Wave Feedforward Control for Large Floating Wind Turbines

Floating wind energy has attracted substantial interest since it enables the deployment of renewable wind energy in deeper waters. However, floating wind turbines are subjected to disturbances, predominantly from turbulence in the wind and waves hitting the platform. Wave disturbances cause undesired oscillations in speed and increase...

A novel control architecture for floating wind turbines

The control of Floating Wind Turbines (FWTs) is challenging, as they possess much lower natural frequencies related to the structure's rigid body motion, which creates an undesirable coupling between tower motion and the blade pitch control. As a result, the tower motion is negatively damped triggering instability. This is because of the...