Robust Reinforcement Learning-Based Multiple Inputs and Multiple Outputs Controller for Wind Turbines

Nikita Tomin ()
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Nikita Tomin: Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of SB RAS, Lermontov Str. 130, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: The control of variable-speed wind turbines that generate electricity from the kinetic energy of the wind involves subsystems that need to be controlled simultaneously, namely, the blade pitch angle controllers and the generator torque controllers. The presented study solves the control problem with multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO), using the method of reinforcement learning–based Trust Region Policy Optimization, through which the control parameters of both subsystems are simultaneously optimized. In this case, the robust control problem is transformed into a constrained optimal control problem with an appropriate choice of value functions for the nominal system. The study aims to synthesize a robust controller, with the aim of maximizing the generated energy (power) and minimizing unwanted forces (thrust). The innovative control architecture uses an extended input space, which allows fine-tuning of parameters for each operating state. Test calculations carried out in simulation experiments using models of the 5 MW NREL wind turbine and the 4 MW Enercon E-126 EP3 wind turbine are presented to illustrate the performance and practicality of the proposed approach.

Keywords: wind turbine; controller; MIMO; reinforcement learning; blade pitch control; generator torque control; Trust Region Policy Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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