A Proposed Controller for Pitch Angle of Wind Turbine
NORHAN M. MOUSA1, YASSER I. EL-SHAER2, MOHAMED I. ABU EL-SEBAH3
1Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering,
Egyptian Russian University (ERU),
Cairo 11829,
EGYPT
2Mechanical Engineering Department,
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT),
Smart-Village Branch, Cairo,
EGYPT
3Electronics Research Institute,
Cairo,
EGYPT
Abstract: - Wind turbines are complicated non-linear systems with certain random disruptions. The pitch control
system is a commonly employed method for regulating the electricity generated by a wind turbine. Many
researchers have observed developments in the pitch control field during the last few decades. Traditional PID
controllers have the drawback of being slow or imprecise when wind and pitch angles suddenly change. These
drawbacks can be solved with artificial intelligent algorithms. However, the algorithms' design and implementation
are highly complex. A new pitch-regulated variable-speed control strategy for wind turbines to address their
nonlinear properties is presented. To manage the pitch system's control mechanisms with disturbances, this
research evolved a mathematical model that illustrates HAWT's pitch angle control system and applied a proposed
Simple Optimal Intelligent PID Controller (SOI-PID). Under various operating conditions, the proposed SOI-PID
controller was tested with the Traditional PID, Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC), and Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID controller.
For system simulation, the MATLAB/Simulink software was used. According to simulation results, compared to
PID, FLC, and Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID controllers, the proposed SOI-PID controller responds faster and has a better
rise and settling time. Other benefits of the SOI-PID controller are its simplicity of implementation and design,
distinguishing it from other intelligent algorithms.
Key-Words: - Wind Turbine (WT), Pitch angle control, Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS), Modeling,
Simulink, PID Controller, Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC), Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID Controller, Simple
Optimum PID (SOI-PID).
Received: March 9, 2023. Revised: November 26, 2023. Accepted: December 13, 2023. Published: December 31, 2023.
1 Introduction
Renewable energy is being used more often to
produce electricity as a result of issues with pollution
from fossil fuels and a shortage of energy sources.
Wind energy is a prominent source of sustainable
energy. This energy is constantly available, dispersed,
and vastly geographic. In wind turbines, mechanical
energy is first transformed from kinetic energy to
electrical energy using a wind turbine generator, [1],
[2], [3].
Wind energy is highly maneuverable in operation
(from a couple of watts to numerous megawatts). In
addition to partially satisfying the requirement for
electricity, wind energy has additional advantages,
such as eliminating the need for fuel for wind
turbines, promoting energy diversification and
building a sustainable energy system, requiring no
water, and causing no environmental pollution, [4].
The wind is wavering and sporadic and does not blow
continuously. Wind farms do not generate sustained
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energy, similar to a fuel plant; half of the electricity
produced by the wind turbines is generated during
around 15% of their operating duration, [5].
Nowadays, wind turbines represent major significance
inside microgrids as energy generation sources. They
can be operated at both fixed and variable speeds.
Many research studies have been conducted on wind
power and wind turbines, [6], [7], [8].
Figure 1 illustrates the structure of WT. The
primary components of the WT are the blades,
nacelle, main controller, and tower. A power
converter, gearbox, generator, and transformer are all
housed within the nacelle. The turbine's blade shafts
and the generator's blade shafts are joined by the
gearbox while wind motion rotates its blades. A
transformer sends the Electricity to the grid by the
generator, [9].
Non-torque loads are applied as input and output
to the wind turbine, mainly on both the generator's
and blade's sides. These non-torque loads impact the
WT drive train's mechanical loads and stresses, [10].
Fig. 1: Wind turbine components, [9]
The utilization of fuzzy logic as a technique of the
pitch angle control of variable-speed WT. The FLC's
control input variables are the generator's speed and
output power, described in [11].
Model prediction controls for load frequency
control in microgrids are proposed to coordinate the
regulation of pitch angle in WT generators and
hybrid plug-in electric automobiles. The simulation
outcomes demonstrate that this approach exhibits
greater efficacy in adjusting system parameters when
compared to PID control, [12].
The efficacy of the standalone incorporated
system of renewable energy, comprised of solar
photovoltaic cells, WT, and fuel cells, this
improvement was attained through the execution of a
proportional-integral (PI) controller that is highly
effective for the dynamic voltage restorer, leading
toward effective utilization of this control
methodology. The enhancement of voltage, current,
and each source's power waveforms within the system
has improved the WT generator's dynamic
performance. Furthermore, the system has
successfully maintained the continuous performance
of all three sources, even under fault situations. This
performance was enhanced in a previous study, [13].
For wind energy conversion systems used in DC
microgrids, the author suggests the maximum power
tracking (MPPT) method. Because of the excitation
capacitor in the stator, the induction generator
operates in a self-excited state. In addition, a
technique has been devised to evaluate the proposed
system's efficacy and determine the proportion of duty
of a DC-DC converter under (MPPT) conditions. This
methodology uses the attributes of wind turbines, the
power balance in power converters, the steady-state
equivalence for an inductance generator, and the
MPPT algorithm's efficacy with its results. The
experimental results using simulated values are
presented, [14].
The impact of the steadiness of variable wind
speed power systems in strong and weak networks
utilizing a wind farm accompanied by doubly-feed
induction generators (DFIG). The study analyzed the
impact of a static series synchronous compensator and
power system stabilization (PSS) on the power
system's stability using a modified 14-bus IEEE test
system introduced in [15].
A paradigm for controlling a wind farm's
frequency coupled to conventional units, the wind
farm is alerted to power variations through a PID
controller. Additionally, the specified frequency
control parameters (PID coefficients) are improved by
employing the particle swarm optimization (PSO)
technique following a multi-objective function to
enhance the model's performance; the model is
proposed in [16].
The issue relates to regulating the power output of
variable-speed WT with flexible shafts. To control the
improvement of wind energy absorption by
monitoring its desired output power, a dynamic
compensation using suitable parameters is devised to
handle errors created by the steering filter and
unknown control gains; this problem was studied in
[17].
Among the most significant difficulties in
conversion systems for wind energy is determining
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how to get the greatest output power of these systems
at various wind speeds.
First, this paper will describe a proposed simple
optimum (SO-PID) for pitch angle control of variable-
speed WT. The results attained by a simple optimum
(SO-PID) controller have been compared with those
obtained using a fuzzy-adaptive-PID controller, FLC,
and PID controller by changing the input by unit step
and unit sine wave to determine the fastest response at
the output.
This paper will be structured as follows: Section 2
presents a mathematical model of wind turbines.
Section 3 introduces a concise summary of the wind
turbine's model system. Section 4 describes the pitch
angle control (PC) system with a proposed Simplified
Optimum PID (SO PID). A PC system simulation and
its results are compared with PID, Fuzzy Logic
Controller (FLC), and Fuzzy-adaptive-PID control,
which are demonstrated in Section 5. Section 6
concludes this study.
2 Mathematical Model of WT
The WT's maximum power extraction is as follows in
equ (1).

󰇛󰇜 (1)
The equation represents the power produced by
the wind () in watts. It involves variables such as
density of air (), which is 1.225 (kg/), coefficient
of power (), wind velocity () in meters per second,
and the swept area (A) in square meters.
The coefficient of power, denoting the proportion
of power generated by wind energy, can be calculated
using two parameters.
󰇛󰇜󰇛 󰇜(2)
The coefficients (1−6) represent the distinctive
values for WT. The pitch angle, denoted as (), is
maintained at a minimal value less than the rated wind
velocities. It can be modified to safeguard the turbine
from potential harm, particularly during higher wind
velocities. The parameters ) and (K) represent the
tip speed ratio and are defined according to equ (3,4).

(3)
 
 (4)
In equ (3), () represents the rotor angular velocity
of WT in radians per second, () represents the blade
radius in meters, and () represents the wind velocity
in meters per second.
The power coefficient () is illustrated in Figure
2 about the tip speed ratio (λ) and the pitch angle (β).
Fig. 2: Curves of in relation to λ and β, [18]
Figure 2 shows that achieving the highest
mechanical energy output in response to rapidly
changing wind velocity relies on maintaining the
coefficient of power at its maximum value.
Additionally, achieving the highest possible
coefficient of power regardless of the wind velocity is
reliant on maintaining the smallest possible pitch angle
and an appropriate tip speed ratio. The power
coefficient decreases as the pitch angle value
increases, which is another characteristic illustrated.
This ensures that beyond the rated wind velocities,
excessive power can be constrained via pitch angle
adjustment. The rotor speed can be modified following
the instantaneous wind velocity, as demonstrated in
equ (3), to achieve the optimal value of the tip speed
ratio. This adjustment constitutes the fundamental
MPPT and pace control principle. Thus, by adjusting
the pitch angle, it is possible to restrict excessive
power beyond the rated wind velocities.
The coefficient of rotor power can be computed as
(5)
(rotor blades' mechanical power divided by power of
wind)
The highest power output that may be produced by
a rotor with the most blades is limited to 59.26% of
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the overall power accessible from the wind, as stated
by the physicist Betz (Betz Limit), [19].
3 Wind Turbines System Model
Wind energy is employed to be a sustainable energy
source. The kinetic energy in the wind is proportionate
to the square of its speed, whereas the power of the
wind is proportionate to the cube of its speed.
Consequently, when the velocity of the wind rises, the
amount of wind energy will also increase.
The amount of electricity generated from wind
energy in (WECS) is influenced by both the wind
attributes at the location and the control method used.
3.1 Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS)
The (WECS) is represented by the connection of
multiple subsystems as illustrated in Figure 3, where
() refers to the structural force entering the tower; in
addition, shaft speed (), hub torque (), reaction
torque (Tg), and power output () indicate the
consumer power as well as the pitch angle (β) and its
reference value (βref), [20], [21].
Fig. 3: Block diagram of (WECS)
3.2 Various Wind Speed Work Areas
The torque, power reference, and turbine velocity are
all determined by the wind velocity. There are four
primary regions in which the turbine operates, each of
which is determined by the wind speed. The WT's
mechanical power generation is depicted in Figure 4
in terms of wind speed across four different areas.
Every region possesses unique attributes and
constraints. Wind speed in Region 1 falls below the
cut-in wind speed, thereby failing to provide adequate
power to operate the turbine. As a result, zero output
power is generated. Region 2 commences when the
wind velocity surpasses the cut-in value and continues
until the rated wind velocity is reached, which is when
the rated output power is generated. Maximizing
power extraction is the primary concern in this region.
As a result, the pitch angle remains at zero degrees.
To prevent turbine excess in Region 3, both the power
extraction and rotor speed are restricted to the rated
power.
This is accomplished at the turbine level through
the implementation of the (PC), which modifies the
pitch angle to a predetermined value. In Region 4,
wind velocities attain the dangerous threshold of cut-
out wind speed; when this occurs, the turbine is
deactivated to safeguard against potential mechanical
damage.
Fig. 4: Operating regions of WT according to wind
velocity
3.3 Pitch Actuator Motor Model
The pitch actuator motor model illustrates the
dynamic performance between the required pitch
demand 󰇛󰇜 from Pitch control (PC) and the pitch
angle measurement ), [22]. Blades revolve around
their linear axes with the help of the pitch actuator.
The subsequent equations describe the variation of
pitch angle.

 
(6)
󰇡
󰇢 (7)
By utilizing the Laplace transform.
(8)
  (9)
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󰇛󰇜 (10)
Wind turbine parameters are used to derive the
time constant and transfer function.


 

The transfer function that is required is denoted by
Equ(11). , the time constant for the pitch actuator,
can be specified. Table 1 shows the initial wind
turbine parameters, [23].
󰇛󰇜 (11)
Table 1. Initial wind turbine parameters
3.4 Model of a Drive-Train
As shown in Figure 5, the mechanical drive-train
model is illustrated, [24]. The mathematical modeling
of the drive train is represented by
 󰇛󰇜󰇛 󰇜 (12)
 󰇛󰇜  (13)
By applying Newton’s second law,

  (14)
By using the Laplace transform,
  (15)
󰇡
󰇢 (16)

󰇛󰇜 (17)
The variable " " denotes the value obtained
from the combination of the generator shaft speed and
WT, " " the value obtained from the generator shaft
inertia and WT, and " " the value obtained from the
generator shaft torque and WT.
Fig. 5: Two-Mass Model of Drive-Train
A wind turbine model has been constructed utilizing a
two-mass model. The gearbox shaft rotates in
conjunction with the pitch's rotation. The rotor then
begins to rotate according to the gear's ratio due to the
gears' rotation. The stator's electrical energy is
generated through the rotation of the magnetic field
produced by the coil, [24]. Table 2 displays the
specifications of the drive train model.
Table 2. The drive-train model's specifications
An analysis of the mathematical model of the wind
turbine was conducted using the MATLAB Simulink
software. Peak overshoot and comparatively slow
response are characteristics of the traditional PID
controller when the input is a unit step.
This paper proposed a simple optimum (SO-PID)
controller for this application to attain the fastest
response.
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4 Pitch Control with a Proposed
Simplified Optimum Intelligent (SOI)
Controller
To ascertain the coefficient of the optimal PID
controller, the proposed design formula for simple
optimum SO-PID utilizes the process transfer
function. Figure 6 shows a typical second-order
system featuring a controller that is inferred from the
optimal response, which is determined by the transfer
function of the process, [25], [26], [27], [28].
Fig. 6: closed-loop system with PID controller
The controller is represented by the following
equations:
The process transfer function
 (18)
󰇛  󰇜  (19)

 
   (20)
Substituting

 
(21)

 󰇡
󰇢 
  (22)

 󰇡
󰇢
  (23)

 
 
 󰇛󰇜 (24)
Matching the Equation (24)'s coefficient to
equation (25), which it corresponds to.
 
 󰇛󰇜 (25)
The controller constant
 (26)
 (27)
 (28)
In which T represents the sampling time of the
control program or a multiple of that time.
The pitch control contains two transfer functions
of the pitch actuator model, and the drive-train model
can be simplified in the manner depicted in the
subsequent block diagram (Figure 7).
Simplifying the block diagram of (PC), it contains
the model of pitch actuator and drive train model in
one block in second order to calculate coefficients of
SO PID, as shown in Figure 8.
The transfer function that is required is denoted
by Equation (29)
󰇛󰇜 
 (29)
Fig. 7: Proposed SO PID controller in Pitch Control
T equal to half of the sampling time can accelerate the
response, which is equal to 0.0001 sec

  



