Download - Wind Turbine Generators
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• Model wind turbine generators.
• Model turbine and controllercharacteristics for dynamicstability analysis.
• Calculate megawatts (MW) andreactive power generation basedon wind speed and turbinecharacteristics.
ETAP / OperationTechnology, Inc.
Industry Focus
ETAP/Operation
Technology, Inc.
17 Goodyear, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618
949-462-0100
www.etap.com
Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI) is afull spectrum analytical engineeringfirm specializing in the planning, design,analysis, operation, training, andcomputer simulation of power systems.OTI is also the developer of the ETAPenterprise solution for the simulationand analysis of electrical power systemsusing offline as well as real-time data.
According to Tanuj Khandelwal,electrical engineer/product manager,when ETAP was first released in 1986 itset the standard for power systemanalysis and design software.
Khandelwal says over 30,000 powerengineers in more than 5,000 electricalfirms worldwide use ETAP to design,simulate and operate many types ofelectrical systems, including wind farms.
OTI enhanced ETAP Real-Time toprovide wind farm operators withonline (real-time) monitoring, simula-tion, control, and supervisory controlcapabilities.
“ETAP uses real-time data andsystem topology coupled with ad-vanced state estimation techniques todetermine power flows and voltagesthroughout the system, especially inareas without metering equipment,”says Khandelwal. “Our most recentrelease is ETAP 5.5, which includes anew Wind Turbine Generator module.”
The Wind Turbine Generator moduleenables power engineers to analyze andmonitor any number of wind turbines,in a highly flexible graphic interfaceoptimized for both simulation andanalysis. Users can also set up uniquelibraries of generator and wind charac-teristics specific to sites; and can placesimulated disturbances to view theimpact on the wind farm to modelalternative turbine placement, theinstallation of protective devices, andother corrective actions.
Khandelwal says OTI recognized theincreasing demand for clean, efficientenergy so they enhanced ETAP withextensive Wind Turbine MachineModels that would allow wind farmdesigners to accurately model andsimulate power system operation andensure reliable system operation.
“We focus directly on the power sideof wind farm generation,” saysKhandelwal. “Specifically, powermonitoring, simulation, and analysis.
“We don’t just see ETAP as a productthat grows along with the wind indus-try,” he continues. “We see ETAP as aplatform that will help the wind powerindustry grow by giving wind farmoperators the information they need toimprove their power generationprocess, reliability, and future designs.”
Reprinted from the Third Quarter 2006 Issue of Wind Today.
