Development of a self-tuned drive-train damper for utility-scale variable-speed wind turbines

This thesis describes the development of a procedure that tunes a wind turbine drivetrain damper (DTD) automatically. This procedure, when integrated into the controller of any utility-scale variable-speed wind turbine, will allow the turbine to autonomously and automatically tune its DTD on site. I...

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Main Author: Mathiopoulos, Athanasios
Published: Loughborough University 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.587901