http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/RSS.ashxVestas PagesSat, 10 Dec 2011 00:18:31 +0100http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=1http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=12011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=2http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=2More certainty at every phase The advanced services offered by Vestas’ Power Plant Solutions can help you achieve your business case goals and reduce overall risk for the whole life-cycle of your wind power plant project. Power Plant Solutions optimise all stages of your wind power plant project by analysing meteorological, geometric, and operational conditions to ensure that you get the optimal business case certainty. Wind power at your service Vestas’ wide range of services help you get more power out of your investment Transforming wind into a stable energy resource is no longer simply about efficient turbines and solid engineering. The energy produced over the 20+ year life cycle of a wind power plant will determine the real value of your investment. With Power Plant Solutions you can benefit from one of Vestas’ most powerful assets – thirty years of expertise with the complex challenges facing any wind power plant project. The value of experience and expertise Over the last decade, Vestas has accumulated millions of hours worth of experience with advanced turbine controls and in gathering meteorological data from all kinds of climatic conditions around the globe. Power Plant Solutions use these data when locating the optimal wind power plant location, identifying the most efficient wind site layout and documenting the electrical grid integration design. More transparency at each step ensures optimal power output, a lower initial operational spending and ultimately a reduced total cost of energy. One powerful portfolio Vestas combines its extensive experience and expertise into one advanced, powerful portfolio. Power Plant Solutions contain optimisation tools that can be used to optimise all phases of the wind power plant life cycle. These solutions are specifically designed to help you reduce risk and raise the financial yield of your investment. With Power Plant Solutions, we aim to be your strategic business partner well before the turbines are assembled and long after the wind power plants are put into operation. We are dedicated to maximising value, reducing risk and taking business case certainty to a whole new level. 22011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=3http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=32011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=4http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=42011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=5http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=5+44,000 Vestas has over three decades of experience and expertise gained from installing more than 44,000 wind turbines globally. Support throughout the entire life cycle From Project Planning to Operations and Optimisation, and everything in between The services delivered by Power Plant Solutions cover and improve all phases of the wind power plant development. These services optimise the power plant layout well before the Construction phase and ensure the site selected is designed according to the data gathered through the SiteHunt® analysis. This, combined with Vestas Operations and Optimisation offerings, can improve the overall lifespan of your power plant site. The centrefold figure illustrates the four phases in the wind power plant project life cycle, which are supported by the following services in the Project Planning phase: • SiteHunt® • SiteDesign® • Electrical PreDesign® The centerfold also illustrates Operations and Optimisation offerings such as VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller (PPC) and VestasOnline Business SCADA. Operations and Optimisation solutions like the Power Plant Controller and SCADA help maintain the optimal output level and control of your wind power plant site throughout its entire lifetime. 72011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=6http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=6Power Plant Solutions. The complete overview. The four phases in the Power Plant Project lifecycle Procurement - Turbine selection - Optimal placement Project Planning - Site Selection - Organising Permits - Provide Engineering When you choose a wind power supplier, you need a business partner with a track record of innovation, commitment and success in wind energy. A partner like Vestas. Our knowledge and practical insights in procurement and supply chain management have been built up over three decades at the forefront of wind energy. We run our own test centres where our turbines are put through the most rigorous checks and tests, and we continuously capture the performance data from over 21,000 Vestas turbines around the world, helping us refine our development process for new and existing turbines, wherever the location and whatever the wind conditions. Financing. Siting. Grid requirements. Local policy and regulations. You need to consider a wide range of crucial factors when you invest in a wind power plant. And not just at the planning stage, but for the whole lifecycle of the project. After installing over 44,000 wind turbines worldwide, we have a huge amount of expertise in these critical areas. We will work closely with you during the planning phase to capitalise on our insights and our first hand experience to maximise the certainty of your business