Wind Farm Data Management & Analysis 2012

WIND FARM DATAMANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS Successful data management strategies to reduce maintenance costs & improveturbine performance

20-21 November 2012

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Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg, Germany

Now in its 2nd year, this award-winning* business event provides anunparalleled opportunity to network with leading experts in using data toimprove wind data performance:

• Discover how to standardise wind farm data supply & management when working

with a variety of turbine types

• Hear first-hand how to analyse & use data to effectively predict turbine maintenance

• Gain insight into what tools exist to manage large & rapidly increasing amounts of data

• Find out more about external data management systems currently on the market,

what you can learn from them & how cost-effective they really are

• Get the latest thinking on who should own the data & why

DON’T MISS THE POST-EVENT WORKSHOPData Management Best Practice To EffectivelyCalculate Power Curve

Bob Sherwin, Project Leader, IEC

Simon Trist, VP Plant SCADA & Optimisation Solutions, Vestas

Marc Eickershoff,Product Management SCADA, REpower systems SE

Mirjam de Boer-Postmus, Head Operations Benelux, BU WindGeneration, Vattenfall

Joanna McKenzie,Wind Analyst, SSE Renewables

Richard Nichol,Product Development Manager, Vestas

Nicola Atkinson,Senior Technical Analyst, RES Group

Kasper Van Lombeek, O&M Engineer, Belwind

Dr. Rudolf Zauner, Head of Operations, Verbund Renewable Power GmbH

Rui Maia,Head of Operation & Maintenance, Iberwind

Walter Bourgoin,Manager Renewables Control Systems, ESBi

Volker Arlt, Project Manager Central Engineering, Nordex

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08:30 Registration & Morning Refreshments

09:15 Chair’s Opening RemarksSimon Trist, VP Plant SCADA & Optimisation Solutions, Vestas

09:30 Achieving Greater Availability ThroughStandardisation In Data ManagementMarc Eickershoff, Product Management SCADA, REpower Systems SE• Standardisation in data structure & communication for easier reporting – what is in place? IEC 61400-25 – what needs further improvement? – outlook of future development of the standard

10:00 Improving The Quality Of Supply To EnsureReliabilityDr. Rudolf Zauner, Head of Operations, Verbund Renewable Power GmbH• What type of data needs to be collected to have a clear picture of

turbine’s performance• Creating consistency in flow of data – what are the gaps & how do they occur? • Achieving the best possible estimation of data during reporting • How to supply & measure higher frequency data• Integrating environmental data into turbine data management – weather & wind forecast – tidal periodicity & seabed fluctuations

10:30 Morning Refreshments & Networking

11:00 Better Understand Turbines By Turning DataInto Useful Information • Data volume strategy: reducing the data you adhere to vs. using the

breadth of available tools & managing large amounts of data better • Relating SCADA data to turbine health – how to validate turbine condition information – correlating historical data with the real-time production data• Calculating turbine production & availability – how power curves are applied in the production levels calculations – performance vs. time-based availability using SCADA• Relating condition monitoring data to power production levels• Making the most of data by further data mining on Enterprise Resource

Planning level – how is the data used by O&M & Finance departments?

11:30 Data Storage: Handling Increasingly LargeAmounts Of Data Joanna McKenzie, Wind Analyst, SSE Renewables• Best-practice management of historic turbine performance databases • Combining time series data & related information using one centralised

software application landscape • Key consolidation & storage methods to cope with growing amounts of

data • How to extract archived data in the most user-friendly manner

12:00 Networking Lunch

13:15 Data Collection & Analysis As Input For O&MCost ModellingRené van de Pieterman, Researcher Wind Energy Systems, ECN• Structuring of raw data for O&M purposes – operational wind farm data as input for O&M cost modelling; ECN’s

Operation & Maintenance Cost Estimator (OCME) approach – assessing the need for structured data collection

