Fundamentals of Wind Turbine and Wind Farm Control Systems

Abstract

Wind is a randomly varying resource that needs to be appropriately tapped using wind turbines typically anchored to the ground and subjected to different torques and loads with changing atmospheric conditions. There are significant challenges in modeling such behaviors, and such issues become further complex in the case of offshore wind turbines, hilly terrains, and during ramp events which are extensively dealt with in this book. In this chapter, we present fundamental aspects of wind turbine blade-pitching control, wake control, and also wind reserve power maximization strategy. Micro-siting is an issue in wind farms that affect the total power generated from the farm, and is interrelated to turbine control and wake effect.