Pitch angle control of wind turbine systems in cold weather conditions using μ robust controller

Abstract

Wind turbine is a complex nonlinear system that the exact model of this system is not available, so it can be represented as an uncertain system. Thus, the control of this system is an important topic. Most of methods that design controllers for wind turbines consider these systems in suitable weather condition. While many turbines work in cold weather condition, in this paper, wind turbine is considered in cold weather, and in ice on turbine blades are considered as model uncertainties. A robust controller is designed for the wind turbine, in order to control the pitch angle. Performance of the proposed controller is evaluated in a comparison study.