General Electric Company
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING SCHEDULING OF HEALTH CHECKS FOR WIND TURBINES DURING PERIODS OF LOW WIND SPEEDS

Abstract:

A method for improving power production of a wind turbine includes obtaining, by a controller having one or more processors, wind forecast data of the wind turbine. The method also includes scheduling, by the controller, one or more health checks for one or more components of the wind turbine based, at least in part, on the wind forecast data. Moreover, the method includes implementing, via the controller, the one or more health checks based on the scheduling such that the one or more health checks are implemented during time periods having wind speeds below a predetermined threshold.