Yaw control for reduction of structural dynamic loads in wind turbines

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-262

  Ekelund, Thommy ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Structural dynamic load; Wind turbine; Yaw control

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DYNAMIC LOADS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OSCILLATIONS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; WIND STRESS;

YAW CONTROL;

WIND TURBINES;

LOAD (FORCES); WIND TURBINE; YAW CONTROL;

EID: 0034709121     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(99)00128-2     Document Type: Article

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