Mitigating the Long term Operating Extreme Load through Active Control

The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2012

Koukoura, Christina^1 ; Natarajan, Anand^1

Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department of Wind Energy, Risø Campus, 399 Frederiksborgvej, Roskilde

4000, Denmark^1

关键词: Critical factors;    Gain Scheduling;    Normal operations;    Out of plane loads;    Power production;    Rated wind speed;    Rotor speed error;    Torque variations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/555/1/012076/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/555/1/012076

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The parameters influencing the long term extreme operating design loads are identified through the implementation of a Design of Experiment (DOE) method. A function between the identified critical factors and the ultimate out-of-plane loads on the blade is determined. Variations in the initial blade azimuth location are shown to affect the extreme blade load magnitude during operation in normal turbulence wind input. The simultaneously controlled operation of generator torque variation and pitch variation at low blade pitch angles is detected to be responsible for very high loads acting on the blades. Through gain scheduling of the controller (modifications of the proportional Kp and the integral K gains) the extreme loads are mitigated, ensuring minimum instantaneous variations in the power production for operation above rated wind speed. The response of the blade load is examined for different values of the integral gain as resulting in rotor speed error and the rate of change of rotor speed. Based on the results a new load case for the simulation of extreme loads during normal operation is also presented.