Research Article

Linear and Nonlinear Schemes Applied to Pitch Control of Wind Turbines

Table 1

Comparisons of different control schemes.

SchemesComparison
Control performancePractical application
Steady-state errorRobustnessComplexityIndustrial acceptance

LCNMLargeGoodLowGood
NCNM1SmallBetter (with robust compensation)
Bad (without robust compensation)
HighBad
NCNM2SmallestBestHighestWorst