Articles | Volume 10, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2005-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2005-2025
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12 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2025

Output-constrained individual pitch control methods using the multiblade coordinate transformation: trading off actuation effort and blade fatigue load reduction for wind turbines

Jesse I. S. Hummel, Jens Kober, and Sebastiaan P. Mulders

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2024-153', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Feb 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2024-153', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Feb 2025
  • AC1: 'Comment on wes-2024-153', Jesse Hummel, 25 Apr 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jesse Hummel on behalf of the Authors (25 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Apr 2025) by Paul Fleming
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 May 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (22 May 2025)
ED: Publish as is (29 May 2025) by Paul Fleming
ED: Publish as is (29 May 2025) by Paul Fleming (Chief editor)
AR by Jesse Hummel on behalf of the Authors (25 Jun 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The variation in wind speed over the rotor plane causes oscillations in the blade, leading to fatigue damage. These oscillations can be reduced with individual pitch control (IPC), at the expense of more blade actuation. This work proposes two output-constrained IPC methods to facilitate the trade-off between load reduction and actuation increase. Both methods can smoothly transition between conventional full IPC action and no IPC action.
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