General Electric Company

General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l.

David William Eldridge

Peter Alan Gregg

Scott Charles Evans

Zhanpan Zhang

David Charles Korim

John David Hilton, Jr

Ricardo Zetina Benignos

Manuel Rodolfo Valdez

Matthew David Pepple

Matthew N Daly

Andrew T Ferree

John D Hilton

A system and method are provided for operating a power generating asset. Accordingly, at least one external data set indicative of a plurality of variables affecting the performance of the power generating asset is received by the controller. The controller also receives at least one operational data set indicative of the performance of the power generating asset. A plurality of production-assessment models for the power generating asset are generated and trained based on the data sets. A performance prediction is then generated for each of a plurality of model-variable combinations and a control action is implemented based on one of the performance predictions.

Systems and methods for operating power generating assets

In one aspect, a method for assessing the performance impact of wind turbine upgrades may generally include determining a baseline power curve for a wind turbine prior to the wind turbine being upgraded and determining a baseline wind speed transfer function for the wind turbine prior to the wind turbine being upgraded. The method may also include determining an upgraded wind speed transfer function for the wind turbine after the wind turbine is upgraded. In addition, the method may include determining a corrected local wind speed for the wind turbine based on the baseline and upgraded wind speed transfer functions and determining an upgraded power curve for the wind turbine based on the corrected local wind speed.

System and method for assessing the performance impact of wind turbine upgrades

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David William Eldridge