Supplementing wind power for driving wind turbines

A computer usable program product for a wind turbine management application, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, gas sensor data from a gas sensor that senses gas in a gas storage tank, wherein the gas sensor data describes an amount of gas in the gas storage tank;
• in response to receiving the gas sensor data from the gas sensor, identifying, by the processor, a favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank by comparing the amount of gas in the gas storage tank to a tank capacity threshold value;
• generating, based on the comparing of the amount of gas to the threshold value, favorable capacity indicator data indicative of the favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank;
• receiving, by the processor, wind speed data from a wind speed sensor that senses a speed of outside wind driving a wind turbine, wherein the wind speed data describes the speed of the outside wind;
• in response to receiving the wind speed data from the wind speed sensor, identifying, by the processor, a favorable wind condition of the outside wind by comparing the outside wind speed to a cut-in speed of the wind turbine;
• generating, based on the comparing of the wind speed to the cut-in speed, favorable wind indicator data indicative of the favorable wind condition of the outside wind;
• receiving, by the processor, wind direction data from a wind direction sensor that senses a direction of the outside wind, wherein the wind direction data describes the direction of the outside wind;
• in response to identifying the favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank, identifying the favorable wind condition of the outside wind, and receiving the wind direction data from the wind direction sensor, generating, by the processor, a valve position update for a valve that controls a flow of gas from the gas storage tank, wherein the valve position update is generated by comparing a current valve position of the valve to a target valve position associated with the direction of the outside wind;
• generating, based on the comparing of the current valve position to the target valve position, valve position update data indicative of the valve position update for the valve;
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• in response to generating the valve position update for the valve, instructing, by the processor, the valve to move to the target valve position according to the valve position update data.

A computer system comprising a processor and one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, gas sensor data from a gas sensor that senses gas in a gas storage tank, wherein the gas sensor data describes an amount of gas in the gas storage tank;
• in response to receiving the gas sensor data from the gas sensor, identifying, by the processor, a favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank by comparing the amount of gas in the gas storage tank to a tank capacity threshold value;
• generating, based on the comparing of the amount of gas to the threshold value, favorable capacity indicator data indicative of the favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank;
• receiving, by the processor, wind speed data from a wind speed sensor that senses a speed of outside wind driving a wind turbine, wherein the wind speed data describes the speed of the outside wind;
• in response to receiving the wind speed data from the wind speed sensor, identifying, by the processor, a favorable wind condition of the outside wind by comparing the outside wind speed to a cut-in speed of the wind turbine;
• generating, based on the comparing of the wind speed to the cut-in speed, favorable wind indicator data indicative of the favorable wind condition of the outside wind;
• receiving, by the processor, wind direction data from a wind direction sensor that senses a direction of the outside wind, wherein the wind direction data describes the direction of the outside wind;
• in response to identifying the favorable capacity condition of the gas storage tank, identifying the favorable wind condition of the outside wind, and receiving the wind direction data from the wind direction sensor, generating, by the processor, a valve position update for a valve that controls a flow of gas from the gas storage tank, wherein the valve position update is generated by comparing a current valve position of the valve to a target valve position associated with the direction of the outside wind;
• generating, based on the comparing of the current valve position to the target valve position, valve position update data indicative of the valve position update for the valve;
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• in response to generating the valve position update for the valve, instructing, by the processor, the valve to move to the target valve position according to the valve position update data.