This chapter deals with a design of controllers for variable-speed fixed-pitch wind turbines. The chapter begins with an introduction to wind turbine control and the detail of nonlinear models of the wind energy conversion system (WECS). Linearization around a set of equilibrium points is presented to obtain a linear parameter variable model from a nonlinear system. Open-loop characteristics fo...

In this paper, a recurrent fuzzy-neural network (RFNN) controller with neural network identifier in direct control model is designed to control the speed and exhaust temperature of the gas turbine in a combined cycle power plant. Since the turbine operation in combined cycle unit is considered, speed and exhaust temperature of the gas turbine should be simultaneously controlled by fuel command ...

In this paper a design method based on robust fast output sampling technique is presented for the speed control of induction motor. The nonlinear model of induction motor model is linearized around various operating points to obtain the linear models. The input of the induction motor is the stator voltages and only the speed is considered as the output of the systems. A single controller is des...

In this paper, a grid connected wind power generation scheme using a doubly fed induction generator ( DFIG) is studied. The aims of this paper are: The modelling and simulation of the operating in two quadrants (torque-speed ) of a DFIG, the analysis employs a stator flux vector control algorithm to control rotor current, the system enables optimal speed tracking for maximum energy capture from...

Rolling bearings are one of the most widely used elements in industrial applications. Shock pulse method (SPM) has proven successfully as a diagnostic tool in determining bearing health. On the basis of illustrating the principle of SPM, this paper mainly concentrates on investigating the effect of different operating conditions on SPM. The shock pulse signals are derived from the wind turbine ...

The application of Generalised Predictive Control (GPC) for an experimental hot-rolling mill is presented in this paper. GPC has been implemented to provide the mill with good speed control and regulation when steel and aluminium hot-rolling experiments are carried out. Using an identification mechanism, GPC first estimates the mill’s model and predict the future behaviour of the rolling speed ...