Comparison of Fixed Speed Wind Turbines Models: A Case Study

This paper presents a model comparison of a fixed speed wind turbine (FSWT) operating on a real wind farm. By relying on real data obtained from a wind farm operating in the Chilean Interconnected System, three different models are identified and analyzed. First, a phenomenological model based on physical principles governing the production of electricity from wind power is considered. This model is fine-tuned in accordance with practical considerations, such as wind correction factors. Then, a linear model and a Takagi & Sugeno (T&S) fuzzy model are identified. From the experimental results, the linear model is the simplest one, but also the one that presents the worst performance indexes. The best prediction capability is obtained with the T&S model; however, in terms of interpretability, the phenomenological model outperforms the other two black-box models.