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Boreas: dynamic wind control - Coggle Diagram
Boreas: dynamic wind control
Opportunity
offshore wind is becoming very cost competitive, but viable sites are limited, and often ecologically sensitive, and people don't want to see turbines close to shore (sources??)
but pose many challenges (sources? what has been attempted?)
can a floating turbine even survive and be stable?
mooring
cable connection durability
modelling
the turbine system is key to understanding these
And once a model exists
control
algorithms can be developed
And designs can be tested for possibility
Floating turbines expand range of possible sites, and potentially reduce costs by allowing near-shore assembly and eliminating foundations. (sources?)
Plan
Build dynamic configurable model of floating turbine system
Prove that control is possible, and refine possible designs, by developing control strategies
Market control strategies to turbine manufacturers to partner in large scale prototype
validate model and control at small scale
Uncertainty
aerodynamic model - how accurate is a simple approximation?
in very-dynamic wind conditions does any approximation break down
how stable is the aerodynamic model to motion of the turbine