Wind turbine control systems : principles, modelling and gain scheduling design /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bianchi, Fernando D
Other Authors: De Battista, Hernán, De Battista, Hernán, Mantz, Ricardo J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Springer, [2007], ©2007
London : c2007
Series:Advances in industrial control,
Advances in industrial control
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • TOC$Contents
  • Notation
  • CH$1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Control of Wind Energy Conversion Systems
  • 1.2 Gain Scheduling Techniques
  • 1.3 Robust Control of WECS
  • 1.4 Outline of the Book
  • CH$2 The Wind and Wind Turbines
  • 2.1 The Wind
  • 2.1.1 The Source of Winds
  • 2.1.2 Mean Wind Speed
  • 2.1.3 Energy in the Wind
  • 2.1.4 Turbulence
  • 2.2 The Wind Turbines
  • 2.2.1 Types of Rotors
  • 2.2.2 Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
  • 2.2.3 Force, Torque and Power
  • 2.3 Wind Speed Experienced by the Turbine
  • 2.3.1 Deterministic Component
  • 2.3.2 Stochastic Component
  • CH$3 Modelling of WECS
  • 3.1 WECS Description
  • 3.2 Mechanical Subsystem
  • 3.3 Aerodynamic Subsystem
  • 3.4 Electrical Subsystem
  • 3.4.1 Directly Coupled Squirrel-cage Induction Generator
  • 3.4.2 Stator-controlled Squirrel-cage Induction Generator
  • 3.4.3 Rotor-controlled Doubly-fed Induction Generator
  • 3.5 Pitch Subsystem
  • 3.6 Model of the Entire WECS
  • 3.7 Effective Wind Model
  • 3.7.1 Mean Wind Speed Model
  • 3.7.2 Turbulence Model
  • 3.7.3 Effective Wind Speed
  • 3.7.4 Effective Wind Speed Simulations
  • CH$4 Control Objectives and Strategies
  • 4.1 Control Objectives
  • 4.1.1 Energy Capture
  • 4.1.2 Mechanical Loads
  • 4.1.3 Power Quality
  • 4.2 Modes of Operation
  • 4.3 Control Strategies
  • 4.3.1 Fixed-speed Fixed-pitch
  • 4.3.2 Fixed-speed Variable-pitch
  • 4.3.3 Variable-speed Fixed-pitch
  • 4.3.4 Variable-speed Variable-pitch
  • 4.3.5 Some Options to the Previous Control Strategies
  • CH$5 Control of Variable-speed Fixed-pitch Wind Turbines
  • 5.1 Introduction to LPV Gain Scheduling Techniques
  • 5.2 LPV Model of Fixed-pitch WECS
  • 5.3 Open-loop Characteristics
  • 5.4 LPV Gain Scheduling Control
  • 5.4.1 Controller Objectives
  • 5.4.2 Controller Schemes
  • 5.4.3 The Controller Design Issue
  • 5.4.4 Preliminary Control
  • 5.4.5 Control with Damping Injection
  • 5.4.6 Dealing with Uncertainties
  • 5.4.7 Performance Assessment of other Variable-speed Fixed-pitch Control Strategies
  • CH$6 Control of Variable-speed Variable-pitch Wind Turbines
  • 6.1 LPV Model of Variable-pitch WECS
  • 6.2 Open-loop Characteristics
  • 6.3 LPV Gain Scheduling Control
  • 6.3.1 Controller Schemes
  • 6.3.2 Modified Control Strategy for Improved Controllability
  • 6.3.3 The Controller Design Issue
  • 6.3.4 Control in the High Wind Speed Region
  • 6.3.5 Control in the Low Wind Speed Region
  • 6.3.6 Control over the Full Range of Operational Wind Speeds
  • 6.3.7 Effects of Uncertainties
  • A: Linear Matrix Inequalities
  • A.1 Definition
  • A.2 Semidefinite Programming
  • A.3 Properties
  • B: Gain Scheduling Te
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2. The wind and wind turbines
  • 3. Modelling of WECS
  • 4. Control objectives and strategies
  • 5. Control of variable-speed fixed-pitch wind turbines
  • 6. Control of variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbines
  • A. Linear matrix inequalities
  • B. Gain scheduling techniques and LPV systems
  • C. Quasi-LPV model and control.