Control design, implementation, and evaluation for an in-field 500kW wind turbine with a fixed-displacement hydraulic drivetrain
Sebastiaan P. Mulders (TU Delft - Team Jan-Willem van Wingerden)
Niels Diepeveen (DOT B.V. )
J.W. van Wingerden (TU Delft - Team Jan-Willem van Wingerden)
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Abstract
The business case for compact hydraulic wind turbine drivetrains is becoming ever stronger, as offshore wind turbines are getting larger in terms of size and power output. Hydraulic transmissions are generally employed in high-load systems and form an opportunity for application in multi-megawatt turbines. The Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) is a hydraulic wind turbine concept replacing conventional drivetrain components with a single seawater pump. Pressurized seawater is directed to a combined Pelton turbine connected to an electrical generator on a central multi-megawatt electricity generation platform. This paper presents the control design, implementation, and evaluation for an intermediate version of the ideal DOT concept: an in-field 500 kW hydraulic wind turbine. It is shown that the overall drivetrain efficiency and controllability are increased by operating the rotor at maximum rotor torque in the below-rated region using a passive torque control strategy. An active valve control scheme is employed and evaluated in near-rated conditions.
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