Patent ID: 9644612
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F03D,F05B,F05D,H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method for validating one or more wind farm performance measurements produced by one or more upgrades, the method comprising: measuring operating data, via one or more sensors, from one or more wind turbines of a wind farm; generating, via a processor, a plurality of baseline models of performance of the wind farm from at least a portion of the operating data, wherein each of the baseline models of performance is developed from a different portion of operating data from one or more wind turbines of the wind farm; selecting, via the processor, an optimal baseline model of performance from the plurality of baseline models; and, comparing, via the processor, the optimal baseline model of performance and an actual performance of the wind farm, wherein the actual performance of the wind farm is determined after one or more wind turbines of the wind farm are modified by the one or more upgrades that have been installed for the one or more wind turbines of the wind farm, and wherein comparing the optimal baseline model of performance and the actual performance of the wind farm comprises determining a difference between an optimal baseline model of power output and an actual power output of the wind farm, wherein the difference is reflective of a change in the power output produced by the one or more upgrades.