Power production control system and method

A wind farm comprising:

• a power collection system;
• at least one wind turbine generator coupled to the power collection system;
• at least one energy storage device coupled to the power collection system;
• a sensor coupled to the power collection system for measuring a rate of power production of the wind farm.
• a plant controller coupled to the at least one wind turbine generator, the at least one energy storage device and the sensor, the plant controller causing the at least one energy storage device to store energy in the event that the rate of power production of the wind farm exceeds an output requirement and causing the at least one energy storage device to discharge energy in the event that the rate of power production of the wind farm is less than the output requirement of the wind farm.

A method of operating a power production facility, the method comprising:

• receiving at a plant controller a current power production rate of the power production facility;
• determining at the plant controller that the current power production rate is either below or above a power production rate requirement;
• and
• transmitting a signal from the plant controller to cause a power producing device to charge an energy storage device in the event that power production rate is above the power production rate requirement or to cause the energy storage device discharge in the event that the power production rate is below the power production rate requirement.