Designing and Testing Controls to Mitigate Dynamic Loads in the Controls Advanced Research Turbine

摘要

One goal of the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Program is to design fatigue-resistant wind turbines. Control systems must be developed to mitigate structural loads and reduce costs. This will enable wind energy to play a more significant part in meeting the U.S. electricity supply. Control systems that minimize fatigue loads without sacrificing turbine power while maintaining stable closed-loop behavior in the presence of turbulent wind inflow are critical for new large turbine designs.