Improved speed regulation and mitigation of drive-train torsion fatigue in flexible wind turbines, using disturbance utilization control: Part one

Proceedings of the Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 171-176

  Parker, Glenn A ^a   Johnson, C D ^b  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance utilization control; Wind turbine control; Wind turbine fatigue mitigation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTROL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DISTURBANCE ACCOMMODATION; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE MITIGATION; FLEXIBLE MODE; MODES OF OPERATION; RAPID GROWTH; SPEED REGULATION; TORSION FATIGUE; TURBULENT WIND; WIND TURBINE CONTROL;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; SYSTEM THEORY; TORSIONAL STRESS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 77951525091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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