Concepedia

Role and objectives of control for wind turbines

William Leithead, S. De La Salle, David C. Reardon

IEE Proceedings C Generation Transmission and Distribution · 1991 · 110 citations · 4 references

Concepts

AgricultureAerospace EngineeringRenewable Energy SystemsWind EngineeringControl TheoryFrequency ControlFrequency RegulationPower ControlWind Energy SystemsWind Turbine TechnologyPitch ControlPitch Control MechanismsPower GenerationTurbine Control SystemsWind Turbine AerodynamicsWind Turbine Control Systems

Abstract

Variable pitch is used in many wind turbines to regulate power generation. The choice of control objectives is broadly examined together with the influence of the controller on the dynamics of the wind turbine.

References

4

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S. A. DE LA SALLE, David C. Reardon, William Leithead et al. · International Journal of Control · 1990 · 83 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electric Machines +11

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Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

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M. Steinbuch · TU/e Research Portal · 1987 · 30 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

Verification of theoretically computed spectra for a point rotating in a vertical plane

D.C. Powell, J.R. Connell · Solar Energy · 1987 · 12 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Computational Physics +4