GB2457136B - An adaptive small-scale wind turbine closed loop control system - Google Patents

An adaptive small-scale wind turbine closed loop control system

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GB2457136B
GB2457136B GB0802039A GB0802039A GB2457136B GB 2457136 B GB2457136 B GB 2457136B GB 0802039 A GB0802039 A GB 0802039A GB 0802039 A GB0802039 A GB 0802039A GB 2457136 B GB2457136 B GB 2457136B
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control system
wind turbine
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loop control
scale wind
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Colin Lawrence Amess
Ian Robert Casselden
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