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1. 18007 Auxilliary Capacity 0 00 Commercial Date 2701 2004 r Location Nearest City Missoula t lt i SOSC State MT Longitude 122 4118 Latitude 37 7711 Elevation 1 828 50 m rm Wind Site Characteristics Wind Regime Mountain Long Term Annual Average Wind Speed 80m AAWS E m s SCADA System SCADA Type IP p Manufacturer General Electric r Model Deleting the Sheep Mountain Group will remove all Sub group Performance amp Component data attached to the group Do you want to continue 4 Click Yes to continue and to delete the group and all sub group performance and component data attached to the selected group The main window is displayed Adding a Sub Group Follow the instructions below to add a new sub group 1 Click once on the desired group under which to create the new sub group Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 33 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 2 Click Add a Sub Group or the user may right click on the desired group and select Add Sub Group from the displayed menu as illustrated below Add a Sub All Plants and Groups EHE Grand Vent Refresh Node Refresh Tree Add Sub Group Change Delete View Select Explode Node Collapse Node Explode All Collapse All Ctrl Alt 2 Click 2 Click Ctrl Dn Ctrl Up ShftDn Shft Up vr 34 Wind Ge
2. 48 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 12 Click on the Component Outage Data tab at the top of the window The tab is displayed as illustrated below ing Performance Performance Data Component Outage Data sf Save Cancel 13 Click Insert to add new component outage data The Adding Cause Outage Data window is displayed 14 Follow steps 4 11 from Adding Component Data starting on page 55 to enter new component data 15 Click on the Performance Data tab Once all errors are corrected click Save The new record is displayed in the Performance Data panel Note A new Performance Data record cannot be saved when there are errors present The user must correct all errors before a new record can be saved Changing Performance Data Follow the instructions detailed below to change an existing performance data file 1 From the group hierarchy tree select a plant group or sub group 2 From the Performance Data panel click to select the desired record Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 49 Section 5 Performance Data 3 Click Change or double click on the desired record The Editing Performance Data window is displayed as illustrated below Performance Data Component Outage Data TestSite 1 Report Period Year ET 2 2006 Sub Group Status Active kd 4 Change desired f
3. Add Component Data Change Delete 10 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 2 Overview General Info The panel in the lower left of the main window displays a tabbed window Each tab is listed and briefly described below e The General Info tab displays basic information on the plant group or sub group that is selected in the Group Hierarchy pane e The Roll Up Data tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data field for all periods displayed in the Performance Data pane e The Indicators tab can show two types of information Site and Equipment e The Charts tab displays one of two different charts The first chart selected by clicking the Hours tab at the bottom of the panel displays a pie graph of Active Turbine Hours The second chart shown by clicking the Generation tab at the bottom of the panel displays a stacked bar chart showing the to total installed capacity General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts FACTORS EEAF 0 00 EEUF 0 00 EEPOF 0 00 EEMOF 0 00 EEFOF 0 00 EEUOF 0 00 EESOF 0 00 EGF 0 00 ENCF 0 00 ENOF 0 00 Site Equipment EEPOR EEMOR EEFOR EEUOR EESOR EROR RATES 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 000 EEE Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 2 Overview 12 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 3 Menu Bar Section 3 Menu Bar T
4. The actual number of physical turbines that exist in the Sub Group 11 Manufacturer String 5 The name of the manufacturer of the turbines in the Sub Group Enter code from look up table 12 Make String 20 The name of the make of the turbines in the Sub Group 13 Model String 20 The model name of the turbines in the Sub Group 14 Rotor Height Numeric 7 The height of the rotor given in meters 15 Rotor Diameter Numeric 7 The diameter of the rotor given in meters Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 69 Appendix A CVS Files 16 Cut in Wind Speed Numeric 7 This is the lowest wind speed that the turbine will start to generate power in meters per second 17 Low Cut out Wind Numeric 7 This is the lowest wind speed that Speed the turbine can continue to generate power before cutting out in meters per second 18 High Cut out Wind Numeric 7 This is the highest wind speed at Speed which the turbine is capable of generating power before cutting out in meters per second 19 Turbine Wind Class String 20 Wind Class is a calculation of Wind Power Density and Wind Speed at a given height above the ground This number is given in a range of 1 7 20 Turbulence Numeric 3 The average wind turbulence where the Sub Group is located Enter code from look up table 21 Wind Speed Numeric 3 The average range of
