[HTML][HTML] Prognostics-based adaptive control strategy for lifetime control of wind turbines

E Kipchirchir, MH Do, JG Njiri, D Söffker - Wind Energy Science, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Variability in wind profiles in both space and time is responsible for fatigue loading in wind
turbine components. Advanced control methods for mitigating structural loading in these …

Wind turbine lifetime control using structural health monitoring and prognosis

MH Do, D Söffker - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2020 - Elsevier
In wind energy operation and maintenance costs significantly contribute to the overall cost.
This paper proposes a novel adaptive lifetime control approach for wind turbines to reduce …

State-of-the-art in integrated prognostics and health management control for utility-scale wind turbines

MH Do, D Söffker - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Wind energy takes an important role in the transformation of the global energy system
towards clean and sustainable sources. The main development of wind energy technology …

A hybrid prognosis approach for robust lifetime control of commercial wind turbines

E Kipchirchir, J Liebeton, D Söffker - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.18593, 2024 - arxiv.org
Dynamic fluctuations in the wind field to which a wind turbine (WT) is exposed to are
responsible for fatigue loads on its components. To reduce structural loads in WTs …

Comparison of down-regulation strategies for wind farm control and their effects on fatigue loads

D van der Hoek, S Kanev… - 2018 Annual American …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growth of wind energy worldwide, an increased interest in wind farm control has
become visible, with Active Power Control (APC) and Active Wake Control (AWC) being two …

Consideration of lifetime and fatigue load in wind turbine control

JG Njiri, N Beganovic, MH Do, D Söffker - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel scheme for extending lifetime of a wind energy conversion
system (WECS) by integrating an online damage evaluation model into a control strategy for …

State-of-the-art in wind turbine control: Trends and challenges

JG Njiri, D Söffker - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Wind energy is one of the most rapidly growing renewable sources of energy due to the fact
that it has little negative impact on environment. To meet the growing demand, wind turbines …

Modelling and control for structural load mitigation of wind turbines

IP Girsang - 2016 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
The capacity of installed wind turbines have been steadily growing. In 2015 alone, 63 GW
has been installed worldwide, which is 21% more capacity than what was installed in the …

Model predictive control of a wind turbine using short‐term wind field predictions

MD Spencer, KA Stol, CP Unsworth, JE Cater… - Wind …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
As wind turbines become larger and hence more flexible, the design of advanced controllers
to mitigate fatigue damage and optimise power capture is becoming increasingly important …

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

HE Sanchez, T Escobet, V Puig… - International journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wind turbine components are subject to considerable fatigue because of extreme
environmental conditions to which they are exposed, especially those located offshore. Wind …