Catch the Wind

EWEA 2011
15 March 2011
Phil Rogers, CEO

Tech Brief
VINDICATOR® LASER WIND SENSOROctober 2010
The Future of Wind Sensing Technology is Here
CTW PRESENTATION ©2011 CATCH THE WIND INC.
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Wind Sensing: The Traditional Approach

  Unlike gas and hydro turbines, wind

turbines cannot expect a laminar and
controlled inflow.

  Traditional anemometers such as cups,

wind vanes, and sonics are point
measurement devices.

  Their location on a turbine nacelle results

in the measurement of disturbed and
turbulent airflow.

How Can Wind Turbines Optimally Respond

to the Changing Inflow?
Catch the Wind’s Solution
Proactive Turbine Control with Vindicator® Laser Wind Sensor (LWS)

Measure wind speed and direction

in front of the wind turbine blades
•  More accurate wind data from undisturbed air
•  Smart control system adjusts turbine proactively
•  Intelligent yaw and pitch control

Increased Efficiency
Control and
System
Reduced Stress

©2010 Catch
The Advantage of a Look-Ahead Sensor
Vindicator® LWS vs. Turbine-Mounted Anemometer

Wind Direction (relative to nacelle centerline)

Degrees

0:10am 1:10am 2:10am 3:10am

Jun. 30, 2010, North-American Wind Farm | Wind speeds: 4.5 to 10.5 m/s; Avg. 7.5 m/s
Sonic Anemometer: After-market Ultrasonic device, MEASNET-calibrated, IEC-certified

Measurements Differ By Up to 20 Degrees

Laser and Sonic Anemometer Data Comparison
20 Second Averages

Wind Direction, 20s-average, 20 minutes

Laser Anemometer
30

20

10

0
Degrees

-10

-20

-30

-40
00:10:00 00:15:00 00:20:00 00:25:00 00:30:00
Time

Jun. 30, 2010, Wind Farm B | Wind speed: 4.5 to 10.5 m/s; Avg. 7.5 m/s
Sonic Anemometer: after-market ultrasonic device, MEASNET-calibrated, IEC-certified
Advantage of Measuring the Inflow
Vindicator® LWS vs. Turbine-Mounted Anemometer

Difference in Wind Direction Measurements

(Sonic Anemometer vs. Vindicator® LWS)

EXAMPLE # 1: Wind Farm in North America

Nacelle Centerline
Advantage of Measuring
Advantage of Measuring the Inflow
the Inflow
Vindicator® LWSvs.
Vindicator® LWS vs. Turbine-Mounted
Turbine-Mounted Anemometer
Anemometer

Difference in Wind Direction Measurements

(Sonic Anemometer vs. Vindicator® LWS)

EXAMPLE # 2: Wind Farm in Europe

Nacelle Centerline
Vindicator® Laser Wind Sensor

Installation Photos
Technical Validation by Helimax
(Germanischer Lloyd)

Data supplied by Helimax GL, Apr. 2010

Vindicator® Control of V-82 at NPPD

  Installed in July 2009

  Deployed and in control for
19 Months on Vestas V-82
  Began Control Algorithm
Optimization Program in
July 2010
Field Trials

14% Average Energy Increase

Over 11 Months Prior to Optimization  
Reduced Stress Load on Critical Components

  SWANTech report
  Independent third party
  Test turbine went from worst to best with
Vindicator® LWS control
Preliminary Optimization Experiment Data

Over 20% Average Energy Increase

Nordex N60 Data

11.1%
Average Energy
Increase
On Average, Turbines Seem Well Aligned With the Wind

Laser Wind Direction (relative to nacelle centerline)

10min avg.
50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00
Degrees

0.00

-10.00

-20.00

-30.00

-40.00
14:10 14:15 14:20 14:25
Time

Most turbine controllers would not initiate yawing here

The Picture Looks Less Favorable For Shorter Time-
Averages

Laser Wind Direction (relative to nacelle centerline)

10min avg. 3min avg.
50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00
Degrees

0.00

-10.00

-20.00

-30.00

-40.00
14:10 14:15 14:20 14:25
Time

Most efficiency calculations stop here

This is How The Wind Really Behaves

Laser Wind Direction (relative to nacelle centerline)

10min avg. 3min avg. Observed
50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00
Degrees

0.00

-10.00

-20.00

-30.00

-40.00
14:10 14:15 14:20 14:25
Time

Optimization potential much larger than assumed by industry

Average Integrated Yaw Error

Summary of turbine yaw misalignment at trial sites

Turbine Model Avg. Integrated Yaw Error RMS Error

Vestas V-82 15° 21°
Nordex N60 13° 16°
Vestas V-82 15° 19°
Other 2.0 MW 15° 19°
Other >2.0 MW 12° 17°
Value Created by Vindicator® LWS

1.  Increased Power Output

Increased ROI
2. Decreased Operating
Costs
Decreased cost
3. Longer Lifetime per kilowatt hour

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OPERATORS AND TURBINE OEMS