  
Fig. 8: SO PID controller Coefficients
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The MDOF controller comprises two controllers,
one intended for fine-tuning and the other for
accommodating a wide range of errors. The multi-
degree of freedom controller (MDOF) is generated
through the combination of two controllers, where the
weights of the controllers differ based on the error at
each value of the controller input. The MDOF
controller underwent a two-step design process. The
first step is to devise two distinct controllers, one of
which is intended for fine-tuning and the other for a
wide range of large errors. The outputs of both
controllers are combined in the second step to
generate the final output under the assumption that the
error and controller weights follow a linear
relationship. The composition formula that is being
proposed is denoted in per-unit values as follows:
Controller output = Output1*(Error) +
Output2*(1Error)
where O/P1 is denoted to the controller output for
a wide-range controller (using large T in the design
formula) and O/P2 is denoted to the controller output
for the fine-tuning controller (using large T in the
design formula).
The two controllers were incorporated into the
system, each assigned with adaptive weights: one for
the error (e) and the other for (1–e). This phenomenon
results in a good tracking reaction. A simplified
adaptive weighting is accomplished by adjusting the
PID controller gains to these values. Assuming a
linear relationship between the controller weights and
the error per unit value, adaptive weights are applied
to the designed controller outputs prior to addition,
[29].
The two controllers were developed to function as
an intelligent Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)
controller through the process of modifying the
controller constants. The PID controller equations
were modified by replacing the controller constants
with the following values.
This substitution makes it possible to create an
intelligent PID controller, as shown in Figure 9.
Fig. 9: Simple optimum intelligent PID (SOI PID)
controller block diagram
5 Simulation Results
The pitch angle of a WT system refers to the angle at
which a turbine blade's rotor or propeller is set about
the axis of rotation. Pitch angle controlling is a
common technique utilized to modify the
aerodynamic torque of wind turbines. Pitch angles can
substantially impact the output of a turbine and the
power curve. This section evaluates the performance
of four distinct types of controllers utilized for
regulating the angle of the wind turbine blade, [30].
5.1 The Execution of a Traditional PID
Controller
By changing the values of the control parameters until
the desired output is close to the optimal level, PID tu
ning is performed on the plant. Figure 10 displays the
step response of the (PC). The figure shows less rise
time, a greater peak overshoot, and more settling time
excess with the PID controller.
Fig. 10: Pitch control with PID, unit step
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5.2 The Execution of a Fuzzy Logic Controller
(FLC)
In fuzzy logic, rules are represented as linguistic
variables derived from human experience.
By submitting to these rules and implementing this
logic in power systems, superior outcomes can be
obtained compared to traditional controllers. Because
of this, several researchers have discussed using fuzzy
logic in the power system, [31], [32], [33], [34], [35],
[36], [37].
Figure 11 illustrates the Simulink model of the
pitch control (PC) system, which incorporates a fuzzy
logic controller. Figure 12 illustrates the unit step
response of the (PC) pitch control with FLC. It
observed more settling time and more rise time with
the FLC in comparison to the traditional PID
controller, with no overshoot.
Fig. 11: Simulink diagram of Pitch control with FLC
Fig. 12: Pitch control with FLC, unit step
5.3 The Execution of Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID
Control
Adaptive Fuzzy PID can significantly enhance the
performance of FLC systems. The parameters in fuzzy
logic control are fixed. Therefore, it is unsuitable for
applications involving a wide range of operating
conditions. Fuzzy-adaptive-PID is necessary to
optimize control performance and adapt to changes in
operating conditions. The pitch system's fuzzy-
adaptive-PID control block is seen in Figure 13.
Here, the fuzzy logic controller modifies the three
PID control parameters (Kp, Ki, and Kd) based on the
pitch’s error (e) and changes in the pitch’s error (ec)
values. As indicated below, the three PID controller
parameters must be changed in response to changes in
pitch deviation and the present pitch deviation.
󰇛󰇜 󰇛󰇜, (30)
󰇛󰇜 󰇛󰇜, (31)
󰇛󰇜 󰇛󰇜 (32)
Fig. 13: Block of Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID control
The control coefficients have been altered based
on the fuzzy inputs. Changes in blade angle and its
derivative constitute the system inputs. The PID
coefficients and the coefficients derived from the
fuzzy are combined to generate the new PID
controller parameters. Currently, the system is
adjusted by comparing the feedback of the output to
the present angle.
Figure 14 illustrates the Simulink model of the
pitch control (PC) system for a WT, which
incorporates a fuzzy-adaptive-PID controller.
Illustrated in Figure 15 is the unit step response of the
(PC) for a WT with Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID.
No overshoot was observed, and the settling time
was significantly reduced to 5.23 seconds in
comparison to fuzzy logic controllers. In comparison
to a traditional PID controller, the efficiency in terms
