Wind energy systems : control engineering design

Content: 1. Introduction --
pt. I. Advanced robust control techniques: QFT and nonlinear switching --
2. Introduction to QFT --
3. MISO analog QFT control system --
4. Discrete quantitative feedback technique --
5. Diagonal MIMO QFT --
6. Non-diagonal MIMO QFT --
7. QFT for distributed parameter systems --
8. Nonlinear switching control techniques --
pt. II. Wind turbine control --
9. Introduction to wind energy systems --
10. Standards and certification for wind turbines --
11. Wind turbine control objectives and strategies --
12. Aerodynamics and mechanical modeling of wind turbines --
13. Electrical modeling of wind turbines --
14. Advanced pitch control system design --
15. Experimental results with the direct-drive wind turbine TWT-1.65 --
16. Blades manufacturing: MIMO QFT control for industrial furnaces --
17. Smart wind turbine blades --
18. Offshore wind energy: overview --
19. Airborne wind energy systems --
Appendix A: Templates generation --
Appendix B: Inequality bound expressions --
Appendix C: Analytical QFT bounds --
Appendix D: Essentials for loop shaping --
Appendix E: Fragility analysis with QFT --
Appendix F: QFT control toolbox: user's guide --
Appendix G: Controller design examples --
Appendix H: Conversion of units.