Patent ID: 7994658

Claim:
A windfarm system optimized for minimizing electrical loss, the system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators; a collector system including at least one of a conductor and network of conductors, wherein the wind turbine generators are connected to the at least one of a conductor or network of conductors; a plurality of transformers, including at least one transformer connected between each wind turbine generator and the conductor; a substation transformer connecting the windfarm collector system to an electrical grid; a monitoring system including at least one of monitoring the windfarm electrical output and thermal condition, and outputs of the individual wind turbine generators; a control system including voltage and real and reactive power commands to the individual wind turbine generators; and an algorithm whose technical effect is minimizing electrical losses for the windfarm collector system as a whole from transformer losses and line losses by assigning electrical load to individual wind turbine generator of the windfarm collector system.