Nonlinear Structural Control Analysis of an Offshore Wind Turbine Tower System

Abstract

This paper investigates the vibration control, stability, and energy transfer of the offshore wind turbine tower system with control force and nonlinearity terms. A nonlinear proportional derivative (NPD) controller was connected to the system to reduce a high oscillation amplitude and to transfer the energy in the wind turbine system. Furthermore, the averaging method and Poincaré maps were used with respect to the controlled system to study the stability and bifurcation analysis in the worst resonance cases. The curves of force response and frequency response were plotted before and after the control unit was added to the wind turbine system. In addition, we discuss the performances of the control parameters on the vibration magnitudes. Numerical simulations were carried out with Maple and Matlab algorithms to confirm the analytical results. The results show the effectiveness of the NPD controller in suppressing the nonlinear oscillations of the wind turbine system.

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