Abstract: Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) have been integrated with wind turbines to mitigate wind intermittence and make wind power dispatchable as traditional power sources. This paper presents two phases of optimizations, ...

Abstract: Wind energy is a clean and renewable source for electricity generation. To reduce the costs associated with wind power generation, development of a control methodology that maximizes the wind energy capture and mitigates ...

Abstract: Motivated by the reduction of overall wind power cost, considerable research effort has been focused on enhancing both efficiency and reliability of wind turbines. Maximizing wind energy capture while mitigating fatigue ...

Abstract: Small wind turbines are a promising technology that can provide renewable power to rural and remote communities. In order to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of small wind technology, it is necessary to maximize ...

Abstract: An optimal control approach for a wind turbine drivetrain with a variable ratio gearbox is presented. The objective is to find the optimum shifting sequence of the variable ratio gearbox in order to maximize power generation ...

Abstract: Wind power intermittency represents one of the major challenges facing the future growth of grid-connected wind energy projects. The integration of wind turbines and energy storage systems (ESS) provides a viable approach ...

Abstract: With the development of wind turbine technology, more wind turbines operate in the partial load region, where one of the main objectives is to maximize captured wind energy. This paper presents the development of an optimal ...