Combined Feedback Linearization and MPC for Wind Turbine Power Tracking

Nicolo Gionfra (1) , Houria Siguerdidjane (1) , Guillaume Sandou (1, 2) , Damien Faille (3) , Philippe Loevenbruck (4)

1 L2S - Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes
2 DISCO - Dynamical Interconnected Systems in COmplex Environments
3 EDF R&D STEP - Simulation et Traitement de l'information pour l'Exploitation des systèmes de Production
4 EDF - EDF

The problem of controlling a variable-speed-variable-pitch wind turbine in non conventional operating points is addressed. We aim to provide a control architecture for a general active power tracking problem for the turbine's entire operating envelope. The presented control enables to cope with system non linearities while handling state and input constraints, and avoiding singular points. Simulations are carried out based on the CART turbine parameters. Comparatives results show that the proposed controller outperforms the classic PI regulator.

Keywords: Feedback linearization; predictive control; wind turbines; power tracking

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Automatic; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Electric power

Nicolo Gionfra, Houria Siguerdidjane, Guillaume Sandou, Damien Faille, Philippe Loevenbruck. Combined Feedback Linearization and MPC for Wind Turbine Power Tracking. IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (MSC 2016), Sep 2016, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ⟨10.1109/CCA.2016.7587821⟩. ⟨hal-01381416⟩