Model predictive control for wind turbines with distributed active flaps: Incorporating inflow signals and actuator constraints

Wind Energy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 757-771

  Barlas, T K ^a   Van Der Veen, G J ^b   Van Kuik, G A M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

active flaps; load control; model predictive control

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AEROSERVOELASTICITY; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FLAPS; MIMO SYSTEMS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRESS LOAD CONTROL; RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS; WIND TURBINES;

ACTIVE FLAPS; ACTUATOR CONSTRAINTS; AEROSERVOELASTIC MODELING; CONTROLLER DESIGNS; DEDICATED SYSTEMS; FATIGUE LOAD REDUCTION; IN-FLOW MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE INPUT SINGLE OUTPUT;

CONTROLLERS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; DESIGN; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84863721684     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.503     Document Type: Article

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