A constrained model predictive wind farm controller providing active power control: An LES study

Sjoerd Boersma, Vahab Rostampour, Bart Doekemeijer, Will Van Geest, Jan Willem Van Wingerden

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Abstract

The objective of active power control in wind farms is to provide ancillary grid services. Improving this is vital for a smooth wind energy penetration in the energy market. One of these services is to track a power reference signal with a wind farm by dynamically de- and uprating the turbines. In this paper we present a computationally efficient model predictive controller (MPC) for computing optimal control signals for each time step. It is applied in the PArallelized Large-eddy simulation Model (PALM), which is considered as the real wind farm in this paper. By taking measurements from the PALM, we show that the closed-loop controller can provide power reference tracking while minimizing variations in the axial forces by solving a constrained optimization problem at each time step. A six turbine simulation case study is presented in which the controller operates with optimised turbine yaw settings. We show that with these optimized yaw settings, it is possible to track a power signal that temporarily exceeds the power harvested when operating under averaged greedy control turbine settings. Additionally, variations in the turbine's force signals are studied under different controller settings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Subtitle of host publicationThe Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2018)
Place of PublicationBristol, UK
PublisherIOP Publishing
Number of pages10
Volume1037
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventTORQUE 2018: The Science of Making Torque from Wind - Milano, Italy
Duration: 20 Jun 201822 Jun 2018
http://www.torque2018.org/

Publication series

NameJournal of Physics: Conference Series
PublisherIOP Publishing Ltd.
ISSN (Print)1742-6588

Conference

ConferenceTORQUE 2018
Abbreviated titleTORQUE 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityMilano
Period20/06/1822/06/18
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