5. Menu Bar Process 5S 1 Errors found The errors may be due to errors in the file itself or you may have chosen to import the wrong file In the case of having errors the data will not be available in the program For more information on possible errors that may be found see Appendix B Import Errors beginning on page 83 Export Data Follow the instructions detailed below to export data 1 Click on Export Data from the File menu on the Menu Bar The Windgen Data Export window is displayed as illustrated below Windgen Data Export This wizard will export your data into the proper files Enter the date range below to export Leave these fields blank to export all data Date Range FromMonth i pE To Month z gt gt New Cancel 18 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 3 Menu Bar 2 Inthe From Month field enter the first month and year MM YYYY of the date range you wish to export data from a You may also click the button to the right of the field A calendar will be displayed as illustrated below A Select the Ist ofthe m E December 2008 Wed Thu Fri 03 04 05 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 Tue 02 09 16 23 30 Sun Mon 01 08 15 22 29 07 14 21 28 Use the arrows at the top of the calendar window to choose the start month of the date range you wish to export data from The month and year will be displ
6. The Select Year drop down allows the user to choose a specific year to view records from The following table lists and describes each of the data found in the performance data panel Column Description GAG NAG NMC PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH RUTH The Gross Actual Generation is the total wind turbine energy going out of the Wind Turbine Group MWh GAG is the sum of all individual turbine meters before removing station service or auxiliary loads Net Actual Generation is the net generation MWh recorded at the revenue meter lt is possible to have a negative NAG value if the group s station service or auxiliary loads are greater than total generation Net Maximum Capacity is the actual generation capability at the revenue meter and is equal to the installed capacity less any electrical losses such as transformation losses line losses and other auxiliary losses due to transmission between the turbine and revenue meter Period Turbine Hours is the number of turbine hours being reported that the sub group is in the active state PDTH can vary in output reports month year etc but for GADS reporting purposes data is collected on the number of turbine hours in a month Contactor Turbine Hours is the number of turbine hours the sub group is synchronized to the system It is the turbine hours that the contactors are closed and generation is provided to the grid Reserve Shutdown Turbine Hours is the
7. Welcome Web Update Wizard Check for Updates to Windgen Data Manager 08 This wizard will check the Intemet for any upgrades to this software You must have a connection to the Intemet configured for this wizard to function properly Would you like to check the Intemet to see if a newer version of Windgen Data Manager 08 is available Click Next to continue access the Intemet with a proxy server Click Next to continue checking for updates Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating 5 If there is no new version to download a Setup Wizard Complete window is displayed relating that you already have the most recent version of WindGen Data Manager 08 on your system as illustrated below Setup Wizard Complete You already have the most recent version of Windgen Data Manager 08 on your system Click Finish to quit SetupBuilder com 4 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating 6 If there is a new version to download the New version available message will be displayed as illustrated below WebUpdate WebUpdate New version available S e Es There is a newer version of Windgen Data Manager 08 available than the one currently installed on your system Click Next to proceed with the update or Cancel to quit After the update is downloaded you will be prompted to
