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Application of fuzzy logic method in wind turbine yaw control system to obtain maximum energy: a methodological and prototype approach

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The present work aims to track maximum wind velocity to capture the maximum power in a horizontal axis wind turbine using a fuzzy logic controller. The fuzzy logic equipped yaw control system consists of the following components: (i) wind direction sensor, (ii) wind turbine tower with angle position sensor, and (iii) construction of controller and driver circuit. The potentiometer resistance difference was used to track the wind direction and nacelle head position, respectively. The prototype setup was validated using real-time datasets. The accuracy of the fuzzy yaw control in track the wind direction is ± 1.5°. The proposed model is simple, low cost, and accurate positioning the nacelle head using fuzzy logic yaw control system.

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    Ramaswamy Bharani & Arumugam Sivaprakasam

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Bharani, R., Sivaprakasam, A. Application of fuzzy logic method in wind turbine yaw control system to obtain maximum energy: a methodological and prototype approach. Electr Eng 104, 1373–1387 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-021-01396-1

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