Wind turbines, such as the one shown in Figure P8.17 (a), are becoming popular as a way of generating electricity. Feedback control loops are designed to control the output power of the turbine, given an input power demand. Blade-pitch control may be used as part of the control loop for a constant-speed, pitch-controlled wind turbine, as shown in figure P8.17 (b). The drivetrain, consisting of the windmill rotor, gearbox, and electric generator (see Figure P8.17(c)), is part of the control loop. The torque created by the wind drives the rotor. The windmill rotor is connected to the generator through a gearbox.
The transfer function of the drivetrain is
where
(Anderson, 1998). Do the following for the drivetrain dynamics, making use of any computational aids at your disposal:
a. Sketch a root locus that shows the pole locations of
b. Find the value of N that yields a pair of complex poles of
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