Alan Wright

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alan Wright is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Wright has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 40 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alan Wright's work include Wind Energy Research and Development (83 papers), Wind Turbine Control Systems (39 papers) and Real-time simulation and control systems (27 papers). Alan Wright is often cited by papers focused on Wind Energy Research and Development (83 papers), Wind Turbine Control Systems (39 papers) and Real-time simulation and control systems (27 papers). Alan Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Netherlands. Alan Wright's co-authors include Lucy Y. Pao, Paul Fleming, Mark J. Balas, Jason Laks, Kathryn Johnson, Yigzaw G. Yohanis, Jayanta Deb Mondol, Brian Norton, Neil Kelley and Na Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Alan Wright

118 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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A reference open-source controller for fixed and floating offshore wind turbines

2022 152 citations Nikhar Abbas, Daniel Zalkind et al. Wind energy science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Experimental investigation of advanced turbine control strategies and load-mitigation measures with a model-scale floating offshore wind turbine system 2023 ·Applied Energy ·Lu Wang, Roger Bergua, Amy Robertson, Alan Wright, Daniel Zalkind, Matthew Fowler, (unknown), Anthony Viselli, Andrew J. Goupee, Richard Kimball	23
2	Wind/Wave Testing of a 1:70-Scale Performance-Matched Model of the IEA Wind 15 MW Reference Wind Turbine with Real-Time ROSCO Control and Floating Feedback 2023 ·Machines ·Matthew Fowler, (unknown), Anthony Viselli, Andrew J. Goupee, Richard Kimball, Roger Bergua, Lu Wang, Daniel Zalkind, Alan Wright, Amy Robertson	5
3	Control co-design of a floating offshore wind turbine 2023 ·Applied Energy ·Nikhar Abbas, John Jasa, Daniel Zalkind, Alan Wright, Lucy Y. Pao	26
4	Development of a wind turbine model and simulation platform using an acausal approach: Multiphysics modeling, validation, and control 2023 ·Wind Energy ·(unknown), Mohsin Kazi, (unknown), Daniel Zalkind, Jason Jonkman, Alan Wright, Amy Robertson, Tuhin Das	8
5	A reference open-source controller for fixed and floating offshore wind turbines breakdown → 2022 ·Wind energy science ·Nikhar Abbas, Daniel Zalkind, Lucy Y. Pao, Alan Wright	152
6	A Reference Open-Source Controller for Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines 2021 ·Nikhar Abbas, Daniel Zalkind, Lucy Y. Pao, Alan Wright	39
7	Balancing Power Absorption Against Structural Loads With Viscous Drag and Power-Takeoff Efficiency Considerations 2017 ·IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering ·Nathan Tom, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Alan Wright, Michael Lawson	5
8	Electrical power conversion of river and tidal power generator 2016 ·OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·Eduard Muljadi, Vahan Gevorgian, Alan Wright, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5
9	Optimization of a feed-forward controller using a CW-lidar system on the CART3 2015 ·OPUS Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart (University of Stuttgart) ·Florian Haizmann, David Schlipf, Steffen Raach, Andrew Scholbrock, Alan Wright, (unknown), John B. Medley, Michael Harris, Ervin Bossanyi, Po Wen Cheng	18
10	Field Test Results from Lidar Measured Yaw Control for Improved Power Capture with the NREL Controls Advanced Research Turbine 2015 ·Andrew Scholbrock, Paul Fleming, Alan Wright, (unknown), John B. Medley, Michael Harris	31
11	Comparison of Strategies for Enhancing Energy Capture and Reducing Loads Using LIDAR and Feedforward Control 2013 ·IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology ·Na Wang, Kathryn Johnson, Alan Wright	49
12	Adding Feedforward Blade Pitch Control for Load Mitigation in Wind Turbines: Non-Causal Series Expansion, Preview Control, and Optimized FIR Filter Methods 2011 ·49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition ·Fiona Dunne, Lucy Y. Pao, Alan Wright, Bonnie Jonkman, Neil Kelley, Eric Simley	39
13	Design of a tower and drive train damping controller for the three‐bladed controls advanced research turbine operating in design‐driving load cases 2011 ·Wind Energy ·(unknown), Kathryn Johnson, Alan Wright	16
14	Individual Blade Pitch Control for the Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) 2006 ·Journal of Solar Energy Engineering ·Karl Stol, (unknown), Alan Wright	92
15	Progress in Implementing and Testing State-Space Controls for the Controls Advanced Research Turbine: Preprint 2004 ·University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) ·Alan Wright, Lee Jay Fingersh, Karl Stol	1
16	Design of Modern Controls for the Controlled Advanced Research Turbine (CART) 2003 ·41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit ·Alan Wright, Mark J. Balas	1
17	FAST-AD code verification - A comparison to ADAMS 2001 ·Marshall Buhl, Alan Wright, (unknown)	11
18	The NREL teetering hub rotor code: Final results and conclusions 1991 ·University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) ·Alan Wright, C. P. Butterfield	0
19	A comparison of results from dynamic-response field tests 1988 ·(unknown), R. W. Thresher, Alan Wright	2
20	Vibration Modes of Centrifugally Stiffened Beams 1982 ·Journal of Applied Mechanics ·Alan Wright, Christopher Smith, R. W. Thresher, (unknown)	223

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