Critical Speed Control for a Fixed Blade Variable Speed Wind Turbine

A critical speed controller for avoiding a certain rotational speed is presented. The controller is useful for variable speed wind turbines with a natural frequency in the operating range. The controller has been simulated, implemented and tested on an open site 12 kW vertical axis wind turbine prot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morgan Rossander, Anders Goude, Sandra Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/11/1699