Harness Data for Improved Wind Generation Operations

In a Wind Systems article featuring Thomas Andersen, vice president of renewable energy technologies for Emerson’s power and water solutions business, he discusses how integrated condition monitoring systems (CMSs) make it easier to meet operational efficiency goals. Andersen explains that the most effective way to collect condition monitoring data from a wind turbine is with a CMS that is first integrated into the asset’s control system, and then integrated seamlessly with the user’s own green supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software.