The performance of two control strategies for floating wind turbines: lidar-assisted feedforward and multi-variable feedback

F Guo, D Schlipf, F Lemmer, S Raach… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we analyze the performances of two control strategies and their combination
on a floating turbine through OpenFAST simulations. The floating wind turbine is modeled …

Multi-variable feedforward control for floating wind turbines using lidar

D Schlipf, F Lemmer, S Raach - ISOPE International Ocean and Polar …, 2020 - onepetro.org
In this work a multi-variable feedforward controller for floating wind turbines is presented.
The feedforward controller provides a pitch rate and a torque update to a conventional …

Integrating robust lidar-based feedforward with feedback control to enhance speed regulation of floating wind turbines

ST Navalkar, JW van Wingerden… - 2015 American …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The structural cost of offshore wind energy can be drastically reduced by the development of
floating wind turbines. However, the design of a feedback controller for rotor speed control of …

Vibration and power regulation control of a floating wind turbine with hydrostatic transmission

X Tong, X Zhao - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We design a blade pitch controller employing linear parameter-varying (LPV) synthesis
techniques for a floating hydrostatic wind turbine (HWT) with a barge platform, which is …

Collective pitch feedforward control of floating wind turbines using lidar

D Schipf, E Simley, F Lemmer, L Pao… - … International Ocean and …, 2015 - onepetro.org
In this work a collective pitch feedforward controller for floating wind turbines is presented.
The feedforward controller provides a pitch rate update to a conventional feedback controller …

LIDAR-Assisted Feedforward Pitch Control of 15 MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

A Russell, M Collu, A McDonald… - International …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Nacelle-mounted, forward-facing Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology is able to
measure the wind field as it approaches a wind turbine. Knowledge of the incoming wind …

A control-oriented model for floating wind turbine stability and performance analysis

A Pegalajar-Jurado, AWH Lio - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A well-designed floating turbine controller should lead to small power fluctuations while
keeping the system stable. Floating wind turbines can experience instability when operating …

Assessing lidar-assisted feedforward and multivariable feedback controls for large floating wind turbines

F Guo, D Schlipf - Wind Energy Science Discussions, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
We assess the performances of two control strategies on the IEA 15 MW reference floating
wind turbine through OpenFAST simulations. The multivariable feedback controller tuned by …

Integrated control of blade pitch and generator speed for floating wind turbines

S Ai, J Su, W Meng, Y Yan - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the coupled effect of a control system between a wind turbine and floating
platform, in this paper, a self-designed blade pitch control system is applied for coupled aero …

[HTML][HTML] Feedforward pitch control for a 15 MW wind turbine using a spinner-mounted single-beam lidar

W Fu, F Guo, D Schlipf, A Peña - Wind Energy Science, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Feedforward blade pitch control is one of the most promising lidar-assisted control strategies
due to its significant improvement in rotor speed regulation and fatigue load reduction. A …