Methods for controlling a wind farm

A method for controlling a wind farm so as to modify a wind profile presented to a power grid, the wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines operably coupled to a farm controller and a power grid, the method comprising:

• designating, with the farm controller, at least one of the plurality of wind turbines as a designated wind turbine, wherein designating at least one of the plurality of wind turbines as the designated wind turbine further comprises selecting, with the farm controller, at least one of the plurality of wind turbines based on a power production profile for each of the plurality of wind turbines for the wind profile;
• forecasting, with the farm controller, a performance profile for the designated wind turbine for wind affecting the wind farm based on the power production profile;
• correlating, with the farm controller, the power production profile to a recorded power production profile of the designated wind turbine;
• refining, with the farm controller, the power production profile for the designated wind turbine based on the correlation;
• operating the designated wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines in a full auxiliary mode;
• operating remaining wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines in a reduced auxiliary mode until a power output for the designated wind turbine exceeds a power threshold, wherein the reduced auxiliary mode comprises disabling at least one of pitching and yawing of the remaining wind turbines;
• receiving, with the farm controller, a grid signal from the power grid indicative of a power availability within the power grid at a monitored wind speed;
• determining, with the farm controller, a power draw incident to transitioning each wind turbine of the remaining wind turbines from the reduced auxiliary mode to the full auxiliary mode;
• determining, with the farm controller, a draw profile for the wind farm corresponding to transitioning the wind farm to a power production state, wherein transitioning the wind farm to the power production state is based at least in part on the power draw incident to transitioning each wind turbine of the remaining wind turbines;
• determining, with the farm controller, a transition sequence for the remaining wind turbines so as to modify the draw profile for the wind farm during the transition;
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• transitioning the remaining wind turbines to the full auxiliary mode in accordance with the transition sequence.