8. Wind Speed Range Wind Shear 100 1 5 E 65 M 70 M ms m s E ms 5 15 X 3 Click OK to continue An additional confirm delete message is displayed as illustrated below Deleting the Trent Wind Farm Park Sub Group will remove all Performance amp Component data attached to the Sub Group Do you want to continue Click Yes to continue to delete the sub group and all performance and component data attached to the selected sub group The main window is displayed 40 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data Section 5 Performance Data The performance data for a selected plant group or sub group is listed in the panel at the top right of the main window as illustrated below Performance Data for All Plants Groups SubGroups evi 7 0 00 0 00 0 00 2008 MINERAL Select Year 7 Add Performance Data Change Performance data is listed chronologically by year and period within each group In this example the performance data for all Plants and Groups is shown To view additional data use the scroll bar on the bottom to scroll to the right The additional data columns are shown as illustrated below Performance Data for All Plants Groups SubGroups E gt Select Year 7 Add Performance Data Change Delete Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 41 Section 5 Performance Data
9. 650 Metering and Relays 655 Overhead Lines 652 EE EE Pad Mount Multiple WTG 651 Preventative Maintenance 682 SCADA 656 Site Reactive Power Comp 654 Substation 653 Wind Park Control System 657 System Component Entry General 673 Brake High Speed Shaft Brake 617 Mechanical Lock 618 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 77 Appendix A CVS Files System Component Entry General 672 Cabinet Cooling Heating 648 Cold Weather Control 647 Control Com Links Top and Bottom 644 Low Voltage Control Wiring 638 Processor 645 Control System Processor Cooling 646 Reactive Power Control 640 Sensors 642 Software 643 Voltage Regulation 639 VRCC 641 Windvane and Anemometer 649 System Component Entry General 671 High Speed Coupling 615 Drive Train Main Bearings 613 Main Shaft 614 Transmission Shaft 616 System Component Entry General 670 Circuit Breakers and Switches 661 aie Individual Pad Mounted Xformers 662 Power Compensation WTG 660 Power Converters 658 Transmission Cables 659 78 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files System Component Entry General 681 Catastrophe OMC 680 Economic OMC 679 renee Off Taker Transmission amp Distribution 675 Off Taker Transmission am
10. CVS Files 4 NERC Utility Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Group by NERC 5 NERC Unit Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Group by NERC 6 Capacity Numeric 10 2 The nominal capacity of the entire Group in MW 7 Auxiliary Capacity Numeric 10 2 The combined capacities of all turbines not normally connected and not part of GIC in MW 8 AAWS Numeric 3 This is the long term Annual Average Wind Speed 9 Longitude Numeric 9 4 The degrees of longitude of the physical location of the Group 10 Latitude Numeric 8 4 The degrees of latitude of the physical location of the Group 11 City String 40 The name of the city that the Group is closest to or resides in 12 State String 2 The state abbreviation where the Group is located 13 Elevation Numeric 10 2 The elevation of the physical location of the Group given in meters 14 Wind Regime Numeric 3 This is the average topography of the area in which the Group is located Enter code from look up table 15 Commercial Date String N10 The date in the form MM DD YYYY that the Group came online and became active 16 SCADA Type String 10 This describes the type of SCADA system in use Enter code from look up table 17 SCADA Manufacturers String 5 The name of the manufacturer of the SCA
11. Dampening 622 Yaw System Yaw Gear 621 Yaw Lubrication Systems 623 Yaw Motors Hydraulics 619 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 81 Appendix A CVS Files 82 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix B Import Errors Appendix B Import Errors While importing CSV files a number of errors may occur The following lists and describes all possible errors that may occur No Plant ID This error may occur when importing Hours Performance Sub Group Group or Plant files This happens when there is no Plant ID entered in the CSV file being imported No Group ID This error may occur when importing Hours Performance Sub Group or Group files This happens when there is no Group ID entered in the CSV file being imported No Sub Group ID This error may occur when importing Hours Performance or Sub Group files This happens when there is no Sub Group ID entered in the CSV file being imported Plant ID Not Found This error may occur when importing Performance Sub Group or Group files This happens when the Plant ID entered in the CSV file does not match any found within the program This would create an orphan record and therefore is not imported Group ID Not Found This error may occur when importing Performance Sub Group or Group files This happens when the Group ID entered in the CSV file does not match any found within the program This would create an orphan record
