Use Case: Nacelle Transfer Function change
ExpertWind’s Performance monitoring root-caused a significant change in the operational Power Curve that was created by a change in the NTF rather than its actual performance.
Unlocking Wind Farm’s Full Potential: The Power of Smart Analysis
Detailed analysis is key to unlocking a wind farm’s full potential. By turning noisy, unreliable data into clear insights, operators can optimise turbine performance, increase energy yield, and make more informed decisions. Discover how smart, cost-effective solutions and tailored action plans can help improve operations and extend the lifespan of wind farms.
Turbine Upgrade: an efficient way to increase the AEP but is it worth the investment?
Turbine upgrades offer a cost-effective way to increase Annual Energy Production (AEP), but are they truly worth the investment? How can the gains be accurately quantified, and what potential drawbacks might go unnoticed?
North offset: statistics & market trends
Over 40% of wind turbines were identified as presenting a north offset of at least 10°. Extreme North offsets (higher than 90°) remain quite frequent: on over 400MW of wind turbines analysed, 7% were impacted by these major issues.
North offset: an often forgotten issue
North offsets can have major impact on turbine operation and energy yield and contrary to common knowledge, these frequent issues are not automatically checked nor are they part of the standard O&M schedule
Use Case: Detecting and Correcting Yaw Misalignment
ExpertWind’s Yaw misalignment diagnosis was able to detect a significant yaw misalignment on multiple operating wind turbines, one example is here shown to illustrate the method and the gains in terms of AEP.
Use Case: Root-cause change of Performance
ExpertWind’s Performance monitoring was able to separate the apparent underperformance created by a faulty sensor from an underlying pitching issue hidden behind the wind speed underestimation. Once the sensor was replaced, the turbine went back to a normal operation.
Turbine performance: key parameter of wind farm operation
Wind turbine performance is highly sensitive to a variety of parameters, and the lack of reliable data often creates uncertainties that are nearly as significant as the differences that need to be detected.
Monitoring wind farm energy yield: a critical yet difficult task
Energy yield assessment might seem an easy task at first but as we look deeper we might find ourselves in a complex and uncertain problem that needs solving.
