Advancement of floating wind turbine control strategies

Appraise and reinforce a control design basis for floating wind turbine technology.

Objective
To consolidate a control design basis for floating wind turbines.

Results

• Verification of linear models produced using Bladed.
• Analysis of stability margins and generation of performance metrics.
• Baseline floating controller development.

• IPC to reduce tower nod and roll.
• Generator torque to reduce roll.
• MIMO control design methods.

Value created
Enhanced technology control design for floating turbines.

Quote from DNV project expert
“We secured a number of commercial contracts in 2014 and 2015 by establishing our ambition to be at the forefront of advanced control strategy research for floating wind.”

Francesco Vanni, Project Engineer, DNV - Energy