Author: Alessandro Fontanella
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Unified control framework for scaled wind turbine models in wind tunnel testing
Accurate control of wind turbine scale models is essential to ensure representative experimental results and meaningful comparison with full-scale machines. However, scaled turbines have different aerodynamic characteristics, actuator dynamics, inertia ratios, and sensing capabilities compared to utility-scale turbines. This thesis aims to develop a unified control framework for regulating the operation of wind turbine scale
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Aero-Elastic Modeling and Control of a Wind Turbine Scale Model
Accurate aero-elastic modeling is essential for understanding wind turbine dynamics, validating experimental results, and developing advanced control strategies. This thesis aims to develop a high-fidelity one-to-one aero-elastic model of a wind turbine scale model for wind tunnel testing. The model will reproduce the full geometry, mass and mass distribution, structural flexibility, aerodynamic behavior of the