DESIGN OF FAULT TO TOLERATING CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MINIMIZATION OF EFFORTES IN SMALL SCALE WARNERS

The Ecuadorian energy market is governed by the Electrification Master Plan 2013-2022. This project affirms the intention of increasing access to electricity through clean energy sources. Due to this, in recent years there has been a significant increase in the commercial offer of small-scale wind turbines (1-20kw). There is a wide variety of wind turbine manufacturers and models; Its permanence in the market is often short, making it difficult for the consumer to make an informed decision about the model to choose. Most recent research on small wind turbines focus on algorithms to find maximum power points and keep the system near them. This proposal, on the other hand, emphasizes the study of control aspects related to reliability and operation security. These issues are on the agenda of any small commercial wind turbine developer, but there is little published information about these strategies, and the few studies on reliability have a black cash approach. Therefore, the design of control strategies for the maximum possible extraction of power and reduction of loads in the wind turbine blades is proposed, whose calculation comes from fatigue models developed for small -scale wind turbines. The main controller challenge is naturally operating both in wind rates superior to the design (VB), and below VB. Additionally, this proposal will study the interaction between aerodynamic and electronic control systems.

16th UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMPETITION