Method of operating a hybrid power plant to optimize PV power output
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsLoránd Demsa, Karthikeya Balladi Raghuchandra, Jacob Jensen
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling operation of wind turbine generators (WTGs) in a hybrid power plant including both WTGs and PV modules. The method includes steps of: monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the WTGs; monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the PV modules; and controlling operation of the WTGs in dependence on the monitored operating parameters in order to control blade shadows cast by the WTGs on the PV modules and thereby optimise the power output of the PV modules, for example by reducing the blade shadow area cast on the PV modules.
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A method of operating a hybrid power plant comprising at least one wind turbine generator (WTG) and at least one photovoltaic (PV) module, wherein at least one of the PV modules is at a location within the hybrid power plant that is affected by blade shadows, the method comprising:
- monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the WTGs;
- monitoring at least one operating parameter for one or more of the PV modules;
- and
- controlling operation of the WTGs in dependence on the at least one operating parameter monitored for the WTGs and the at least one operating parameter monitored for the PV modules in order to control blade shadows cast by the WTGs on the PV modules and thereby optimise a power output of the PV modules.
A controller configured to control operation of a hybrid power plant comprising at least one wind turbine generator (WTG) and at least one photovoltaic (PV) module, wherein at least one of the PV modules is at a location within the hybrid power plant that is affected by blade shadows;
- the controller, comprising:
- a memory containing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors which, when executing the instructions, are configured to:
- monitor at least one operating parameter for one or more of the WTGs;
- monitor at least one operating parameter for one or more of the PV modules;
- and
- control operation of the WTGs in dependence on the at least one operating parameter monitored for the WTGs and the at least one operating parameter monitored for the PV modules in order to control blade shadows cast by the WTGs on the PV modules and thereby optimise a power output of the PV module.
A machine readable storage medium comprising program code instructions which, when executed by one or more processor, configure the one or more processors to:
- monitor at least one operating parameter for one or more wind turbine generators (WTGs);
- monitor at least one operating parameter for one or more photovoltaic (PV) modules;
- and
- control operation of the WTGs in dependence on the at least one operating parameter monitored for the WTGs and the at least one operating parameter monitored for the PV modules in order to control blade shadows cast by the WTGs on the PV modules and thereby optimise a power output of the PV module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.