Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00732, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hall, Matthew (University of Prince Edward Island), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Prince Edward Island|Île-du-Prince-Édouard, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project aims to provide Canada's leading wind energy test site with the analysis tools needed to explore_x000D_
new strategies for wind farm operation. The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) owns and operates a_x000D_
10 MW wind farm for power production and research purposes. A growing research interest is in active power_x000D_
control, where turbine power output is adjusted on an ongoing basis to meet the fluctuating needs of the local_x000D_
electricity system. If wind farm output can be adjusted to help match minute-by-minute changes in demand or_x000D_
other generation, then wind farms can actually assist with stability of the power grid. However, changing a_x000D_
wind turbine's operation runs the risk of introducing additional structural loads and increasing wear and tear,_x000D_
ultimately reducing wind farm lifetime or increasing operating costs. Exploring active power control therefore_x000D_
requires a better understanding of the potential consequences. This is all the more true for a research institution_x000D_
such as WEICan, which has interest in experimenting with new and innovative control strategies. To address_x000D_
this, the UPEI team will develop simulation models of WEICan's wind turbines. These models will be tuned in_x000D_
collaboration with WEICan based on measurements of the existing turbines, and then put through different_x000D_
scenarios that WEICan has interest in experimenting with. By analysing the simulation results in terms of wind_x000D_
turbines forces and deflections, we can estimate the consequences on wind turbine health from various_x000D_
operating strategies and under a range of environmental conditions. Ultimately, these results, and the newly_x000D_
developed models used to produce them, will give WEICan insight into what active power control scenarios it_x000D_
can safely explore with its turbines, enabling future exploration and demonstration of novel wind turbine_x000D_
operating strategies., program purpose french : This project aims to provide Canada's leading wind energy test site with the analysis tools needed to explore_x000D_
new strategies for wind farm operation. The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) owns and operates a_x000D_
10 MW wind farm for power production and research purposes. A growing research interest is in active power_x000D_
control, where turbine power output is adjusted on an ongoing basis to meet the fluctuating needs of the local_x000D_
electricity system. If wind farm output can be adjusted to help match minute-by-minute changes in demand or_x000D_
other generation, then wind farms can actually assist with stability of the power grid. However, changing a_x000D_
wind turbine's operation runs the risk of introducing additional structural loads and increasing wear and tear,_x000D_
ultimately reducing wind farm lifetime or increasing operating costs. Exploring active power control therefore_x000D_
requires a better understanding of the potential consequences. This is all the more true for a research institution_x000D_
such as WEICan, which has interest in experimenting with new and innovative control strategies. To address_x000D_
this, the UPEI team will develop simulation models of WEICan's wind turbines. These models will be tuned in_x000D_
collaboration with WEICan based on measurements of the existing turbines, and then put through different_x000D_
scenarios that WEICan has interest in experimenting with. By analysing the simulation results in terms of wind_x000D_
turbines forces and deflections, we can estimate the consequences on wind turbine health from various_x000D_
operating strategies and under a range of environmental conditions. Ultimately, these results, and the newly_x000D_
developed models used to produce them, will give WEICan insight into what active power control scenarios it_x000D_
can safely explore with its turbines, enabling future exploration and demonstration of novel wind turbine_x000D_
operating strategies., agreement title english : Assessing Consequences of Wind Turbine Active Power Control, agreement title french : Assessing Consequences of Wind Turbine Active Power Control, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24123.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada