Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines

In this paper, an optimal adaptive robust pitch controller is proposed for variable speed wind turbines (VSWTs). The proposed pitch controller has stability analysis, while it simultaneously keeps the generated power of the wind turbine at the rated power and mitigates the mechanical loads on the ge...

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Main Authors: Sara Majidi, Reza Shahnazi
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Language:English
Published: Amirkabir University of Technology 2021-06-01
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description In this paper, an optimal adaptive robust pitch controller is proposed for variable speed wind turbines (VSWTs). The proposed pitch controller has stability analysis, while it simultaneously keeps the generated power of the wind turbine at the rated power and mitigates the mechanical loads on the gearbox. The proposed pitch controller in this paper has two terms. The first term is a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), to approximate unknown nonlinear functions of the wind turbine. Another term is a chattering-free continuous robust structure, which can cope with the approximation error. The weights of RBFNN and the gain of the robust structure are derived via the Lyapunov synthesis approach. It is proved that the closed-loop signals are semi-globally uniformed and ultimately bounded. The optimal parameters of the proposed controller are derived by solving a proposed multi-objective optimization problem using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II) and multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm. The effectiveness of the proposed controller is compared to the baseline PI controller designed by NREL. First, both the proposed and the baseline PI controllers are applied to the general model (2-mass model) of the wind turbine, and then they are validated via a highly reliable simulator called FAST. The results demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed pitch controller.
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spelling doaj-art-7b9b71c3b00d43d590cccafe55cb3cc02025-08-20T03:31:52ZengAmirkabir University of TechnologyAUT Journal of Electrical Engineering2588-29102588-29292021-06-0153131610.22060/eej.2020.18344.53504145Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind TurbinesSara Majidi0Reza Shahnazi1Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, IranDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, IranIn this paper, an optimal adaptive robust pitch controller is proposed for variable speed wind turbines (VSWTs). The proposed pitch controller has stability analysis, while it simultaneously keeps the generated power of the wind turbine at the rated power and mitigates the mechanical loads on the gearbox. The proposed pitch controller in this paper has two terms. The first term is a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), to approximate unknown nonlinear functions of the wind turbine. Another term is a chattering-free continuous robust structure, which can cope with the approximation error. The weights of RBFNN and the gain of the robust structure are derived via the Lyapunov synthesis approach. It is proved that the closed-loop signals are semi-globally uniformed and ultimately bounded. The optimal parameters of the proposed controller are derived by solving a proposed multi-objective optimization problem using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II) and multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm. The effectiveness of the proposed controller is compared to the baseline PI controller designed by NREL. First, both the proposed and the baseline PI controllers are applied to the general model (2-mass model) of the wind turbine, and then they are validated via a highly reliable simulator called FAST. The results demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed pitch controller.https://eej.aut.ac.ir/article_4145_1d18fe7035009a83cc816c83dcd1a5ae.pdfwind turbineadaptive robust pitch controlleroptimizationnsga-iimopsofast simulator
spellingShingle Sara Majidi
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Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
AUT Journal of Electrical Engineering
wind turbine
adaptive robust pitch controller
optimization
nsga-ii
mopso
fast simulator
title Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
title_full Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
title_fullStr Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
title_short Optimal Adaptive Robust Pitch Control with Load Mitigation for Uncertain Variable Speed Wind Turbines
title_sort optimal adaptive robust pitch control with load mitigation for uncertain variable speed wind turbines
topic wind turbine
adaptive robust pitch controller
optimization
nsga-ii
mopso
fast simulator
url https://eej.aut.ac.ir/article_4145_1d18fe7035009a83cc816c83dcd1a5ae.pdf
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