12. Entry Emerson ES Denertec S A C DT Garrad Hassan GH Earth Wind and Power LLC EWP General Electric Co GE Enercon Gmbh EC Horizon Wind Energy HWE Green Energy Technologies GET Mita Teknik MTK Nordex NX Scadabase SCB Prime Wind Power PW Second Wind SC meen Vestas VES R E Power Systems Ag REP Stock Equipment Co SE Urban Green Energy UGE Vestas VES Wind Energy Solutions WIS Winwind WW 5 Turbulence Entry 6 Wind Speed Entry Low 1 0 4 m s 1 Mild 2 4 8 m s 2 Moderate 3 6 11 m s 3 Strong 4 11 14 m s 4 Severe 5 14 17 m s 5 17 21 m s 6 21 24 m s 7 24 30 m s 8 30 32 m s 9 gt 32 m s 10 7 Wind Shear Entry 8 Status Entry Smooth 1 Active Status AC Moderately Rough 2 Inactive Reserve Status IR Rough 3 Mothballed Status MB Very Rough 4 Retired Status RU 76 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files 9 System The following table lists available systems and the code to key in for each system System Entry Balance of Plant 143 Brake 137 Control System 142 Drive Train 136 Electrical 144 External 145 Gear Box 135 Generator Exciter 141 Hydraulic System 140 Pitch System 139 Rotor 134 Structures 133 Yaw System 138 10 Component The following tables list available components for each system and the code to key in for each component System Component Entry General 674 Feeder Collection
13. Note All other fields are optional but it is recommended that as many fields as possible be filled out to allow for the most accurate peer group comparisons 28 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 5 Fill in any other desired fields The following table lists and describes all fields Field Description Plant Id The unique name given to the plant that the group is being created under Group Id A unique ID given to the group ISO Resource ID Name NERC Utility Code Unit Code Capacity MW Auxiliary Capacity Commercial Date Nearest City State Longitude Latitude Elevation Wind Regime AAWS SCADA Type Manufacturer Model A unique identification given to the Group by the ISO Individual name given to the group which is displayed in the hierarchy tree This is the 3 character Utility code assigned by NERC This is the 3 character Unit code assigned by NERC The total capacity of the group measured in MegaWatts The total capacity of the auxiliary turbines of the group measured in MegaWatts Date the group entered into active status Name of the city closest in proximity to the group Name of the state in which the group is located The longitude of the group s location The latitude of the group s location The elevation of the group measured in Meters The type of area where the group is located The drop down menu for this field
14. OK The Adding Performance Data window is displayed Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 47 Section 5 Performance Data 10 Correct any errors Any field that contains an error will be shown in dark yellow as illustrated below i ance Data 5 x Performance Data Component Outage Data TestSite 1 Report Period Year 03 2 2006 Sub Group Status Active Capacity amp Generation Gross Actual Generation Mwh 0 00 Group Installed Capacity 6 00 Net Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Net Maximum Capacity MW 0 00 r Collected Turbine Hours Active r Inactive Available Unavailable PDTH 1 488 00 FTH P IRTH 0 00 CTH 950 00 MTH P MBTH 0 00 RSTH 402 00 PTH Gaar RTH 00 OMC ITH 0 00 OFTH i OMTH o0 OPTH o0 Ru aT n Calculated Turbine Hours SATH 1 410 00 SUTH 138 00 EATH 1 028 00 EUTH 60 00 CalTH 1 488 00 4 Test Entries sf Save Cancel Note Keep the following formulas in mind when entering and balancing data CalTH PDTH ITH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH RUTH ITH IRTH MBTH RTH RUTH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH 11 At any time while entering data the user may click the refresh button to the right of the RUTH field This will recalculate the RUTH as the remainder of turbine hours not included in the sum of CTH RSTH FTH MTH and PTH to equal PDTH
15. Turbine Wind Class Turbulence Wind Speed Range Wind Shear 3 Change any field as needed 4 Click OK The changes are saved and the main window is displayed Deleting a Sub Group Follow the instructions detailed below to delete a sub group 1 Click once on the desired sub group to delete 38 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 2 Click Delete or the user may right click on the desired sub group and select Delete from the displayed menu as illustrated below All Plants and Groups Performance EHE Grand Vent Paad L i t Sit I ras Peak Test Site ed 7 RH She Refresh Node a Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt HI a Add Sub Group Add Performance Record Change 2 Click Delete View Select 2 Click Explode Node Ctrl Dn Add a Sub Gr Collapse Node Ctrl Up Explode All Shft Dn General Info Rol Collapse All ShftUp Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 39 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups A confirm delete message is displayed as illustrated below Turbine Design SubGroup of Group Id Sub Group Id Trent NERCZ 1 Name Trent Wind Farm Park Commissioning Year 2001 Typical Turbine Capacity 1 50 MW Total Turbines Typical Design Manufacturer Make Model Rotor Height Rotor Diameter Cutin Wind Speed Low Cutout Wind Speed High Cutout Wind Speed Turbine Wind Class Turbulence
