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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1289-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1289-2024
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10 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 10 Jun 2024

A sensitivity-based estimation method for investigating control co-design relevance

Jenna Iori, Carlo Luigi Bottasso, and Michael Kenneth McWilliam

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The controller of a wind turbine has an important role in regulating power production and avoiding structural failure. However, it is often designed after the rest of the turbine, and thus its potential is not fully exploited. An alternative is to design the structure and the controller simultaneously. This work develops a method to identify if a given turbine design can benefit from this new simultaneous design process. For example, a higher and cheaper turbine tower can be built this way.
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