case.2011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=7http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=7Operations & Optimisation - Maintain a sustainable power plant output - Reduce operation downtime - Ensure smooth operations Construction - Installation involvement - Foundation design - Access roads Partnership is one of our core values. There is a huge number of tasks involved in building a power plant and connecting it to the grid. A transparent partnership based on mutual respect and understanding is essential in ensuring they are carried out efficiently and effectively. The specific responsibility for tasks will vary from project to project. But what does not vary is our commitment to delivering the best possible wind energy project, and our flexibility to meet your needs. Working as partners with you, we can provide everything from an all-inclusive package, where we supply, install and operate the plant, to simply supplying the turbines. Building a wind power plant is one thing. Operating it at optimum efficiency is another. Whether it is managing and maintaining the turbines, training your people to operate them or securing the best insurance deal. Prediction and prevention are the two cornerstones of our power plant optimisation services. We use cutting edge predictive and preventive maintenance techniques to identify potential problems before they arise – and then we take action to address them. With our flexible, holistic approach to operational and service support, we help you find the most efficient solution for your wind power project.2011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=8http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=8+35,000 SiteHunt® analyses data relating to operating conditions in all environments utilising long term observations from more than 35,000 meteorological stations across the world. SiteHunt® Determining the right site for your wind power plant Getting your wind energy project up and running as quickly as possible is paramount to its long-term success. One of the first and most important steps is to identify and secure the most suitable location for your wind power plant as early as possible. SiteHunt® is an advanced analytical tool that examines a vast array of wind and weather data to evaluate potential sites and establish which of them can provide the optimum conditions for your project. It puts a proven and well-documented method of assessing the financial feasibility of a future wind power plant at your disposal – one that lowers the cost of energy and maximises the return on your investment. Benefit from a cost-of-energy approach Siting is of crucial importance to the total cost of energy over the full operating lifecycle of a wind power plant. This must be taken into account when calculating the overall costs of harvesting the wind, including wear and tear on the turbines, in order to achieve the highest possible return on your investment. SiteHunt® offers you unique insight into the meteorological parameters relating to operating costs and ensures that you benefit from a holistic, cost-of-energy approach that increases your business case certainty. Reducing time to market A time to market reduction using SiteHunt® is achieved through desk-based analysis. This can shorten your reaction time by prioritising sites through long-term climatic data analysis, allowing you to focus on the sites that are most desirable. A SiteHunt® analysis report enables you to experience a smoother site selection process by identifying the most attractive site areas, and allows you to design a more appropriate measurement campaign. Depending on your specific needs, SiteHunt® is offered on three levels of detail: • SiteHunt® FirstView provides a Wind Resource Map and Climatic Overview of a country/region of interest. • SiteHunt® CloseUp provides a Wind Resource Map of a country/region of interest including long term climatic analysis of selected sites or areas, as well as icing and lightning risk. Map overlays of electrical grid, infrastructure and protected areas. Seasonal and diurnal variability included. • SiteHunt® DeepDive provides a microscale study of a selected site including indicative layouts, long term time series and recommendations for measurement campaign. SiteHunt® benefits · · · · Increases your business case certainty Can significantly reduce time to market Provides indicative turbine layout Accesses the largest wind library in the industry to enable site specific, long-term climate analysis of more than 160 important climatic parameters · Generates multilevel analysis including annual, inter-annual, seasonal and hourly variability · Provides estimated annual energy production based on mesoscale data. 82011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=9http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=9+21,000 SiteDesign® draws on operating data from real-time monitoring of over 21,000 wind turbines in more than 60 countries. SiteDesign® Helping you harness the full power of complex wind energy sites SiteDesign® optimises the layout of your wind power plant through a sophisticated analysis of lifetime energy costs for each turbine. This is achieved by striking the most effective balance between a layout that maximises expected revenue, and one that reduces estimated operating and maintenance costs. These costs are based on Vestas’ extensive knowledge of turbine components and our operating data from global wind power plants. Put simply, SiteDesign® finds the balance between the estimated ratios of annual revenue to operating costs. Vestas’ SiteDesign® helps you assess the production and operating costs of a complex wind energy site over the long term, and configure the optimal location and operational strategy of individual turbines accordingly. This is crucial in determining a project’s true potential, and provides a much firmer basis for investment decisions. Calculating the total cost of energy Even the smallest details in siting a single turbine can affect the cost of energy for an entire wind power plant. So in order to accurately estimate a project’s potential, SiteDesign® uses sophisticated computer modelling and simulated conditions based on extensive wind and site data analysis. The SiteDesign® analysis has been developed by drawing on the knowledge we have gained from three decades of working with wind and the expertise gained from installing over 44,000 wind turbines all over the world. This provides unique insight into critical factors such as design loads and operating costs. It also delivers greater accuracy in identifying the most appropriate turbine type for a particular site, and the optimal position and operational strategy for each individual turbine. The difference is in the data Our meteorological database covers over 21,000 wind turbines in more than 66 countries on 6 continents. This is complemented by long-term data continuously gathered from internal atmospheric models utilising more than 35,000 meteorological stations across the globe. This data is then analysed by our dedicated global team of siting professionals – including meteorologists, statisticians, mathematicians, wind turbine engineers, business analysts and financial engineers. Using our in-house supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the industry, this team runs sophisticated software tools to generate an optimised plant layout. Power plant layout optimisation is an intricate process that requires high quality data input, calculations, precise analysis and advanced computer modelling techniques. As this is especially important when designing a layout for sites of complex terrain. Our Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software models such terrains in great detail. These simulations are superior to the industry standard linear flow models. We also have formalised tools for assessing the risk of icing and the related potential production loss. At each stage of the process, SiteDesign® has the capability to respond to every requirement by combining knowledge and experience, and applying the latest advances in CFD software. This delivers customer value through a number of key benefits. SiteDesign® benefits · Determines the optimal turbine location while balancing the estimated production output with maintenance costs · Specifies the optimum turbine layout for maximum efficiency · Increases business case certainty through site specific long-term analysis · Helps optimise the financial performance of the plant. 92011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=10http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=10Electrical PreDesign® Safeguarding your investment The complexity and specific requirements of grid connections vary considerably across the globe, making optimal design of electrical components for your wind power plant essential to your business case. By precisely identifying the costs early in the process, you minimise the risk on your project significantly. Armed with our Electrical PreDesign® report, customers are well equipped for discussions with their own in-house power system experts, external power system consultants and transmission system operators. The report – reinforced with a presentation by our specialists and a detailed Q&A session – describes optimal control strategies for use with Vestas’ Power Plant Controller. Making profitability predictable By identifying early grid code issues and simulating extreme operating conditions, Vestas’ Electrical PreDesign® provides the surest way of building a grid-compliant, productive and profitable wind power plant. By combining our experience of grid connections and turbine technology – along with our cutting-edge capabilities in turbine generator modelling – we can provide a highly accurate simulation of the wind power plant. This allows us to customise collector network cabling, substation protection and reactive power compensation – all of which boost the cost-efficiency of your business and provide certainty that your power plant meets all local requirements. Steady State Analysis Transient Analysis Protection Studies Power Quality · · · · Load flow PQ chart Power loss Short circuit · Low voltage ride through and fault ride through · Voltage control · Frequency control · Voltage dip and over voltage · Complete relay setting and coordination · Arc flash analysis · Power flow and short circuit currents · Protection settings · Harmonic penetration analysis · Flicker calculation 102011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=11http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=11160 turbines can be controlled by one single VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller and up to 480 turbines by combining two or three controllers. VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller Global grid code compliance The Vestas Online® Power Plant Controller is the first of its kind on the market designed exclusively for wind power plants. Its state-of-the-art technology secures worldwide grid compliance at the Point of Common Coupling for all known grid codes. Reliable real-time control with multiple control functionalities The Power