Model predictive control of wind turbine fatigue via online rainflow-counting on stress history and prediction

S. Loew, D. Obradovic, C. L. Bottasso

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Abstract

The standard fatigue estimation procedure is implemented in Model Predictive Control via externalization of the Rainflow algorithm from the optimization problem. Additionally, stress history is considered in a consistent manner by employing a so-called stress residue. The formulation is implemented in the state-of-the-art MPC framework acados and tested in closed-loop with the 5MW onshore turbine in OpenFAST. Simulation results indicate that the new formulation outperforms conventional PID-and MPC-controllers over the entire wind regime, and that the consideration of stress history is highly beneficial.

Original languageEnglish
Article number022041
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1618
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Sep 2020
EventScience of Making Torque from Wind 2020, TORQUE 2020 - Virtual, Online, Netherlands
Duration: 28 Sep 20202 Oct 2020

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