[History of Wind Energy]

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a maximum power tracking control strategy for variable speed wind turbine systems. Modern wind turbine control systems are slow, and they depend on the design parameters of the turbine and use wind and/or rotor speed measurements as control variable inputs. The dependence on the accuracy of the measurement devices makes the controller less reliable. The proposed control scheme is based on the stiff system concept and provides a fast response and a dynamic solution to the complicated aerodynamic system. This control scheme provides a response to the wind changes without the knowledge of wind speed and turbine parameters.

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Purpose Statement & Rationale6

Chapter 2: Literature Review7

Chapter 3: Methodology8

Design procedure of technical resources8

Chapter 4: Expected Findings and Implications9

References10

Chapter 1: Purpose Statement & Rationale

In the past several years, wind energy has been one of the fastest growing energy sources in the world. In the last two decades there have been many technological advances in the wind power industry, making this source of energy more reliable and profitable. In present days, wind power generation can be commercialized and penetration into the present power systems is increasing. In addition, wind power generation has been gaining acceptance from investors and more wind farms are being built because this industry has become profitable. The cost of energy from wind has dropped to the point in which there are places that the price of wind energy is competitive with conventional sources of energy, even without incentives (McLaren, 2005).

The following chapters will give a detailed explanation of the wind systems characteristics and control strategies. In chapter II, the history of wind turbine characteristics are presented, chapter III methodology section will explain the electrical conversion system used in the proposed control strategy and chapter IV will then explain the simulation model used to test the controller and will show the simulation results.

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Wind energy systems have been ...