Pitch Angle Modulation of the Horizontal and Vertical Axes Wind Turbine Using Fuzzy Logic Control

Abstract

The aim of this research work is to modulate the pitch angle of both types of wind turbines based on fuzzy logic control (FLC), as changes in the pitch angle have various functions in horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. For HAWT, pitch angle control is applied to shield the electrical components of the turbine when the wind speed exceeds the rated speed without shutting down the turbine. FLC is used to control the angular velocity using two inputs and one output with three membership functions for both inputs and output. In VAWT, pitch angle control is applied to boost the performance of the turbine and its self-starting torque. FLC utilizes two inputs and one output with five membership functions for both inputs and output. For both turbine types, FLC produces a control signal that drives the actuator to achieve the desired pitch angle. The dynamics of HAWT and VAWT are simulated by the MATLAB/Simulink to demonstrate the influence of pitch controls on their dynamics. For HAWT, the FLC control has successfully maintained the angular speed of the rotor. The values of tip speed ratio and coefficient of performance are reduced in order to maintain the rotor angular velocity at its rated value. On the other hand, the results showed that the torque produced by the VAWT individual blade has improved with the pitch angle control. In addition, using FLC to control the pitch angle gives enhanced output and higher Cp at low tip speed ratios. Gain schedule PI controller is also used in both HAWT and VAWT for comparative study.

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