Boston Wind Turbine Main Control System

What are wind turbine control systems?

Wind turbine control systems continue to play important roles for ensuring wind turbine reliable and safe operation and to optimize wind energy capture. The main control systems in a modern wind turbine include pitch control, stall control (passive and active), yaw control, and others.

What are the two primary control strategies in wind turbine power control?

There are two primary control strategies in the power control: pitch control and stall control. The wind turbine power control system is used to control the power output within allowable fluctuations. The pitch control system is a vital part of the modern wind turbine.

What is a pitch controlled wind turbine?

Pitch controlled WTs have an active control system which varies the pitch angle of the turbine blades to decrease torque and rotational speed in WTs. This type of control is usually employed in high wind speeds only where high rotational speeds and aerodynamic torques can damage the equipment.

What does a wind turbine Supervisory Controller do?

The wind turbine supervisory controller manages the individual turbine operation. { Including power production, low-wind shutdown, high-wind shutdown, high load limits, and orderly start-up and shut-down { Also provides control input to the dynamic controllers for r.p.m. control to maintain an optimum tip-speed-ratio, and blade pitch control.