Title :
Fuzzy logic control for a small pitch controlled wind turbine
Author :
Scherillo, F. ; Izzo, L. ; Coiro, D.P. ; Lauria, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper a control system for a pitch controlled variable speed wind turbine is described and analyzed. One of the main control system goals is to limit the aerodynamic power produced by the wind turbine to the nominal power in high wind speed region. In turbulent wind environment the power production control becomes difficult due to fluctuation of the wind speed. A fuzzy logic based control system was designed and investigated for a 60 kW mini wind turbine. A wind turbine aeroelastic model was developed in order to simulate the turbine behavior for different intensity of turbulent wind. Both the designed fuzzy logic control system and a classical PID control system were simulated and the results in terms of turbine rpm and power production were compared.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; control system synthesis; elasticity; fuzzy control; power control; power generation control; three-term control; wind turbines; aerodynamic power production; classical PID control system; fuzzy logic control design; power 60 kW; power production control; small pitch controlled variable speed wind turbine; turbulent wind environment; turbulent wind intensity; wind speed region; wind turbine aeroelastic model; Actuators; Fuzzy logic; Rotors; Wind speed; Wind turbines; Fuzzy logic; Membership Function; Power coefficient; Power production;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1299-8
DOI :
10.1109/SPEEDAM.2012.6264609
