Dynamic Analysis of Fluid Power Drive-trains for Variable Speed Wind Turbines: A Parameter Study

In the pursuit of making wind energy technology more economically attractive, the application of fluid power technology for the transmission of wind energy is being developed by several parties all over the world. This paper presents a dynamic model of a fluid power transmission for variable speed wind turbines and shows a parametric study on...

Water-hydraulic power transmission for offshore wind farms

The current state of the art of offshore wind turbine power transmission technology is expensive, heavy and maintenance intensive. The Delft Offshore Turbine project considers a radically new concept for power transmission in an offshore wind farm: using seawater as power transmission medium. For this project, small scale experiments have been...

Dynamic transmission response of a hydrostatic transmission measured on a test bench

Within the scope of a current research project a hydrostatic transmission for wind turbines is being developed at IFAS. In this paper, two different strategies to control a hydrostatic transmission in wind turbines are presented and discussed. Main criteria are the optimal adaption of the system to the current wind situation and at the same time...