The effect of actuator dynamics on active structural control of offshore wind turbines

Engineering Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1807-1816

  Stewart, Gordon M ^a   Lackner, Matthew A ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

Control structure interaction; Floating platform; Structural control; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTROL; ACTIVE STRUCTURAL CONTROL; ACTUATOR DYNAMICS; ACTUATOR MODEL; CONTROL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; CONTROLLER DESIGNS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM MODELS; FLOATING PLATFORMS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; GEAR RATIOS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; POWER CONSUMPTION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ACTUATORS; BUOYANCY; DYNAMICS; FLOATING BREAKWATERS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ROBUST CONTROL; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

CONTROLLERS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; FLOATING STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 79953788038     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.02.020     Document Type: Article

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