research Line: 
Control of renewable energy systems
Control of wind turbines and their integration to the grid
Control de turbinas eĆ³licas y su integraciĆ³n a la red