16. beta NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION Version 1 4 0 Bld 33 Copyright c 2008 20 NOV 2008 Add a Plant Change General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts All Plants Groups and SubGroups This is the top level of wind generation data The list on the top right shows performance data by year and month for all plants You may select a specific Plant Group or Sub Group on the tree above to see the performance data for the selected item The list on the bottom right shows the outage data associated with the the performance record selected in the performance list Add Component Data After a few seconds the NERC logo disappears 2 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating Updating WindGen Data Manager Follow the steps detailed below to check for and install any available updates to the Wind Power Generation software 1 Open the Wind Power Generation program 2 From the File menu choose Check for Updates The Check for Updates window is displayed as illustrated below Check for Updates In order to check on the internet for the latest release this program a3 will close and run a setup program To continue click Ok and follow the instructions in the setup window 3 Click OK to continue 4 The Web Update Wizard is displayed as illustrated below
17. contains 5 options Seashore Plain Plateau Hills and Mountain The Annual Average Wind Speed measured in meters per second The type of SCADA being used The drop down menu for this field contains 7 options Analog Digital IP Ethernet Frame Relay Private Wire and 56 Kbps DDS The manufacturer name of the SCADA The model name of the SCADA 6 Click OK after all desired information is entered into the appropriate fields The main window is displayed with the newly inserted group displayed in the group hierarchy tree Changing a Group Follow the instructions detailed below to change a group 1 Click on the desired group Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 29 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 2 Click Change or the user may right click on the desired group and select Change from the menu that is displayed as illustrated below All Plants and Groups EHEJ Grand Vent L Refresh Node i Refresh Tree Add Sub Group Change Delete View Select Explode Node Collapse Node Explode All Add a Si Collapse All Ctrl Alt 2 Click 2 Click Ctrl Dn Ctrl Up Shft Dn Shft Up 30 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups The Editing a Group Record window is displayed as illustrated below General Plant Id GV1 Group Id ISO Resource ID Name Sheep Mountain NERC Utility Code 30
18. field then click Next The Custom Setup window is displayed Select the features you wish to install Install Test Data will be selected with a green check If its not selected click the checkbox to select it Click Next to continue The default directory where the software will be installed is shown If you would like to install the software in a different directory click Change Click Next The current settings are displayed Click Next to start the installation The installation is complete To run the program directly after finishing the setup check the box next to Launch WindGen after install Deselecting the box will close the Setup Wizard without launching the program Click Finish If the Launch WindGen after install was not checked the Windows desktop is displayed The WindGen Data Manager can be run by double clicking My Computer and selecting the drive and directory into which it was installed Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 1 Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating If the checkbox was checked the main Wind Power Generation application window is displayed as illustrated below SHEEP GV1 SHEEP SM GETS 2005 1 GV1 SHEEP MPS61 2008 6 t il SHEEP MPS61 2008 4 0 00 0 00 0 00 7 200 00 GV1 MINERAL MPS61 2006 4 0 00 0 00 0 00 1 440 00 w MINERAL MPS61 2006 3 0 00 0 00 0 00 1 488 00 MINERAL 2 N E R G WindGen Data Entry
19. periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The data shown in the fields of the Resource sub tab corresponds to resource availability The following example shows the Resource data for the periods under the Mineral Peak Test Site General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Resource Indicators REAF 83 10 REPOR 0 00 REUF 16 90 REMOR 1 10 HEROE 0 00 REFOR LO o REMOF 0 82 REUOR 18 65 REFOF 16 08 RESOR 110 REUOF 16 90 RCUR 0 55 RESOF 082 RGF 73 74 RNCF 0 00 RNOF Oor RERAF 8310 Resource Equipment OMC Resource For the corresponding equations for Resource Indicators please refer to the Wind Plant Performance Equations section of the Wind Turbine Terms Definitions and Equations document The Equipment sub tab of the Indicators tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data field for all periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The data shown in the fields of the Equipment sub tab accounts for all mechanical outages Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 63 Section 7 Information Panel The following example shows the Eguipment data for the periods under the Mineral Peak Test Site General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Equipment Indicators EEAF EEUF EEPOF EEMOF EEFOF EEUOF EEStIE EGF ENCF ENOF a Resource Equipment OMC Resource 88 82 1 81 3 5 oO N oj gt 9 s co
