Adaptable control for electrical generation at irregural wind speeds

• Author(s): Puga, Ricardo ; Ferreira, Judite ; Cunha, J. Boaventura ; Vale, Zita
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/1527
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Control; Power systems; Energy; Smart power applications; Wind turbines
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

The main aims of this work are the development and the validation of one generic algorithm to provide the optimal control of small power wind generators. That means up to 40 kW and blades with fixed pitch angle. This algorithm allows the development of controllers to fetch the wind generators at the desired operational point in variable operating conditions. The problems posed by the variable wind intensity are solved using the proposed algorithm. This is done with no explicit measure of the wind velocity, and so no special equipment or anemometer is required to compute or measure the wind velocity.