The growth of wind energy is attributed to the development of turbine size and the increase in number of units in each wind farm. The current modern design of large wind turbines (WT) is directed towards producing efficient, sensitive and reliable units. To achieve this goal, modern turbines are equipped with several devices which are operated with highly advanced electronic circuits. Sensing i...

This paper proposes adaptive Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) wind turbine and direct power control for grid side inverter for transformer less integration of wind energy. PMSG wind turbine with two back to back voltage source converters are considered more efficient, used to make real and reactive power control. The optimal contro...

In order to obtain lower cost of energy for wind turbines fault detection and accommodation is important. Expensive condition monitoring systems are often used to monitor the condition of rotating and vibrating system parts. One example is the gearbox in a wind turbine. This system is operated in parallel to the control system, using different computers and additional often expensive sensors. I...

Wind turbine preview control has recently attracted attention in the literature. This is due to significant load attenuation and power optimization benefits that can be obtained by incorporating wind preview measurements into the turbine control laws. However, the trade-offs between performance, preview time, and actuation rate limits are not well understood. This paper investigates the fundame...

This paper presents a quantitative review of early detection and estimation of fault for wind turbine system. The model-based technique is proposed to provide an assessment of all possible faults for renewable energy sources. The augmented observer is applied to estimate the real physical data of the system sensor faults and states simultaneously. The fault detection and diagnosis is designed t...

Wind turbine blade is the key component of wind power system. Curing is one of the important processes in its production of large-scale composite wind turbine blade. Mold heating system of circulating water affects the quality of resin curing and the productive efficiency of turbine blade directly. The heat transfer model of heating system for 1.2 MW wind turbine blade is built, and influencing...

This paper proposes a fuzzy modelling and identification approach oriented to the design of a PI fuzzy controller for regulating both the pitch angle and the reference torque of a wind turbine model. This strategy has been suggested for enhancing the regulator design that could represent an alternative to the standard switching controller, already implemented in the wind turbine test system. Th...

The connection of wind turbines to the distribution networks may affect the voltage quality offered to the consumers. One of the factors contributing to this effect are the rapid variations of the wind turbine output power, which cause respective fluctuations in the supply voltage, referred to as flicker. This paper presents a neural network based model for wind turbine flicker emission calcula...

In order to improve reliability of wind turbines, it is important to detect faults in the turbine as fast as possible to handle them in an optimal way. An important component in modern wind turbines is the converter, which for a wind turbine control point-of-view normally provides the torque acting on the wind turbine generator, as well as measurement of this torque. In this paper an unknown in...

A specific feature of wind power generation is the stochastic behavior of wind velocity what determines the energy produced, and also influences the turbine degradation process due to the stochastic load suffered by the wind turbine. Thus, wind turbines present a degradation process more complex than the equipment that work under stationary conditions.The selection of maintenance strategy, that...