Title :
The influence of control strategies on the energy capture of wind turbines
Author :
Hoffmann, R. ; Mutschler, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Power Electron. & Drives, Tech. Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
The energy capture of wind turbines depends not only on the specific wind conditions found at the site where the turbine is installed, but it depends also on the control strategy used for the turbine. As differences in the site conditions make the influence of the control strategy difficult to measure, very different results have been reported. In this paper the results of a simulation-based approach are presented, which are valid for a broad range of sites. It is shown how a lot of the different results found in the literature can be explained by different site conditions
Keywords :
power generation control; variable speed gear; wind turbines; control strategies; energy capture; simulation-based approach; specific wind conditions; variable speed wind turbines; wind turbines; Aerodynamics; Blades; Costs; Energy capture; Frequency conversion; Manufacturing; Performance gain; Power electronics; Wind speed; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6401-5
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2000.881937