MPPT high level control of a turbine cluster

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations for coordinating MPPT operations for a cluster of geographically-associated fluid turbines, the operations comprising:

• receiving data from the cluster of geographically-associated fluid turbines, wherein the data includes information associated with a power output of at least one of the geographically-associated fluid turbines;
• determining changes to total power output of the cluster based on the received data and changes in loading states of individual fluid turbines in the cluster, wherein each loading state characterizes an electrical load diverting power generated by the individual fluid turbines;
• selecting a combination of loading states for at least two of the fluid turbines in the cluster to coordinate total power output for the cluster, wherein each selected loading state characterizes an amount of power diverted;
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• transmitting the selected combination of loading states to the at least two fluid turbines in the cluster in order to vary rotational speeds of the at least two fluid turbines in the cluster.

A method for coordinating MPPT operations for a cluster of geographically-associated fluid turbines, the method comprising:

• receiving data from the cluster of geographically-associated fluid turbines, wherein the data includes information associated with a power output of at least one of the geographically-associated fluid turbines;
• determining changes to total power output of the cluster based on the received data and changes in loading states of individual fluid turbines in the cluster, wherein each loading state characterizes an electrical load diverting power generated by the individual fluid turbines;
• selecting a combination of loading states for at least two of the fluid turbines in the cluster to coordinate total power output for the cluster, wherein each selected loading state characterizes an amount of power diverted;
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• transmitting the selected combination of loading states to the at least two fluid turbines in the cluster in order to vary rotational speeds of the at least two fluid turbines in the cluster.