20. 0 2 The total number of hours that the Sub Group was on Forced Derate during the entered period for the reason stated 74 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files 12 Number of Forced Numeric 14 The total number of Derates occurrences that the Sub Group was on Forced Derate during the entered period for the reason stated 13 Maintenance Derate Numeric 10 2 The total number of hours Hours that the Sub Group was on Maintenance Derate during the given period for the given reason 14 Number of Numeric 14 The total number of Maintenance Derates occurrences that the Sub Group was on Maintenance Derate during the entered period for the reason stated 15 Planned Derate hours Numeric 10 2 The total number of hours that the Sub Group was on Planned Derate during the entered period for the reason stated 16 Number of Planned Numeric 14 The total number of Derates occurrences that the Sub Group was on Planned Derate during the entered period for the reason stated Entry Look Up Tables 1 Wind Regime Entry 2 SCADA Type Entry Seashore 1 Analog 1 Plain 2 Digital 2 Plateau 3 IP 3 Hills 4 Ethernet 4 Mountain 5 Frame Relay 5 Ridge 6 Private Wire 6 56Kbps DDS 7 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 75 Appendix A CVS Files 3 SCADA Manufacturer Entry 4 Turbine Manufacturer
21. A Unit Code 951 Capacity MW 18 00 Auxilliary Capacity 0 007 Commercial Date 2 01 2004 Location Nearest City Missoula State MT Longitude 122 4118 Latitude 377711 Elevation 1 828 50 m m Wind Site Characteristics Wind Regime Mountain Long Term Annual Average Wind Speed 80m AAWS BR m s SCADA System SCADA Type IP Manufacturer General Electric Model 3 Change any field as needed 4 Click OK The changed information is saved and the main window is displayed Deleting a Group Follow the instructions below to delete a group 1 Click on the desired group Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 31 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 2 Click Delete or the user may right click on the desired group and select Delete from the displayed menu as illustrated below All Plants and Groups EHER Grand Vent Refresh Node T Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt Add Sub Group Change 2 Click Delete View Select 2 Click Explode Node Ctrl Dn Collapse Node Ctrl Up 4 Explode All Shft Dn Add a Sub Collapse All Shft Up 32 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups A confirm delete message is displayed as illustrated below General Plant Id levi Group Id SHEEP ISO Resource ID EEN Name sheep Mountain Eg NERC Utility Code 30A Unit Code 951 __ Capacity MW
22. Confirm Delete window is displayed as illustrated below y Confirm Delete DE Are you sure you want to delete the highlighted record 4 Click Yes to delete the selected record The selected record is deleted The main window is displayed 54 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 6 Outage Event Section 6 Outage Event The outage event data for a selected performance data record is listed in the panel at the bottom right of the main window as illustrated below Outage Table for MPSG1 6 72008 System Component Forced lt a a EE lk Enk Turbine ANN N Jio ANN N Turbine Hrs Occurences Balance of Plant Overhead Lines 5 0 0 00 gt Add Component Data Change Delete The above example shows the outages for the selected period in the MPSG1 sub group Adding Component Data Follow the instructions detailed below to add new component data within a selected performance data record 1 Select the desired plant group or sub group from the group hierarchy 2 From the Performance Data panel select the desired period in which to enter outage data for Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 55 Section 6 Outage Event 3 Click Add Component Data at the bottom of the Outage Table panel The Adding Cause Outage Data window is displayed as illustrated below Gam A Adding Cause Outage Data Ea Outage Data by System Component Outag
23. DA system Enter code from look up table 18 SCADA Model String 10 The name of the model of the SCADA system 19 ISO Resource ID String 30 This is the identification given to the Group by the ISO 68 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files Sub Groups Column Field Name Entry Type Description 1 Plant ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Plant under which the Sub Group exists 2 Group ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Group under which the Sub Group exists 3 Sub Group ID String 10 This is a unique identification given to the Sub Group that is entered This ID is referenced in all Performance and Hours data existing under the Sub Group 4 NERC Utility Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Sub Group by NERC 5 NERC Unit Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Sub Group by NERC 6 Unit Code Extension String 3 This is a unique code extension assigned to the Sub Group by NERC 7 Sub Group Name String 45 This is the display name given to the Sub Group 8 Commissioning Year String 4 This is the year in the form YYYY that the Sub Group was commissioned 9 Typical Capacity Numeric 7 2 This is the typical capacity or MW rating of wind turbine group 10 Total Number of Turbines Numeric 7
