Load reduction in wind energy converters using individual pitch control

Joint Authors

al-Khazindar, Halah Jar Allah
Abu Riyalah, Amani S.
Muller, Mathius S.

Source

المؤتمر الدولي الهندسي الرابع : “نحو هندسة القرن الحادي و العشرين” : الذي نظمته كلية الهندسة بالجامعة الإسلامية-غزة يومي الاثنين و الثلاثاء الخامس عشر و السادس عشر من تشرين أول / أكتوبر 2012.

Publisher

Islamic University of Gaza Faculty of Engineering

Publication Date

2012-10-31

Country of Publication

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

English Abstract

With the increase in population, the needs of living a better life are demanding more energy supply.

Moreover, environment and safety are important factors in development of any energy producing system.

That's why renewable energy systems are most reliable if they are developed with qualitative and quantitative research.

The wind energy converters are heavy machines used to convert wind energy to electrical power.

The European wind energy association (EWEA) has set different targets till 2020-30 to get more energy from renewable sources as well as wind energy converters.

This paper work is to develop the basic concept of individual pitch control of wind energy converter to get maximum possible value of power coefficient.

For this purpose, reliable and efficient sensor, sensing bending moment, stresses and strains caused by wind, gravitational and centrifugal forces at the root of the blade, are very important.

A simple model of the blade with analysis of the moments generated by the wind and the gravity of each blade, when the blade is rotating is provided and is checked by the real values measured by fiber Bragg grating sensors of Fos4x German company.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-777378

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