Maximising the performance and profitability of operational wind power plants requires a proactive and data-driven asset management approach. Our expert consultancy services for operational power plants go beyond simple monitoring activities and are designed to provide in-depth and actionable insights that increase efficiency, reduce costs and extend the life of your assets.
Fault Detection and Root Cause Analysis
Unforeseen failures cause both performance losses and total production losses due to unplanned maintenance-related downtime. Detailed analysis of the large amount of data collected at power plant enables the detection of faulty components at a very early stage, significantly improving annual plant production and reducing maintenance costs.
In turbine supply contracts, the power curve for the wind farm is guaranteed by the manufacturer. If production at the operational plant falls below expectations, a performance assessment must be carried out on a turbine-by-turbine basis. For turbines found to be underperforming, a power performance verification measurement must be carried out as defined by IEC. Depending on the site complexity and turbine supply contract, conventional measurement systems (lattice towers), remote sensing systems on the ground or on top of the nacelle, and nacelle anemometers(if NTF is available) can be used for power curve measurements.
To continuously achieve the lowest LCOE in wind power plants, the following parameters must be optimised.
Standards: IEC61400-1:2019, IEC61400-12-1:2022, IEC61400-12-2:2022, IEC61400-12-3:2022, IEC61400-12-4:2020, IEC61400-12-5:2022, IEC61400-12-6:2022, IEC61400-26-1:2019, IEC61400-50-1:2022, IEC61400-50-2:2022, IEC61400-50-3:2022, ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008
Maintenance must be carried out on time to preserve the structural integrity of wind turbines.
Significant failures that may occur in turbines should be identified in advance using root cause analysis, and predictive maintenance should be applied.
Turbine performance and availability must be continuously monitored, and issues causing low performance and turbine shutdowns must be resolved. At the same time, in plants with sectoral shutdowns, the sector management strategy should be examined in detail to prevent unnecessary energy loss.