A robust LMI-based pitch controller for large wind turbines

Renewable Energy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-71

  Hassan, H M ^a   ElShafei, A L ^a   Farag, W A ^a   Saad, M S ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

H problem; H 2 problem; LMI; Pitch control; Pole clustering; Polytopic system

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE PITCH; ELECTRICAL POWER; FATIGUE LOADS; H 2 PROBLEM; INDIVIDUAL PITCH; LARGE WIND TURBINES; LMI; LMI-BASED APPROACH; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; PITCH CONTROL; PITCH CONTROLLER; POLYTOPIC MODELS; POLYTOPIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE CODES; WIND SPEED;

POLES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINES;

LINEAR MATRIX INEQUALITIES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DESIGN; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858290872     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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