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Torque-Pitch Adaptive Decoupling Control Strategy Near Full-Load Stage for Large-scale Floating Wind Turbines

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Submitted   Dec 9, 2025
Published   Mar 25, 2026
Issue    Vol 5 No 1 (2026)
DOI   10.25082/RIMA.2026.01.003

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Zheng Zhang corresponding author
System Design & Simulation Department, R&D Center, Wind Electrical power Industry Group, Beijing Goldwind Science & Creation Wind Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Dongmei Sun
Technical & Economic Consulting Department, North China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing, China

Abstract

Near the rated wind speed, due to the random variations of wind speed, wind direction, and sea conditions, large-scale floating wind turbines encounter coupled interference between torque control and pitch control. It may result in substantial drops or fluctuations in electrical power. We propose a multi-stage adaptive decoupling control strategy to address the issue of electrical power drops near the full-load operation. It dynamically adjusts the closed-loop input error of PI controllers by correlating the state of the wind turbine with its torque/pitch outputs. The simulation results demonstrate that this strategy can enhance operational stability, significantly increase electrical power generation, and reduce fatigue/extreme loads of key components in large-scale floating wind turbines.

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large-scale floating wind turbine, torque and pitch control, decoupling control, electrical power drop, adaptive control

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Zhang, Z., & Sun, D. (2026). Torque-Pitch Adaptive Decoupling Control Strategy Near Full-Load Stage for Large-scale Floating Wind Turbines. Research on Intelligent Manufacturing and Assembly, 5(1), 321-339. https://doi.org/10.25082/RIMA.2026.01.003
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