Platform motion minimization using model predictive control of a floating offshore wind turbine

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters

Waheed Ur Rehman¹  Ryozo Nagamune²  Yarong Zhou³  Ye Li⁴  Kamran Ali Shah⁵ 

[1] Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;Multi-function Towing Tank, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;;State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean &Corresponding author.;Multi-function Towing Tank, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;

关键词: Wind energy;    Floating offshore wind turbine;    Platform motion;    Model predictive control;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Wind turbines are installed offshore with the assistance of a floating platform to help meet the world’s increasing energy needs. However, the incident wind and extra incident wave disturbances have an impact on the performance and operation of the floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) in comparison to bottom-fixed wind turbines. In this paper, model predictive control (MPC) is utilized to overcome the limitation caused by platform motion. Due to the ease of control synthesis, the MPC is developed using a simplified model instead of high fidelity simulation model. The performance of the controller is verified in the presence of realistic wind and wave disturbances. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of MPC in reducing platform motions and rotor/generator speed regulation of FOWTs.

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