Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process
The article deals with simulation tests on the reliability of the equipment of the wind farm WF in the operation process. The improvement, modernization, and introduction of new solutions that change the reliability, as well as the quality and conditions of use and operation of wind farm equipment,...
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| author | Stanisław Duer Jacek Paś Aneta Hapka Radosław Duer Arkadiusz Ostrowski Marek Woźniak |
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| description | The article deals with simulation tests on the reliability of the equipment of the wind farm WF in the operation process. The improvement, modernization, and introduction of new solutions that change the reliability, as well as the quality and conditions of use and operation of wind farm equipment, require testing. Based on these tests, it is possible to continuously evaluate the reliability of the equipment of WF. The issue of reliability assessment of wind farm equipment, for which intelligent systems, diagnostic systems DIAG, and Wind Power Plant Expert System (WPPES) are used to modernize the operation process, can only be tested in a simulative way. The topic of testing the reliability of complex technical objects is constantly developing in the literature. In this paper, it is assumed that the operation of wind farm equipment is described and modeled based on Markov processes. The adoption of this assumption justified the use of the Kolmogorov–Chapman equations to describe the developed model. Based on this equation, an analytically developed model of the wind farm operation process was described. The simulation analysis determines the reliability of the wind farm in terms of the availability factor K<sub>g</sub>(t). The simulation tests are performed in two phases using the computer program LabView. In the first stage, the reliability value in the form of the readiness factor K<sub>g</sub>(t) as a function of changes in the mean repair time value ranging {from 0.3 to 1.0} was investigated. In the second stage, the reliability value of WF devices was examined as a function of changes in the value of the average time between successive failures, ranging from 1000 to 3000 (h)}. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52f29e5dd3c642c38880074336ff4eaf2023-11-23T13:56:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-05-011511386010.3390/en15113860Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation ProcessStanisław Duer0Jacek Paś1Aneta Hapka2Radosław Duer3Arkadiusz Ostrowski4Marek Woźniak5Department of Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Koszalin, 15-17 Raclawicka St., 75-620 Koszalin, PolandFaculty of Electronic, Military University of Technology of Warsaw, 2 Urbanowicza St., 00-908 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Electronic and Informatics, Technical University of Koszalin, 2 Sniadeckich St., 75-620 Koszalin, PolandFaculty of Electronic and Informatics, Technical University of Koszalin, 2 Sniadeckich St., 75-620 Koszalin, PolandDoctoral School, Technical University of Koszalin, 2 Sniadeckich St., 75-620 Koszalin, PolandDoctoral School, Technical University of Koszalin, 2 Sniadeckich St., 75-620 Koszalin, PolandThe article deals with simulation tests on the reliability of the equipment of the wind farm WF in the operation process. The improvement, modernization, and introduction of new solutions that change the reliability, as well as the quality and conditions of use and operation of wind farm equipment, require testing. Based on these tests, it is possible to continuously evaluate the reliability of the equipment of WF. The issue of reliability assessment of wind farm equipment, for which intelligent systems, diagnostic systems DIAG, and Wind Power Plant Expert System (WPPES) are used to modernize the operation process, can only be tested in a simulative way. The topic of testing the reliability of complex technical objects is constantly developing in the literature. In this paper, it is assumed that the operation of wind farm equipment is described and modeled based on Markov processes. The adoption of this assumption justified the use of the Kolmogorov–Chapman equations to describe the developed model. Based on this equation, an analytically developed model of the wind farm operation process was described. The simulation analysis determines the reliability of the wind farm in terms of the availability factor K<sub>g</sub>(t). The simulation tests are performed in two phases using the computer program LabView. In the first stage, the reliability value in the form of the readiness factor K<sub>g</sub>(t) as a function of changes in the mean repair time value ranging {from 0.3 to 1.0} was investigated. In the second stage, the reliability value of WF devices was examined as a function of changes in the value of the average time between successive failures, ranging from 1000 to 3000 (h)}.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/11/3860reliabilityservicing processintelligent systemswind farm devicediagnostic processexpert system |
| spellingShingle | Stanisław Duer Jacek Paś Aneta Hapka Radosław Duer Arkadiusz Ostrowski Marek Woźniak Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process Energies reliability servicing process intelligent systems wind farm device diagnostic process expert system |
| title | Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process |
| title_full | Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process |
| title_short | Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Devices in the Operation Process |
| title_sort | assessment of the reliability of wind farm devices in the operation process |
| topic | reliability servicing process intelligent systems wind farm device diagnostic process expert system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/11/3860 |
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