A Review on Pitch Angle Control Strategy of Variable Pitch Wind Turbines

Abstract:

This paper summarizes the development process of wind turbines control technology, reviews the application of traditional control, sliding mode variable structure control, H robust control, adaptive control, fuzzy control, artificial neural network control and integrated control in the pitch angle control system of variable pitch wind turbines, points out its present situation and development prospect.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 772)
• Pages: 744-748
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.772.744
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Chao Tan, Hong Hua Wang
• Keywords: Control Strategy, Variable Pitch System, Wind Turbine (WT)

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