DIGITAL WIND FARM SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A digital system for managing a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines electrically coupled to a power grid, the system comprising:
- a farm-based first communication network comprising one or more individual wind turbine control systems communicatively coupled to the one or more wind turbines and an overall wind farm control system; and
a cloud-based second communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication network via an industrial gateway, the second communication network comprising a digital infrastructure comprising a plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines,wherein the plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines are continuously updated during operation of the wind farm via data supplied by the farm-based first communication network.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a digital system for managing a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines electrically coupled to a power grid. The system includes a farm-based first communication network having one or more individual wind turbine control systems communicatively coupled to the one or more wind turbines and an overall wind farm control system. The system also includes a cloud-based second communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication network via an industrial gateway. The second communication network includes a digital infrastructure having a plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines, wherein the plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines are continuously updated during operation of the wind farm via data supplied by the farm-based first communication network.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital system for managing a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines electrically coupled to a power grid, the system comprising:
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a farm-based first communication network comprising one or more individual wind turbine control systems communicatively coupled to the one or more wind turbines and an overall wind farm control system; and a cloud-based second communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication network via an industrial gateway, the second communication network comprising a digital infrastructure comprising a plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines, wherein the plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines are continuously updated during operation of the wind farm via data supplied by the farm-based first communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for managing a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines, the method comprising:
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monitoring, via one or more sensors located on each of the plurality of wind turbines, one or more operating parameters of the wind turbines; receiving, via a farm-based first communication network, signals generated by the one or more sensors, the first communication network having one or more individual wind turbine control systems communicatively coupled to the one or more wind turbines and an overall wind farm control system; communicating, via the first communication network, the signals to a cloud-based second communication network via an industrial gateway, the second communication network having a digital infrastructure with a plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines; and controlling, via the digital models of the second communication network, one or more operating parameters of the wind farm based on the signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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