diff --git a/docs/source/user/fast.farm/Introduction.rst b/docs/source/user/fast.farm/Introduction.rst index ab847446aa..cb1797347a 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/fast.farm/Introduction.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/fast.farm/Introduction.rst @@ -373,6 +373,32 @@ FAST.Farm and OpenFAST can be read with standard open-source visualization packages such as `ParaView `__ or `VisIt `__. +Turbine controller and super controller +--------------------------------------- + +FAST.Farm does not include its own modules for individual turbine controllers +or farm-level controller (super controllers) but relies on +separately compiled routines for them. +FAST.Farm defers to the OpenFAST model of individual turbine for the turbine controller. +The controller is specified in the ServoDyn module of OpenFAST. +OpenFAST allows for the use of bladed-style controllers in DLL format. +Tools like `Reference Open Source Controller` (`ROSCO `_) +can be used to design and integrate turbine controller in DLL format, if the user does not already have their own controller. + +Farm-level super controller can be designed and implemented using external tools. +The `Hycon` (`Hycon `_) tool +provides for rapid design of common farm-level controllers such as wake steering +control, spatial filtering/consensus and active power control etc. +Hycon includes examples demonstration the design of a wake steering controller and implementation on +a small farm using FAST.Farm. +The `Reference Open Source Controller` (`ROSCO `_) +also has wind farm control capability. +It gives the user low-level access to various turbine measurements and offsets, and +enables implementation of user-written, python-based controllers. +ROSCO also includes examples demonstrating the implementation of a farm-level +controller in FAST.Farm. + + FAST.Farm Parallelization ------------------------- diff --git a/docs/source/user/fast.farm/ModelGuidance.rst b/docs/source/user/fast.farm/ModelGuidance.rst index 73fde5ad84..ce47a7c22f 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/fast.farm/ModelGuidance.rst +++ b/docs/source/user/fast.farm/ModelGuidance.rst @@ -931,15 +931,6 @@ simulations for the NREL 5MW turbine ( :cite:`ff-Doubrawa18_1`), but these can be overwritten by the user. -.. _FF:sec:SupCon: - -Farm Level Control ------------------- - -FAST.Farm does not include a module for farm level control. -Users are advised to utilize the wind farm control capability of -the `Reference Open Source Controller` (`ROSCO `_) -to implement farm level controller. Commonly Encountered Errors ---------------------------