Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction

Andrea Rivarola; Adrian Gambier

doi:10.3390/en17225530

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Original language	English
Article number	5530
Number of pages	21
Journal	ENERGIES
Volume	17
Issue number	22
Publication status	Published - 5 Nov 2024

Abstract

The population is often opposed to wind turbines being erected near their homes, mainly because the machines are noisy, especially at night. In an effort to establish a compromise between the needs of the people and the fulfilment of energy demands, wind turbines have the ability to switch between day and night operation by reducing the rotation speed during the night, resulting in a loss of generated power. The present study investigates simple models for noise emission, propagation, and prediction, with the objective of proposing a control system configuration that continuously adjusts the rotational speed as much as necessary until it matches sound level regulations while minimising power losses. Thus, several approaches are implemented and tested with a very large reference wind turbine. The simulation results of a reference wind turbine show that the approaches provide significant improvements in sound reduction as well as in power conversion.

Keywords

20 MW reference wind turbine, acoustic noise, active sound damping control, noise mitigation, pitch control, torque control, wind turbine control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy(all)
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy(all)
Fuel Technology
Engineering(all)
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy(all)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Energy(all)
Energy (miscellaneous)
Mathematics(all)
Control and Optimization
Engineering(all)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

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Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction. / Rivarola, Andrea; Gambier, Adrian.
In: ENERGIES, Vol. 17, No. 22, 5530, 05.11.2024.

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Rivarola, A & Gambier, A 2024, 'Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction', ENERGIES, vol. 17, no. 22, 5530. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17225530

Rivarola, A., & Gambier, A. (2024). Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction. ENERGIES, 17(22), Article 5530. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17225530

Rivarola A, Gambier A. Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction. ENERGIES. 2024 Nov 5;17(22):5530. doi: 10.3390/en17225530

Rivarola, Andrea ; Gambier, Adrian. / Control of Large Wind Energy Converters for Aeroacoustic Noise Mitigation with Minimal Power Reduction. In: ENERGIES. 2024 ; Vol. 17, No. 22.

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