利用主動式轉軸控制使水平軸式風力發電機能定位於最大功率點,是相當重要也是值得探討的問題。有別於以往風力發電機通常需要風向感測器來做定位之依據,在此吾人提出了只要量取風力發電系統輸出之電壓及電流來換算功率,而不需要任何風向之感測器,就能有效使之定位於最大功率點之爬山搜尋法,並經過模擬及實驗證明此方法之可行性。 而對於帶動風力機轉向定位之直流馬達,吾人亦提供一線上自動調節之PID控制器,利用同時擾動隨機近似演算法(SPSA)來作為線上調整控制器之法則,自動搜尋最佳之PID參數,進行線上參數之調整。文中亦進行最佳化PID控制器之理論推導與電腦模擬,在確定此控制器之理想性之後,亦利用此控制器與爬山搜尋法作結合,增加整體系統之穩定性,有效進行風力發電機最大功率點之定位控制,最後利用FPGA將其整合實現。
It’s a very important and worthy to discuss how to use active yaw control to position the maximum power point with a horizontal axis wind turbine which usually needs wind direction sensor to position. The mountain climbing method based on measurement of the voltage and current from wind-turbine generator system (WTGS) to calculate the power for the maximum power point without any wind direction sensors is proposed. It’s verified by computer simulations and experiments. An on-line parameter tuning PID controller for DC motor to position the wind turbine is also presented. The on-line parameter tuning policy is based on the Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (SPSA) technique. Three PID parameters can tuned consecutively until the optimal values are attained. The proposed approach has been confirmed by computer simulations and experiments. The PID controller is also combined with the mountain climbing method to increase system’s stability and locate the maximum power point effectively. Finally, the FPGA is used to realize the proposed method.