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Mexico Wind Power 2017

Trends in Technology, the future is Digital

Imagination at work.

© 2017 General Electric Company

24 Internet-connected GE 2.85-103 wind turbines

Wind turbine evolution

Integrating with Solar

Going Digital

Wind speed

3.2-103

Co

nst

rain

ts

La

nd

MW

1.85-87

Low High

Continuing to scale hardware to improve LCOE

Products Growing and Diversifying

1.7-103

2.75-120

2MW-116

3MW-137

3MW-130

2.5-132(APAC)




Going Digital

Filter Cabinet

Wind Integrated Solar Energy (WiSE)

PV Combiner

Boxes

PV Combiner

Boxes

PV Combiner

Boxes

WiSE

Scope Solar Scope (PV Panels, Combiners, Solar BoS)

Connected directly to Converter in DTA

Up to 650 KWs of PV

PMTPOI

Solar Connection Fuse Box

Shared BOP and Elimination of Solar Inverter

Benefits:Shared BOPElimination of Solar InverterMore consistent electrical outputShared O&M and site resources


Detailed analysis of site conditions

Time (24 Hrs)

Win

d S

pe

ed

(m/s

)

So

lar Irra

dia

nc

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/m2)

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200

400

600

800

1,000

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

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22

23

Location : Sample site | Month : Apr

Typical data

Limited instances of co-incidental peak Wind speeds & Solar Irradiance

< 7 m/s

7-10 m/s

>10 m/s

25%

50%

75%

100%

0%

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Wind Integrated Solar Pilot Site

Field Deployment at Anantapur, AP, INDIAJune 2016




Going Digital

Today’s challenge…

Data scientistBusiness ownerField operationsFinance officer

How do I allocate budgets

strategically?

Are we at risk with our current security policies?

Is my facility performing optimally?

What operational conditions cause

delays?

How do I leverage best practices?

When everything is on its own island it’s hard to get the big picture

Risk Management

Waste Optimization Missed Opportunities

Lost of Productivity


Your cloud platform for the Industrial Internet

Built on Cloud Foundry, Predix is optimized for secure connectivity and analytics at scale - in the Cloud and on the Edge.


The digital infrastructure behind your wind farm

Customer Tools

Turning real-time operational data into actionable insights

Digital TwinCapturing diverse streams of high velocity data in a

comprehensive library, creating a digital model of your physical assets

Parameter settings

Weather

Maintenance history

Performance

Component configuration

Apps leverage Digital Twin infrastructure to empower customers with actionable insights

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MODULESCategory

Enhance and super-charge your wind farm using digital applications

Utilizing software to get the most out of your hardware over the lifetime of your fleet

Business Optimization

OperationsOptimization

Asset Performance Management

Integrated OT & IT Platform

Cyber

Security

Digital

TwinsMobility Controls IT Integration

Market Intelligence & Forecasting

Portfolio Optimization

Fleet Excellence

PowerUp* Services

Digital Plan of the Day

Machine & Equipment Health

ReliabilityManagement

Asset Strategy Optimization

OUTCOMES

Integrated trading

& dispatch strategy

↑ Revenue ↑ Profitability

Efficient & high performing fleet

↑ AEP ↑ Productivity

↑ WTGs/Field Engineer

Financially optimized

maintenance approach

↑ Reliability ↑ Availability

↓ Maintenance Cost ↓ Risk

Scalable & secure wind farm infrastructure

Scalability • Cyber Security

↓ Risk

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