Abstract
The relevance of renewable energies is undeniable, and among them, the importance of wind energy is capital. A lot of literature has been devoted to the control techniques that deal with the optimization of the energy produced, but the maintainability of the individual wind turbines and of the farms in general is also a fundamental factor to take into account. In this paper, the authors address the general problem of knowing in advance the resonance frequencies of the power system of a wind turbine, with the underlying idea being that those frequencies should be avoided and that resonances do not occur only due to mechanical phenomena, but also because of electrical phenomena that in turn are influenced by control and optimization techniques. Therefore, the availability of that information embedded in the optimization techniques that control a wind turbine is of major importance. The main purpose of this paper was accomplished through two related objectives: the first was to obtain a mechatronic model (using a lumped parameters model of two degrees of freedom) of the drive train in the Laplace domain oriented to subsequently perform the described analysis. The second was to use that model to determine analytically the number and the value of the resonance frequencies from the generator angular velocity in such a way that such information could be used by any control algorithm or even by the mechatronic system designers. We assessed through experimental validation using a real 100 kW wind turbine that these two objectives were reached, demonstrating that the different vibration modes were detected using only the generator angular velocity.
Highlights
Automotive, construction, aeronautics, energy, railway, security, and health had some of the most demanding applications in the mechatronic field
(2) The denominator is split into two polynomials A(s) and B(s) that are used to perform a root locus analysis that helps to obtain the critical value of the angular velocity of the generator, i.e., the angular velocity that determines whether there are one or two resonance frequencies
(3) a frequency analysis is done with the global transfer function using a Bode diagram to determine such resonance frequency values
Summary
Automotive, construction, aeronautics, energy, railway, security, and health had some of the most demanding applications in the mechatronic field. Fusion and renewable energies (marine platforms, photovoltaic technologies, etc.) have been quickly expanding sectors. More recently in the energy sector, industrial processes such as oil and gas as well as wind energy extraction in renewable energies have become popular. Wind energy represents a major player in the context of renewable energies, being the most widespread renewable source [1]. Mechanics and control are key issues in any mechatronic application. The drive train is one of the most critical parts of wind turbines, and it is where mechanical and control failures are concentrated
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