• Data analysis for reliability engineering & O&M optimisation – information required to perform reliability engineering & O&M cost

estimations in relation to the Event List – OMCE Building Blocks to obtain wind farm performance indicators &

accurate input for O&M modelling• Using the processed data for maintenance modelling & performing

scenario studies

13:45 How Can Remote Communications & DataControl Be Improved?Walter Bourgoin, Manager Renewables Control Systems, ESBi• Developing permanent & stable connections to wind farms remotely• Cables, GPRS & satellite connections – where does the cost reach parity with the quality? • How to efficiently report live data at first & second communication levels – process flow between different communication channels• How to deal with the difficulties of integrating data from various site

locations into one live system – different data structures & protocols for data transfer – accommodating out-of-sequence data

14:15 Advancing Turbine Health Diagnostics:Challenges & Solutions Rui Maia, Head of Operation & Maintenance, Iberwind • Best-practice methods to manage condition reporting for both

mechanical & electrical components – drive train, blades & electrical components – how the information fits into SCADA & other existing systems• Integrating SCADA & CMS systems to implement holistic diagnostic

analysis & reporting

15:00 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

15.30 Improving Failure Forecasting & PredictiveMaintenance For Different Turbine Types Mirjam de Boer-Postmus, Head Operations Benelux, BU Wind Generation, Vattenfall• How to use CMS tools to improve forecasting – accurately predicting when failures will occur• Which prognosis methods & techniques are currently used• How to accurately predict failure & plan maintenance – managing the margin for error• Assessing which additional data collection & analysis systems can be

used to better forecast maintenance

16:15 Tools & Strategies For Creating The MostInformative Turbine Health Reports • Understanding & categorising fatigue & failures – identifying the best way to clearly & accurately present the warning

signs • Can showcasing trends identify deteriorating components?• Analysing best-practice turbine health statements in the context of

standardisation – synchronising charts & graphs for turbines components report – visualising information from multiple wind parks of different sizes &

technologies • Comparing the best available reporting software systems on the market

If you would like to join this session please contact Heather Smith [email protected] or +44 (0) 208 267 4785.

16.45 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Day 1

Day 1 Tuesday, 20 November 2012

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08:30 Delegate Sign-In & Morning Refreshments

09:10 Chair’s Opening RemarksSimon Trist, VP Plant SCADA & Optimisation Solutions, Vestas

09:15 SCADA Enterprise Systems: Current Status &Future Developments Simon Trist, VP Plant SCADA & Optimisation Solutions, Vestas• Which measurements does the system analyse & with what purpose?• What are the best existing systems to date & how are they being

developed further? – cost vs. function of the systems – flexibility to meet individual needs & requirements• What are the new technology & program updates & what new problems

will they tackle? • Integrating SCADA with other hard & software solutions on the market

09:45 Creating Harmonisation Between Seven WindFarms, Five Turbine Types & Three TurbineManufacturers For A 200MW Wind PortfolioMartin Elliott, Senior Associate Engineer, BVG Associates• Knowing what to specify for the system requirements vs. trusting the

SCADA supplier to inform what is needed• Examining the costs – external & internal budgets – visible & hidden costs • Access to data: understanding the challenges beyond the technical – exploring the availability & reliability of source data – filling in the gaps, the benefits of manual editing compared with auto fill• Analysing the acceptance criteria for testing & ensuring like-for-like

comparison• Foreseeing challenges post handover: testing the transparency of routine

data processing – spotting exceptions – transitioning from “hands on” to “light touch” approach

10:15 Morning Refreshments & Networking

10:45 Analysing External Data ManagementSystems & Their Integration Into Established& New Wind ParksJessica Cameron, Asset Analyst, Natural PowerGraham Gow, Head of Operational Systems, Natural Power• Overview: what data measurement & analytical systems exist today• Are operators’ requirements well targeted & flexible? – building a strong vision of what the needs & wants are• Achieving the best value for high quality software & hardware system

installation• Pros & cons of integrating external & internal applications into one system

11:30 SCADA-Based Condition Monitoring &Automated Detection AlgorithmsMichael Wilkinson, Engineer, GL Garrad Hassan• How to maximise the value of data already collected in turbine SCADA

systems to predict impending turbine failures and detect changes inperformance and controller behaviour

• SCADA-Based Condition Monitoring – how this compares to traditional ‘high-frequency’ Condition Monitoring – a review of the different approaches available – which sub-systems are most suited to SCADA-Based Condition

