A vital element of the wind farm is the SCADA system. This system acts as a ‘nerve centre’ for the project. It connects the individual turbines, the substation and meteorological stations to a central computer. This computer and the associated communication system allow the operator to supervise the behaviour of all the wind turbines and also the wind farm as a whole.
In addition to the essential equipment needed for a functioning wind farm, it is also advisable, if the project size can warrant the investment, to erect some permanent meteorological instrumentation on met masts. This equipment allows the performance of the wind farm to be carefully monitored and understood. If the wind farm is not performing according to its budget it will be important to determine whether this is due to poor mechanical performance or less-than-expected wind resource. In the absence of good quality wind data on the site it will not be possible to make this determination. Large wind farms therefore usually contain one or more permanent meteorological masts, which are installed at the same time as the wind farm.
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Terrycomm has supplied MET instrumentation, mounting hardware, and equipment along with installation in many Wind Farms in the United States and Canada.
