Cost-Effective Design and Operation of Variable Speed Wind Turbines: Closing the Gap Between the Control Engineering and the Wind Engineering Community

David-Pleter Molenaar9789040723834, 9040723834

In this thesis a design tool has been developed that offers the possibility to generate accurate and reliable dynamic models of the complete wind turbine. The models can be either used to evaluate the impact that design choices have on the economic viability, or to assess the dynamic behavior of the selected wind turbine configuration under various conditions.