Adam Stock
Academic background
Adam Stock completed his original MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering with Design at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Having then spent 3 years working in industry he has returned to academia, conducting research in the field of control engineering.
Research topic
Wind Turbine Control
Research background and objectives
- Use of control to reduce the mechanical loads on machines >5MW
- Use of controllers to improve the flexibility of operation of a wind turbine
- New controllers for novel blade devices
- Amalgamation of controller, generator and power electronics to imitate a conventional plant
- Improved control to allow individual machines to operate in the wake of others
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