Wind park control system

A wind park, comprising:

• a plurality of wind turbines, and at least one wind park control system, comprising:
• two or more plant controllers for computing control values based upon system input data, said plant controllers are configured to operate in parallel, and wherein one of the plant controllers operates as an active plant controller for computing control values for controlling the wind turbines, and at least one further plant controller of the plant controllers operates as an operative standby plant controller;
• a logging module for logging the control values computed by the two or more operative plant controller;
• a comparator for comparing the logged control values of the active plant controller and the operative standby plant controller;
• an output means configured to continually issue control values to the wind turbines of the wind park during the plant control handover;
• and
• a handover arrangement for handing over control from the active plant controller to the operative standby plant controller such that the operative standby plant controller then assumes the function of active plant controller, wherein the handover arrangement is based on the compared logged control values and based on a comparison of logged reference values of the active plant controller and logged reference values of at least one operative standby plant controller;
• wherein the handover arrangement is configured such that the wind turbines of the wind park are controlled by at least one plant controller.

A method of controlling a wind park comprising a plurality of wind turbines, the method comprising:

• operating one of a plurality of plant controllers as an active plant controller for computing control values for controlling the plurality of wind turbines of the wind park based upon system input data;
• operating at least one other plant controller in parallel as an operative standby plant controller for computing control values for controlling the plurality of wind turbines of the wind park based upon the system input data;
• logging the control values from the active plant controller and the at least one operative standby plant controller;
• comparing the logged control values of the active plant controller and the at least one operative standby plant controller to determine a comparable performance;
• based on the comparable performance handing over control from the active plant controller to the operative standby plant controller such that the operative standby plant controller assumes the function of current active plant controller;
• and
• issuing the control values of the current active plant controller to the plurality of wind turbines of the wind park.

A method of performing a plant controller handover in a wind park, comprising:

• providing a plurality of wind turbines,
• providing at least one wind park control system, comprising:
• two or more plant controllers for computing control values based upon system input data, said plant controllers are configured to operate in parallel, and wherein one of the plant controllers operates as an active plant controller for computing control values for controlling the wind turbines, and at least one further plant controller of the plant controllers operates as an operative standby plant controller;
• a logging module for logging the control values computed by the two or more operative plant controller;
• a comparator for comparing the logged control values of the active plant controller and the operative standby plant controller;
• an output means configured to continually issue control values to the wind turbines of the wind park;
• a handover arrangement for handing over control from the active plant controller to the operative standby plant controller such that the operative standby plant controller then assumes the function of active plant controller;
• choosing a suitable operative standby plant controller to assume the function of active plant controller;
• obtaining a set of transition control values;
• assigning the function of active plant controller to the chosen operative standby plant controller and de-assigning this function from the active plant controller, whereby, during the handover, the transition control values are issued as control values to the wind turbines of the wind park;
• wherein the handover arrangement is configured such that the wind turbines of the wind park are controlled by at least one plant controller.