Monitoring? – case studies highlighting the value of this tool

• Automatic detection of changes in wind turbine performance – the Change-point Analysis method – suitability of the method for large data sets – results of applying the method• Application these methods in automated monitoring and alerting

12:00 Analysing Nordex Integrated MonitoringSystem (NiMS) To Assess The Benefits Of AnIntegrated ApproachVolker Arlt, Project Manager Central Engineering, Nordex • Using a combination of Condition Monitoring & SCADA data acquisition

to determine turbine health• Evaluating an integrated system to monitor different parts of the turbine

using standard components• Creating one pool of information for easy analysis to quicken failure

diagnosis time• Advantages of flexible data management for CMS & SCADA data• Building a web based interface: the challenges & solutions

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 Who Should Control the Data?Ulrich Langnickel, Head Of Renewables & Distributed Generation,VGB PowerTech e.V.• Who is the owner of the data? – who should be in control of the data & why? – who is responsible for the quality of the data?• Negotiation of the data supply – which data should be included in the contract?• How can the parties work towards one goal to improve turbine reliability &

production levels?

14:00 Delegate Discussion: End Of Warranty:Transition To A New Data ManagementSystem • Assessing the risk of taking on full service at the end of the manufacturer

warranty – evaluating the quality of data supply throughout the warranty contract – conducting full turbine diagnostic analysis before taking over O&M – estimating the costs of future maintenance • Data management transition strategies: – case studies demonstrating effective warranty exit process • Costs associated with a change of information management

infrastructure

14:40 Using SCADA Data To Assess TurbinePerformanceNicola Atkinson, Senior Technical Analyst, RES Group• Intensive analysis examining developmental factors in relation to data

management• Exploring causation of failure in order to find underlying principles in

regards to wind turbine data analysis• How does post-construction performance compare with pre-construction

estimate?• Trending turbine performance using KPIs• Monitoring turbine behaviour – are the turbines behaving as expected? – has a control setting changed?

15:10 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

Day 2 Wednesday, 21 November 2012

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Thursday, 22 November 2012

15:40 When To Use Farm & Nacelle-Based Lidar ToAssess PerformanceRozenn Wagner, Scientist, DTU Wind Energy• Measurement height: turbine nacelle tilts & their affect on lidar beams• Wind speed measurement accuracy: verify the wind speed measurement

as well as the measurement range• Wind direction: the difference between yaw error situation & horizontal

wind shear

16:10 IEC Standard: Currently Applied Rules &Further Standard Developments Bob Sherwin, PT 61400-26 Project Leader, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)• What is the current status of IEC Standard on data collection systems? – what needs to be addressed to reflect industry needs• Challenging the IEC standard on time- vs. performance- based availability

measurements – what are the parameters & how do they need to be altered to reflect

reality? • Park performance testing: what are the right parameters to be used &

standardised? – what is a definition of wind speed in the context of the entire park &

how can this be turned into robust data – correlating data among turbines to reflect overall & individual

performance – correlation output power & input wind speed for the entire park• Standardising technological advancement in the area of performance

testing & wind farm monitoring • Investigating the financial gains derived from standardising data

management processes in the IEC

16.50 Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Day 2

Richard Nichol, Manager of Product Development, Data Acquisition &Management, Plant Solutions, Technology R&D, Vestas

09:00-12:30 (Registration begins at 08.30)

Which data should you specifically use duringcalculation of the power curve output?• How to make sure the data is complete & reliable• Methodologies applied to power curve measurements• What is not covered in the IEC standard

Monitoring technologies available for use duringdisagreements• How useful are the farm & nacelle based lidar for assessing

performance?• Theory vs. reality: can rules be applied to imperfect wind farm

conditions?• Lidar, met masts & anemometers: how can these three measuring

systems resolve the problem?• Comparing offshore & onshore monitoring technologies to collect data

IEC Standards exclusions that preventsuccessful power curve claims

Assessing reasons for underperformanceallegations & understanding the data used tovalidate them

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WIND FARM DATAMANAGEMENT &ANALYSIS Successful data management strategies toreduce maintenance costs & improveturbine performance

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