Design of Optimal Pitch Controller for Wind Turbines Based on Back-Propagation Neural Network
To ensure the stable operation of a wind turbine generator system when the wind speed exceeds the rated value and address the issue of excessive rotor speed during high wind speeds, this paper proposes a novel variable pitch controller strategy based on a back-propagation neural network and optimal...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2024
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46214/1/energies-17-04076.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46214/ https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/16/4076 https://doi.org/10.3390/en17164076 |
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| Summary: | To ensure the stable operation of a wind turbine generator system when the wind speed exceeds the rated value and address the issue of excessive rotor speed during high wind speeds, this paper proposes a novel variable pitch controller strategy based on a back-propagation neural
network and optimal control theory to solve this problem. Firstly, a mathematical model for the wind turbine is established and linearized. Then, each optimal sub-controller is designed for different wind speed conditions by optimal theory. Subsequently, a back-propagation neural network is utilized to
learn the variation pattern of controller parameters with respect to wind speed. Finally, real-time
changes in wind speed are applied to evaluate and adjust controller parameters using the trained back-propagation neural network. The model is simulated in MATLAB 2019b, real-time data are observed, and the control effect is compared with that of a Takagi–Sugeno optimal controller, firefly algorithm optimal controller and fuzzy controller. The simulation results show that the rotor speed
overshoot of the optimal controller under the step wind speed is the smallest, only 0.05 rad/s. Under other wind speed conditions, the rotor speed range fluctuates around 4.35 rad/s, and the fluctuation size is less than 0.2 rad/s, which is much smaller than the fluctuation range of other controllers. It can be seen that the back-propagation optimal controller can ensure the stability of the rotor speed above the rated wind speed. At the same time, it has better control accuracy compared to other controllers. |
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