ServoDyn Overview

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ServoDyn Overview

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Overview

Documentation on ServoDyn is incomplete as yet. Further details will soon become available on the ServoDyn website.

SERVODYN OUTPUT Parameters

A list of all possible output parameters for the ServoDyn module is presented below.

Category:

Name:

Description

Convention

Units

Pitch Control

BlPitchC1

Blade 1 pitch angle command

Positive towards feather about the minus zc1- and minus zb1-axes

deg

 

BlPitchC2

Blade 2 pitch angle command

Positive towards feather about the minus zc2- and minus zb2-axes

deg

 

BlPitchC3

Blade 3 pitch angle command

Positive towards feather about the minus zc3- and minus zb3-axes

deg

Generator & Torque Control

GenTq

Electrical generator torque

Positive reflects power extracted and negative represents a motoring-up situation (power input)

kN.m


GenPwr

Electrical generator power

Same sign as GenTq

kW

High Speed Shaft Brake

HSSBrTqC

High-speed shaft brake torque command

Always positive (indicating dissipation of power)

kN.m

Nacelle Yaw Control

YawMomCom or YawMom

Nacelle yaw moment command

About the zn- and zp-axes

kN.m

Nacelle Tuned Mass Damper (TMD)

NTMD_XQ

Nacelle X TMD position (displacement)

Relative to rest position

m


NTMD_XQD

Nacelle X TMD velocity

Relative to nacelle

m/s


NTMD_YQ

Nacelle Y TMD position

Relative to rest position

m


NTMD_YQD

Nacelle Y TMD velocity

Relative to nacelle

m/s

Tower Tuned Mass Damper (TMD)

TTMD_XQ

Tower X TMD position (displacement)

Relative to rest position

m


TTMD_XQD

Tower X TMD velocity

Relative to tower

m/s


TTMD_YQ

Tower Y TMD position

Relative to rest position

m


TTMD_YQD

Tower Y TMD velocity

Relative to tower

m/s