Multi-objective calibration of vertical-axis wind turbine controllers: balancing aero-servo-elastic performance and noise

Abstract K ω 2 controller as a baseline for comparison. Optimal solutions balancing the defined objectives are identified using a multi-criteria decision-making method (MCDM) and are subsequently assessed using a frequency-domain controller analysis framework and mid-fidelity time-domain aero-servo-elastic simulations. The MCDM results indicate the potential application of this controller in small-scale urban VAWTs to attain power gains of up to 39 % on one side and to trade off a reduction in actuation effort of up to 25 % at the cost of only a 2 % power decrease and a 6 % increase in psychoacoustic annoyance on the other side compared to the baseline. These findings confirm the flexible structure of the optimally calibrated wind speed estimator and tip-speed ratio (WSE–TSR) tracking controller, effectively balancing aero-servo-elastic performance with noise emissions and marking the first instance of integrating residential concerns into the decision-making process.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Multi-objective calibration of vertical-axis wind turbine controllers: balancing aero-servo-elastic performance and noise ; volume:9 ; number:2 ; year:2024 ; pages:471-493 ; extent:23 ; Wind energy science ; 9, Heft 2 (2024), 471-493 (gesamt 23)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Brandetti, Livia ; Mulders, Sebastiaan Paul ; Merino-Martínez, Roberto ; Watson, Simon ; Van Wingerden, Jan-Willem

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/wes-9-471-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024030703271507400805
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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