Research Article

Computationally Inexpensive Approach for Pitch Control of Offshore Wind Turbine on Barge Floating Platform

Table 1

NREL 5 MW turbine model properties.

Power rating5 MW
Rotor orientationUpwind
ControlVariable speed, variable pitch, and active yaw
Rotor, hub diameter126 m, 3 m
Hub height90 m
Rated rotor, generator speed12.1 rpm, 1173.7 rpm
Blade operationPitch to feather
Maximum blade pitch rate8°/s
Rated generator torque43,093 Nm
Maximum generator torque47,402 Nm

Using the turbine model data from [15].