Influence of tidal turbine control on performance and loads

• Published in: Applied ocean research Vol. 114; p. 102806
• Main Authors: Nambiar, Anup, Draycott, Samuel, Payne, Grégory S., Sellar, Brian, Kiprakis, Aristides
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2021; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Control; Control algorithms; Deformation; Engineering Sciences; Experimental investigation; Hydrodynamics; Inflow; Loads (forces); Speed control; Tank testing; Tidal stream turbines; Torque; Torque control; Turbine engines; Turbines; Wave loading; Wave–current conditions; Wave loading; Torque control; Wave–current conditions; Tidal stream turbines; Speed control; Tank testing; Experimental investigation
• ISSN: 0141-1187; 1879-1549
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2021.102806

Tidal stream turbines (TST) are subject to large unsteady hydrodynamic loads which will result in fatigue of components and potentially failure. Control algorithms, if used effectively, have the ability to reduce these unsteady loads without affecting overall performance. To examine the effect of co...