Plant Controller controls the output of the wind power plant at the point of common coupling. It works independently of the SCADA system, to accurately monitor and control each wind turbine. Real-time control capabilities include: • Power factor or reactive power closed-loop control (two options) • Voltage closed-loop control • Active power closed-loop control, curtailment, derating, ramp-rate limitation • Frequency control (three options), governor response • Fault ride-through coordination Transient fault recording The Power Plant Controller provides a grid measurement system that continuously logs all parameters, such as RMS, harmonics, waveforms flicker, and frequency. Through grid measurement, the system provides Transient Fault Recording for performance and post-fault analysis, which includes web server and remote monitoring capabilities. A scalable, modular solution The Power Plant Controller is a fully integrated solution that supports data acquisition and control of all wind power plant components. This includes interfaces to third-party equipment via various industry protocols. As every power plant has different specifications and output requirements, The Power Plant Controller is customisable so that you can meet the specific needs of your site and project. A single The Power Plant Controller can control up to 160 Vestas wind turbines. For larger plants, two or three controllers can be combined to control up to 480 turbines. The VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller is fully scalable, and features customisable configuration, allowing you to implement any control concept needed to meet local grid requirements. Setpoints from Grid Operator · · · · Operation Modes Voltage Control Frequency Control Power Factor Control Fault Ride Through Control · · · · Reactive Power Control Power Control Power Limits Dispatcher Wind turbines Point of Measurement Grid-Meter CapBanks/Reactors Feedback Signals (Wind turbines, STATCOM, CapBanks/Reactors) Power Plant Controller STATCOM 112011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=12http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=12SHARE The earlier we become involved in your wind power project, the sooner we can share our vast experience and powerful tools to your benefit. VestasOnline Business® SCADA Avoid down time and reach your goal Our fully integrated SCADA system, VestasOnline® Business, helps you avoid downtime so that you can reach your production and business goals. Developed by electrical system engineers and wind turbine specialists, VestasOnline® Business is backed by 30 years of Vestas’ wind power expertise. Monitoring and advanced reporting VestasOnline® Business is not exclusively about monitoring wind turbines. Its capabilities also encompass meteorological and grid stations. Online and historical data is delivered to an onsite database where it is used to produce detailed reports and measurements. These include: • • • • • • Online production views Event views and alarm notifications Point of common coupling measurements Production reports Performance reports Power curve reports VestasOnline® Business works seamlessly with the VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller and can be tailored to the grid code requirements of any country to ensure compliance with all known grid codes worldwide. A scalable, modular solution VestasOnline® Business can be customised to meet the specific needs of your site and project. This fully integrated solution comprises the following components: • VestasOnline® wind power plant server application, with a remote communication interface • VestasOnline® client application with choice of operator interfaces • Communication network consisting of fibre-optic cables and switches connecting the server to the turbines Reliability you can count on At the heart of the VestasOnline® SCADA system is a highly reliable server, redundant disk storage and a redundant UPS power supply. Tape stations are used for scheduled backups, and redundant ethernet communication topology secures fault-tolerant communication. These components are in place to help ensure that VestasOnline® Business delivers ultimate reliability, even if the power plant is compromised. Instant notification In the event of a failure, you will receive an instant alarm in time to take pre-emptive action to minimise downtime. Not only does this dramatically boost availability across your power plant, it also saves on costly maintenance. Intelligent control VestasOnline® Business measures output at the Point of Common Coupling, ensuring output is consistently optimised. Featuring advanced ramp rates and scheduling functions, it also provides flexibility and simple compliance with local requirements. VestasOnline® · · · · · Boosts plant availability and performance Improves business performance Ensures grid and security compliance Minimises interface complexity Provides full scalability 122011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=13http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=132011-12-10T00:18:31+01:00http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=14http://nozebra.ipapercms.dk/Vestas/Communication/Productbrochure/PowerPlantSolutions/PowerPlantSolutions/?Page=14Vestas Wind Systems A/S Hedeager 44 . 8200 Aarhus N . Denmark Tel: +45 9730 0000 . Fax: +45 9730 0001 vestas@vestas.com vestas.com ©Vestas 2011 This document was created by Vestas Wind Systems A/S and contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information. All rights reserved. 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