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On the design and tuning of linear model predictive control for wind turbines

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  • Jain, Achin
  • Schildbach, Georg
  • Fagiano, Lorenzo
  • Morari, Manfred

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This paper presents a study on the design of linear model predictive control (MPC) for wind turbines, with a focus on the controller's tuning tradeoffs. A continuously linearized MPC approach is described and applied to control a 3-bladed, horizontal axis, variable speed wind turbine. The tuning involves a multiobjective cost function so that the performance can be optimized with respect to five defined measures: power variation, pitch usage, tower displacement, drivetrain twist and frequency of violating the nominal power limit. A tuning approach based on the computation of sensitivity tables is proposed and tested via numerical simulations using a nonlinear turbine model. The paper further compares the performance of the MPC controller with that of a conventional one.

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  • Jain, Achin & Schildbach, Georg & Fagiano, Lorenzo & Morari, Manfred, 2015. "On the design and tuning of linear model predictive control for wind turbines," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 664-673.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:80:y:2015:i:c:p:664-673
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.02.057
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