Development, Field Testing, and Evaluation of LIDAR Assisted Controls
Abstract
Typical wind turbines utilize feedback controllers which have a delayed response to winds peed disturbances. A nacelle mounted LIght Detection and Ranging(LIDAR) system measures a preview wind signal in front of the turbine. This can be included in a feed-forward control system, improving turbine pitch command for incoming variations in wind speed. The overall aim is reduced blade and tower fatigue, and potentially improved annual energy production. To be successful, the LIDAR must yield accurate wind speed measurements. Therefore, a LIDAR was characterized against a nearby met tower and turbine wind speed estimator. Results indicate good correlation between measurements.
- Authors:
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- Asltom Power Inc.
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Alstom Power Inc.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Alstom Power Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1239650
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-Alstom-0005494-1
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0005494
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: AWEA WindPower Conference and Exhibition 2015, Orlando, FL (United States), 18-21 May 2015
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; feedback controllers; nacelle mounted LIDAR; feed-forward control system; reduce blade and tower fatigue; LIDAR characterization; met tower
Citation Formats
Ehrmann, Robert, Wang, Na, Scholbrock, Andrew, Guadayol, Marc, Wright, Alan, and Arora, Dhiraj. Development, Field Testing, and Evaluation of LIDAR Assisted Controls. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web.
Ehrmann, Robert, Wang, Na, Scholbrock, Andrew, Guadayol, Marc, Wright, Alan, & Arora, Dhiraj. Development, Field Testing, and Evaluation of LIDAR Assisted Controls. United States.
Ehrmann, Robert, Wang, Na, Scholbrock, Andrew, Guadayol, Marc, Wright, Alan, and Arora, Dhiraj. 2015.
"Development, Field Testing, and Evaluation of LIDAR Assisted Controls". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1239650.
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title = {Development, Field Testing, and Evaluation of LIDAR Assisted Controls},
author = {Ehrmann, Robert and Wang, Na and Scholbrock, Andrew and Guadayol, Marc and Wright, Alan and Arora, Dhiraj},
abstractNote = {Typical wind turbines utilize feedback controllers which have a delayed response to winds peed disturbances. A nacelle mounted LIght Detection and Ranging(LIDAR) system measures a preview wind signal in front of the turbine. This can be included in a feed-forward control system, improving turbine pitch command for incoming variations in wind speed. The overall aim is reduced blade and tower fatigue, and potentially improved annual energy production. To be successful, the LIDAR must yield accurate wind speed measurements. Therefore, a LIDAR was characterized against a nearby met tower and turbine wind speed estimator. Results indicate good correlation between measurements.},
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year = {Mon May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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