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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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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

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.