Gain-scheduling control of a floating offshore wind turbine above rated wind speed

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-02-12
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Thispaperpresentsanapplicationofgain-scheduling(GS)controltechniquestoafloatingoffshorewindturbineonabargeplatformforaboveratedwindspeedcases.Specialemphasisisplacedonthedynamicsvariationofthewindturbinesystemcausedbyplantnonlinearitywithrespecttowindspeed.Theturbinesystemwiththedynamicsvariationisrepresentedbyalinearparameter-varying(LPV)model,whichisderivedbyinterpolatinglinearizedmodelsatvariousoperatingwindspeeds.Toachievecontrolobjectivesofregulatingpowercaptureandminimizingplatformmotions,bothlinearquadraticregulator(LQR)GSandLPVGScontrollerdesigntechniquesareexplored.ThedesignedcontrollersareevaluatedinsimulationswiththeNREL5MWwindturbinemodel,andcomparedwiththebaselineproportional-integral(PI)GScontrollerandnon-GScontrollers.ThesimulationresultsdemonstratetheperformancesuperiorityofLQRGSandLPVGScontrollers,aswellastheperformancetrade-offbetweenpowerregulationandplatformmovementreduction.