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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Enno Ubben, Salzbergen, DE;
David Forrest Loy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The method includes: dividing the wind farm into a first group of wind turbines to be operated in a non-curtailed mode and a second group of wind turbines to be operated in a curtailed mode for providing a power reserve for the wind farm; determining an actual power production of the first group of wind turbines; estimating a possible maximum power production of the second group at a given environmental condition; estimating a possible maximum power output of the wind farm using the actual power production of the first group and the possible maximum power production of the second group; estimating the power reserve using the possible maximum power output; and updating a power setpoint for at least one wind turbine of the second group so that an expected power production of the second group of wind turbines substantially matches a difference between the possible maximum power production and the power reserve Furthermore, a wind farm is provided.