of rise time is not enhanced with 2.55 seconds.
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Fig. 14: Simulink of (PC) with Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID
Fig.15: Pitch control with Fuzzy-Adaptive-PID, unit
step
5.4 The Execution of a Proposed Simple
Optimum (SO-PID) Controller
A robust controller must meet specified requirements
in terms of design, implementation, and performance.
Simplified design & adaptation techniques are
preferred for the controller, which entails simple
process modeling (traditional control) or input-output
testing (modern control). The design must be
accomplished through the implementation of a simple
algorithm and the execution of a fast algorithm. The
selection of the controller is determined by its ability
to provide system stability and achieve optimal
system responsiveness. A simplified manner was used
to develop a proposed intelligent controller. The (SO-
PID) controller is characterized by its simple design
and implementation while also delivering excellent
performance. The results of the suggested controller
demonstrate that an optimal response can be attained
using a simple optimal PID controller. Figure 16
illustrates the unit step response of pitch angle with
(SO-PID). The response is done with the lowest rise
time of 1.22 seconds and settling time of 2.11 seconds
with no overshoot.
Fig. 16: Pitch control with (SO-PID), unit step
Figure 17 shows the performance of the (PC)
when distributed with unit step input. It can be seen
from the figure that the slowest performance is
performed by FLC, with a settling time of 17.5 sec
and a rise time of 4.5 sec. The PID controller,
although it has a rise time of 1.367 sec and a settling
time of 3.21 sec, has an overshoot of 8%.
The proposed (SO-PID) controller can be seen as
a superior controller. A comparison between the four
controllers is presented in Table 3.
Fig. 17: Pitch control behavior with various controller,
unit step
Table 3. Comparison response of various controller
Time Domain
PID
FLC
SO-PID
Rise Time (sec)
1.367
4.59
1.22
Settling Time
(sec)
3.21
20
2
Peak Overshoot
8%
0
0
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The PC system employs the sine wave function as
a reference value for the pitch angle. Figure 18
illustrates the outcomes of the simulation for the
output. In this instance, we evaluated the controllers
using different inputs. It is evident from Figure 10 that
the system generated the best response with (SO-PID).
Fig. 18: Pitch control response with unit sine wave
When the system is subjected to parameter
variation at running, the PID controller must adapt the
controller constant. Using two Simple Optimum
controllers (SO-PID) with an MDOF controller
concept, one of them with slow-response (using large
T in the design formula) as a fine-tuning controller,
and the other with fast-response (using small T in the
design formula) as a wide range controller. The
resultant controller is a Simplified Optimum
Intelligent PID (SOI PID) controller. The different
controller's responses are compared when the system
is subjected to sudden parameter variation. The SOI
PID controller is unaffected by the parameter
variation; it still achieves the best response; whatever
parameters are changed. This proves this controller is
robust, as shown in Figure 19.
Fig. 19: Parameters variation with (SOI-PID), unit
step
6 Conclusion
A new pitch-regulated variable-speed control strategy
is proposed for wind turbines with a simple, optimum
intelligent PID (SOI-PID) controller to address their
nonlinear properties. To control the pitch system with
disturbances, Under diverse operational
circumstances, four controllers are implemented.
These controllers are the PID, FLC, Fuzzy-Adaptive-
PID, and the proposed (SOI-PID) controller in terms
of time domain specifications with unit step and unit
sine wave. The configuration of the system has been
simulated using the MATLAB-SIMULINK package.
Following the theoretical results, The conclusions
listed below can be derived:
a- The PID controller exhibits oscillations with a
peak overshoot of 8%, resulting in detrimental
effects on the performance of the system
despite generating a response with a shorter
rise time.
b- Fuzzy logic controllers are suggested as a
means to suppress these oscillations. This
controller suppresses oscillations effectively
and generates a steady response; however, its
rise and settling times are lengthier.
c- By implementing fuzzy logic concepts to tune
the PID gains, this design successfully
mitigates steady-state error, as demonstrated
by the substantial reduction in settling time to
5.23 seconds when compared to fuzzy logic
controllers. There is no discernible
improvement in the rise time efficacy when
compared to a traditional PID controller by
2.55 seconds.
d- A proposed SO-PID controller achieves a
faster rising time of 1.22 seconds, a quick
settling time of 2 sec, and stability with no
overshoot. The analysis proves that a
proposed (SO-PID) controller gives a faster
response for unit step and unit sine wave
input. This method is significantly superior
for implementing pitch system control and
ensuring the output power stability of WT.
A proposed SOI-PID achieves the SO PID
response in addition to robust performance
under parameter variations.
e- In future work, the authors tend to verify the
proposed work experimentally, apply
Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks on
(PC) of wind turbines, and check its
performance with the simple optimum
intelligent (SOI-PID) controller.
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