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EPSRC Reference: GR/H45209/01
Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BENEFITS OF NONLINEAR CONTROL FOR PITCH REGULATOR WIND TURBINE
Principal Investigator: Leithead, Professor B
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Department: Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Organisation: University of Strathclyde
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 26 October 1992 Ends: 25 October 1995 Value (£): 56,906
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Wind Power
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Energy No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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To design nonlinear control systems for a wind turbine which caters well for the nonlinear aerodynamic gains.To design nonlinear control systems for a wind turbine which reduces the tails of the torque which reduces the tails of the torque transient distributions.To assess the performance and benefits of nonlinear control.
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