Wind Turbine Model

Wind turbine model including blades, nacelle, pitch and yaw actuation, generator and control system.

This file contains a wind turbine model. It includes a three-dimensional mechanical model of the tower, nacelle, and blades modeled in Simscape Multibody, hydraulic pitch actuators, electrical yaw actuators, a simple generator and electrical grid model. Supporting models show how to develop each of the systems separately and integrate them into the overall model. The level of fidelity for each subsystem can be varied as you work through the design.

• Size actuators using ideal actuator models to determine required forces.
• Perform virtual tests of physical system and controller with hydraulic pitch and electrical yaw actuators.
• Optimize controller performance with hydraulic pitch and electrical yaw actuators.
• Assess grid integration with model of generator and electric grid.
• Run HIL tests with real-time capable model of wind turbine.

Open project "Wind_Turbine.prj" to get started.

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Wind Turbine Animation Clip

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