Optimizing wind turbine control system parameters
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Vachon (W.A.) and Associates, Inc., Manchester, MA (United States)
The impending expiration of the levelized period in the Interim Standard Offer Number 4 (ISO4) utility contracts for purchasing wind-generated power in California mandates, more than ever, that windplants be operated in a cost-effective manner. Operating plans and approaches are needed that maximize the net revenue from wind parks--after accounting for operation and maintenance costs. This paper describes a design tool that makes it possible to tailor a control system of a wind turbine (WT) to maximize energy production while minimizing the financial consequences of fatigue damage to key structural components. Plans for code enhancements to include expert systems and fuzzy logic are discussed, and typical results are presented in which the code is applied to study the controls of a generic Danish 15-m horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT).
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 10181281
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-93-0391C; CONF-930726-5; ON: DE93018861; TRN: AHC29311%%26
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Windpower `93,San Francisco, CA (United States),12-16 Jul 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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