2207.06206
CONTROL OF A WIND-TURBINE VIA MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES
L. Schena, E. Gillyns, W. Munters, S. Buckingham, M. A. Mendez
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- Specialist/Solid
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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Audit review
The paper reports empirical improvements on a fixed synthetic wind episode (higher average power and rotational speed closer to rated for Test A; lower loads at the cost of power for Test B) but makes no universal existence claim or proof. The model’s analysis correctly notes a counterexample showing that any unconditional, for-all-wind-series existence claim would be false, and it sketches sufficient conditions and a constructive policy; however, its arguments remain informal and rely on continuity and local-optimality heuristics rather than a complete proof. Thus, the paper is empirically correct for its setup but theoretically incomplete, and the model’s solution is directionally sound yet not fully rigorous.
Referee report (LaTeX)
\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions \textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid \textbf{Justification:} The paper convincingly demonstrates, on a realistic simulation setup, that BO- and RL-based controllers can outperform a PI baseline in Region 2.5 with respect to the paper’s stated objectives. The scope is empirical rather than theoretical, which is appropriate; however, small clarifications to reward definitions, baseline controller structure, and reproducibility would improve the work. The model’s theoretical commentary is useful context but not required for publication.