Health‐aware model predictive control of wind turbines using fatigue prognosis

• Published in: International journal of adaptive control and signal processing Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 614 - 627
• Main Authors: Sanchez, Hector Eloy, Escobet, Teresa, Puig, Vicenç, Odgaard, Peter Fogh
• Format: Journal Article Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Aerodynamic loads; Aerogeneradors; Automatic control; Automàtica i control; Bending moments; Computer simulation; Control automàtic; Crack propagation; Damage accumulation; Fatigue; Fatigue failure; Fault tolerance (Engineering); Informàtica; Mathematical models; Model predictive control; Optimization; Predictive control; Prognosis; Tolerància als errors (Enginyeria); Turbine blades; Turbines; Wind damage; Wind turbines; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC

Summary Wind turbine components are subject to considerable fatigue because of extreme environmental conditions to which they are exposed, especially those located offshore. Wind turbine blades are under significant gravitational, inertial, and aerodynamic loads, which cause their fatigue and degrad...