SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSSIBLE POWER OUTPUT OF WIND TURBINES
First Claim
1. A method for use in calculating a possible power output of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
- acquiring a series of performance data samples, wherein each performance data sample of the plurality of performance data samples includes a meteorological condition and a power output indicated at a first time by one or more sensors associated with a wind turbine;
calculating by a computing system a transfer function based at least in part on the series of performance data samples, wherein the transfer function relates power output to the meteorological condition; and
,calculating by the computing system a possible power output based on the transfer function and at least one meteorological condition indicated by the sensors at a second time.
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Abstract
A method for use in calculating a possible power output of a wind turbine. A series of performance data samples is acquired. Each performance data sample includes a meteorological condition and a power output indicated at a first time by one or more sensors associated with a wind turbine. A transfer function is calculated based at least in part on the series of performance data samples. The transfer function relates power output to the meteorological condition. A possible power output is calculated based on the transfer function and at least one meteorological condition indicated by the one or more sensors at a second time
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use in calculating a possible power output of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
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acquiring a series of performance data samples, wherein each performance data sample of the plurality of performance data samples includes a meteorological condition and a power output indicated at a first time by one or more sensors associated with a wind turbine; calculating by a computing system a transfer function based at least in part on the series of performance data samples, wherein the transfer function relates power output to the meteorological condition; and
,calculating by the computing system a possible power output based on the transfer function and at least one meteorological condition indicated by the sensors at a second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for use in calculating a possible power output of a wind turbine, the device comprising:
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a sensor interface configured to receive an operating condition and a power output at a plurality of first times from one or more sensors associated with a wind turbine; a memory device coupled in communication with the sensor interface and configured to store a series of performance data samples that include an operating condition and a power output; and
,a processor coupled in communication with the memory device and programmed to; calculate a transfer function relating power output to the operating condition based at least in part on the series of performance data samples; and
,calculate a possible power output based on the transfer function and an operating condition received by the sensor interface at a second time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause at least one processor to:
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calculate a transfer function relating power output of a wind turbine to a meteorological condition based at least in part on a series of performance data samples, wherein each performance data sample of the series of performance data samples includes a power output of the wind turbine and a meteorological condition of the wind turbine that are indicated while the wind turbine is operated in a non-curtailed state; and
,calculate a possible power output of the wind turbine based at least in part on the transfer function and a meteorological condition of the wind turbine indicated while the wind turbine is operated in a curtailed state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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