Development of new control algorithms that treat the entire wind plant as a holistic controls optimization problem. To optimize energy capture for individual assets with the wind turbine-centric controls. To develop a better understanding of the wind flow resource, and its dynamics between wind turbines.
To evaluate how the novel control algorithms impact the reliability of the wind farm optimizing the operation and maintenance costs, hence easing the deployment of renewable wind energy within the energy mix and accelerating its roll-out. To evaluate the total economic worth of the new wind farm control algorithms maximizing the potential payoffs coming from the new technology and contributing to the European Security of Supply.
To evaluate the overall value chain of the new control strategy through a Life Cycle Assessment, including supplies, production, distribution, use and disposal as well as all intervening transportation steps necessary or caused by the equipment’s existence. This is especially relevant in case of modifications of existing wind farms.
Creation of green business opportunities and jobs, fostering the European competitiveness and increasing the public acceptance of wind energy. To improve design norms affecting the loads and power performance of individual wind turbines by integrating new designs of the wind farm and the individual wind turbines.
Besides the positive impact wind farm controls have in term of annual energy production of the entire farm, the introduction of these new technologies alters the normal functioning of the single machine and might significantly increase the loads on turbines themselves. In this deliverable the......
The purpose of this deliverable is to describe a novel wind farm power curtailment control strategy that aims to distribute the loads evenly among the wind turbines in such a way that the accumulated fatigue loading over the operational lifetime is balanced as much as......
The Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC) is taking place next week from the 17th to 20th of June, 2019 in Cork (Ireland). This biennial event is organized by the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE), and was launched at 2015 in order to complement the......
The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) is taking place at Vienna the 20th and 21st of November. With the aim to accelerate delivering EU 2030 and 2050 target, the conference will be analyzing how Research and Innovation will help achieving these objectives. The conference......
