Elevate Wind Farm Efficiency and Reliability with Advanced Controllers
Emerson’s Ovation™ WP-series of wind turbine controllers are designed to flexibly support the broad range of utility-scale wind turbines in today’s wind farms. Available in a single-core or multicore CPU architecture, the WP series allows you to combine, build and create a solution tailored specific to your power generation needs.
With a host of smart features, our Ovation WP-series controllers are engineered to optimize your wind turbine's performance and improve long-term reliability.
Ovation Wind Turbine Controller Portfolio
Emerson offers a portfolio of wind turbine controllers designed to support different turbine architectures, control philosophies, and lifecycle requirements. Whether modernizing legacy fleets or deploying controllers for new turbine installations, these controllers integrate seamlessly with the Ovation™ Automation Platform to improve performance, availability, and long‑term maintainability.
Ovation WP100 Controller Series
The Ovation™ WP100 platform is specially designed for control of small and medium-sized wind turbines. The base variant has a set of various onboard I/O channels that makes it possible to use the controller as a standalone device (without additional I/O modules) to control less-complex systems. At the same time, it is possible to connect up to 3 WP-Line I/O modules when more I/O channels are needed.
Designed for Rugged, Low-Maintenance Operation
- Built for safe operation in harsh environmental conditions
- Maintenance free – no fans and no batteries that require replacement
- Advanced event-based data logging and storage
- Direct integration with the safety system
- Integrated real-time grid measurement
Frequently Asked Questions About Wind Turbine Controllers
A wind turbine controller is a real‑time turbine‑level control system that monitors operating conditions and automatically regulates key turbine functions such as blade pitch, yaw alignment, generator output, and protective shutdowns. Its primary role is to maximize the wind turbine’s energy production while ensuring safe, reliable operation across changing wind, environmental, and grid conditions.
No. While PLCs and DCS platforms provide general‑purpose control capabilities, a wind turbine controller is purpose‑built for turbine operating requirements such as fast closed‑loop control, coordinated pitch and yaw actions, grid code compliance, and turbine‑specific protection logic.
In many wind applications, turbine controllers integrate with a plant‑ or fleet‑level control system to enable monitoring, supervision, and optimization across the wind farm.
Yes. Many wind turbine controllers can be applied as part of modernization or retrofit projects to extend turbine life, replace obsolete controls, or improve performance and availability. Retrofit approaches typically focus on minimizing downtime while integrating with existing mechanical, electrical, and safety systems.
A wind turbine controller executes high‑speed, local control of individual turbines, while exchanging data and setpoints with higher‑level wind farm or plant control systems. This coordination enables functions such as power dispatch, ramp‑rate control, curtailment, and grid compliance across the entire wind facility.
A wind turbine controller manages the operation and protection of the turbine itself, including speed regulation, pitch and yaw control, grid synchronization, and fault handling. It is typically applied to utility‑scale or commercial wind applications.
A wind turbine charge controller, by contrast, is used in small wind or off‑grid systems to regulate battery charging and prevent overcharging, and does not control turbine dynamics or grid interaction.
