phy987 - Control of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms (Complete module description)
Module label | Control of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms |
Module code | phy987 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h
( Attendance: 72 hrs, Self study: 108 hrs )
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Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Prerequisites | Wind Energy Utilization (Bachelor) or Wind Energy Physics (Master) or Basics of Wind Energy (Master SURE) and Design of Wind Energy Systems (can be attended in parllel |
Skills to be acquired in this module | After successful completion of the course, students • will have understood the structure and the main components of the control system in a wind farm • will have understood the main objectives for a wind farm control system and will be able to develop appropriate control algorithms for the said objectives • will have understood relevant physical phenomena in a wind farm • will be able to develop a control-oriented model of a wind turbine, and will have understood how to use it for the design and analysis of control algorithms • will be able to independently apply different techniques from control engineering • will have trained how to use methods from linear algebra and mathematical analysis for the design and analysis of control algorithms |
Module contents | The course covers the main techniques used in wind turbine and wind farm control. The course is structured in five sections: Section I: Introduction to control in wind energy • Introduction to the governing physics • Control objectives in wind energy • Overview of the control system Section II: Control oriented modelling • Modelling in time domain • Modelling in frequency domain • Time and frequency response Section III: Standard wind turbine control • Torque and pitch control • Tuning of a PI controller • Stability analysis • Control of coupled systems Section IV: Advanced wind turbine control • Advanced control design approaches • State space control • Estimation techniques Section V: Wind farm control • Wake control strategies • Active power control • Power maximization |
Recommended reading | Burton et al: Wind Energy Handbook, John Wiley, New York, Second Edition, 2011. Ogata: Modern Control Engineering, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Third Edition, 1997 |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Type of module | Wahlpflicht / Elective |
Module level | EB (Ergänzungsbereich / Complementary) |
Teaching/Learning method | Lectures and exercises: 4 hours per week and home assignments |
Previous knowledge | Basic knowledge in linear algebra and mathematical analysis is required. Furthermore, a basic understanding of wind turbines and wind farms is required (e.g. Design of Wind Energy Systems). A good grasp of the Matlab/Simulink environment is required for exercises. |
Type of course | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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Lecture | 2 | SuSe or WiSe | 28 | |
Exercises | 2 | SuSe or WiSe | 28 | |
Total module attendance time | 56 h |
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Final exam of module | KL |