Solution Brief: Advanced Analytics – Wind
Customized Analytics Solutions
Performance Improvement Programs
Optimize wind turbine performance with site-specific improvements
Performance Upgrade Validation
Independently quantify performance gains and ensure compliance with contractual obligations
Ad hoc Analyses
Investigate specific issues with tailored analytics
Control Charts
Detect degradations in performance or turbine components
Icing Detection
Quantify icing losses and validate antiicing and de-icing technologies
Waterfall Analysis
Clearly compare actual performance against resource-corrected budgets
Performance Improvement Programs
Have helped clients with the following items:
- Grid curtailment optimization
- Control algorithm tuning
- Yaw offset validation and improvement
- Meteorology-based maintenance
- Noise or bat curtailment adjustments
- Storm shutdown improvement
and much more . . .
Performance Upgrade Package Validation
Arista has validated realized gains for Chord Extension, DinoTail, Vortex Generators (VGs), Blade Spoilers, Wind Vane Alignment, Control Algorithm Optimization, etc.
Ad hoc Analyses
Tailored analytics include:
- Blade failure investigation
- Yaw tracking and occurrences counter
- Oil analysis reporting
- Contractual availability calculation and validation
- Advanced faults analysis
- NTF validation and compensation
- Extreme wind speed validation
- Thermostatic valve fault analysis
and much more . . .
