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Software helps wind farms run at peak efficiency

By Paul Dvorak | January 11, 2012

It's beautiful but is the wind farm running a peak efficiency? WindManager, say its developers, can make that happen. It is a turbine-independent system based on latest international standards such as IEC 61400-25 and RDS-PP. It's also scalable from a single wind farm to large multisites.

Renewable-energy consultancy Natural Power announced the release of WindManager – a wind-farm portfolio, information system that increases profitability of wind farm operations.
WindManager is a turbine-independent system based on latest international standards such as IEC 61400-25 and RDS-PP. The system is scalable from a single wind farm to large multisite wind farms. The system captures real-time data, presenting availability, losses, and key performance while supplying tools for analysis, effective work processes, and fact based decisions. All processes are in place to increase profitability of wind farm operations.

The software comes with four modules for effective wind farm operations:

  • Monitoring connects all turbines to a central system so all data is stored and visualised in a map view. Trends can be monitored and preconfigured reports summarize performance and energy production against targets.
  • Analysis features let wind farm personnel perform stop analysis, loss analysis, and understand all downtime issues as they arise
  • Operations Management provides daily or weekly work scheduling, resourcing, and collaboration across teams.
  • Access to the system API, data-management tools, and tools for extracting performance data to MatLab allows performing further research and analysis in house

The screen shot from WindManager shows the locations of several turbines on a peninsula along with charts and graphs that tell of their performance.

WindManager comes brought to the U.S. wind-energy market by Natural Power in collaboration with Operations Management Software provider, Baze Technology, which has a track record of deploying the system for wind power as well as other industries.

the developer offers the software with its existing suite of wind farm management tools including WindCentre, a 24/7 operations control room which uses Natural Power’s Melogale data analysis platform, ForeSite for wind farm energy forecasting, and SeaPlanner for offshore GIS, site, and data management.

Scott Mackenzie, Asset Management Director at Natural Power commented: “WindManager has been successfully operating in the UK and Europe for over a year now, so we are very pleased to be extending these services to the US market.

“This product helps wind farm owners and operators experience a real time view of their assets, with customers benefitting from a range of additional tools from energy forecasting to independent operational site control,” says Natural Power Asset Management Director Scott Mackenzie.

Natural Power
www.naturalpower.com


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