Method and system for configuring wind turbines

A system of configuring a wind turbine automatically, wherein the wind turbine is a part of a plurality of wind turbines in a wind farm, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory comprises machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
• generating, by the processor of the system, a plurality of configuration profiles for the wind turbine, wherein the plurality of configuration profiles comprise a plurality of parameters and a corresponding value;
• assigning, by the processor, one of the configuration profiles as an active configuration profile and storing the plurality of configuration profiles, other than the active configuration profile, as shadow configuration profiles;
• monitoring, by the processor, a performance of the wind turbine operating with the active configuration profile;
• simulating, by the processor, a performance of the shadow configuration profiles based on real-time inputs received at the wind turbine, wherein the real-time inputs comprises inputs that are associated with an operating environment of the wind turbine;
• comparing, by the processor, an output of the wind turbine operating in the active configuration profile with that of outputs of the shadow configuration profiles;
• selecting, by the processor, a candidate configuration profile from the active configuration profiles and the one or more shadow configuration profiles based on the comparing;
• and
• replacing, by the processor, the active configuration profile with the candidate configuration profile to automatically configure the wind turbine based on a change in operating conditions, wherein the replacing the active configuration profile with the candidate configuration profile comprises:
• comparing, by the processor, the plurality of parameters in the active configuration profile and the candidate profile;
• generating, by the processor, a delta configuration profile as a result of the comparing;
• and
• setting, by the processor, the delta configuration profile as the active configuration profile in the wind turbine.

A system of configuring a wind turbine automatically, wherein the wind turbine is a part of a plurality of wind turbines in a wind farm, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory comprises machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
• generating, by the processor of the system, a plurality of configuration profiles for the wind turbine, wherein the plurality of configuration profiles comprise a plurality of parameters and a corresponding value;
• assigning, by the processor, one of the configuration profiles as an active configuration profile and storing the plurality of configuration profiles, other than the active configuration profile, as shadow configuration profiles;
• monitoring, by the processor, a performance of the wind turbine operating with the active configuration profile;
• simulating, by the processor, a performance of the shadow configuration profiles based on real-time inputs received at the wind turbine, wherein the real-time inputs comprises inputs that are associated with an operating environment of the wind turbine;
• comparing, by the processor, an output of the wind turbine operating in the active configuration profile with that of outputs of the shadow configuration profiles;
• selecting, by the processor, a candidate configuration profile from the active configuration profiles and the one or more shadow configuration profiles based on the comparing;
• and
• replacing, by the processor, the active configuration profile with the candidate configuration profile to automatically configure the wind turbine based on a change in operating conditions;
• generating, by the processor, a delta configuration profile by eliminating one or more duplicate parameters from the active configuration profiles and the shadow configuration profile;
• setting, by the processor, the delta configuration profile as the active configuration profile in the wind turbine;
• and
• selecting, by the processor, a candidate configuration profile from the active configuration profiles and the shadow configuration profiles based on one or more key performance indicators associated with the wind turbine.