Controller design for model-scale rotors  and validation using prescribed motion

Fontanella, Alessandro; Daka, Elio; Novais, Felipe; Belloli, Marco

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1351-2023

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1351-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1351-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

Research article

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06 Sep 2023

Research article |

| 06 Sep 2023

Controller design for model-scale rotors and validation using prescribed motion

Alessandro Fontanella, Elio Daka, Felipe Novais, and Marco Belloli

Data sets

Aerodynamics of a Floating Wind Turbine Scale Model with Active Control A. Fontanella, E. Daka, F. Novais, and M. Belloli https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7741358

Short summary

This study aims to enhance wind turbine modeling by incorporating industry-standard control functionalities. A control design framework was developed and applied to a 1 : 100 scale model of a large floating wind turbine. Wind tunnel tests confirmed the scaled turbine accurately reproduced the steady-state rotor speed, blade pitch, and thrust torque characteristics of the full-size turbine. However, challenges arose in simulating the turbine's aerodynamic response during above-rated operation.