24. Data Software User Manual Section 3 Menu Bar 6 Click Next to continue the export process The data export window is displayed as illustrated below Windgen Data Export Click OK to begin the Export Cancel 7 Click OK to begin the export The selected time frame of data will be exported as the displayed CSV files to the selected directory Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 21 Section 3 Menu Bar 22 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups This section will detail how to add change and delete plants groups and sub groups This must be done in hierarchical order In other words you cannot add a Group without having a Plant to add it to you cannot add a Sub Group without first having a Group to add it to you cannot add Performance Data without first having a Sub Group to add it to Performance Data is added to Sub Groups Sub Groups are added to Groups and Groups are added to Plants Adding a Plant Follow the instructions detailed below to add a new plant 1 Inthe hierarchy tree panel click once on All Plants and Groups so it is highlighted as illustrated below All Plants and Groups EE Grand Vent EH ES Mineral Peak Test Site 38 TestSite 1 ES Sheep Mountain gt Add a Plant 2 Click Add a Plant or the user may right click on All Plant
25. Do you want to continue 4 Click Yes to continue to delete the plant and all group sub group performance and component data attached to the selected plant The main window is displayed Adding a Group Follow the instructions detailed below to add a new group 1 Click once on the desired plant to add a group to 2 Click Add Group or the user may right click on the desired plant and select Add Group from the menu that is displayed as illustrated below All Plants and Groups Refresh Node i Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt Add Group Change 2 Click Delete View Select 2 Click Explode Node Ctrl Dn Collapse Node Ctrl Up Explode All Shft Dn Collapse AIl Shft Up Add a Group Change Delete Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 27 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups The Adding a Group Record window is displayed as illustrated below General Plant Id GV1 Group Id ISO Resource ID Name NERC Utility Code unit Codes Capacity MW o0 Auxilliary Capacity o0 Commercial Date o Location Nearest City State Longitude 0 0000 Latitude 0 0000 Elevation 0 00 m Wind Site Characteristics Wind Regime Long Term Annual Average Wind Speed 80m AAWS fo m s SCADA System SCADA Type Manufacturer Model 3 Enter a Group Id in the Group Id field 4 Enter a display name for the Group in the Name field
26. E EE EE EEEE 26 AGING a Group EE se is ea eds Ag De Fees De ona ed Red ee kg ee ie ea ke ee ke ede Ee 27 Chanein o HE dei RE OE OE ER OE NE OE OE RE 29 Deleting a GTOUP is EE GEE EN ES E EE N Se We SG Ee Ee ee NG EN ee Ge Ee ee 31 Addinig 4 Sub Groups EE EE EE N SE EE OE DE VN EE GE GE EG Ee ED a 33 Changing a Sub Group 0 ce eeeecceceeeesneeceesneeecessaeeceessaaeecesssaeeeeessaeeecessaaeeseesaeeeeessaeeesensaas 36 Deleting a SUbD Group i e esse ee ee ee N OAE AEEA ee ee ee 38 Section 5 Performance Data Es BREER KERSE RR E N Ge GR Ee Res SR Re Ee Re Ee e Ee GR Ge vis Ee kens Res Eed Adding Performance Data sesse ee de Re ee Re ee ee ieia 42 Changing Performance Dat iis ESE SERE SE DE DEE SRSA EG EE GROS RENS ENE AG ER EE KEES SEG ER SAG GEDEK Edge 49 Deleting Performance Data iss ee sede ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 54 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Table of Contents Section 6 Outage Events AS SE SE RR GESE ERG ES Se GE ER EG Ee Ee Ee Ge 55 Addine Component Data EE Ee ese Ee Dee ee Dee See ee ee ees ee ese ee ee dee eke dee eek ee eed gees 55 Changing Component Data iese E E ee E de E ee ee ee ee 56 Deleting Component Data ir EE Ee e RES SEse RS tetke tt se SEA tepet Re RE E E E E EE E E Ee De SP ek Ge AE ke si Gee 57 Section 7 Information Panel RA RA RA RA RA ee Re ee RA ee Re ee ee 61 General Information EE EES ESE BEER EERS RES vous BEER ER ER RES seus BOER EE RO EEO BEER BOER EE RAK GR eben BEER
27. EE ERA RS DE Se bee N 61 SEE ME BEG REG EE RE EO EI OE EEN gies 62 THALIA ORS EE EE ae EE een ee ee oak ee oe Ee ee Ee ee 63 ERA OE OE OE OS 65 AppendixA CVS Fies ESE es Ee bee ees Gee ee Be dacs cucaches Ge We ee Ge ee ees de ee be eg EG Ge Ee 67 Appendix B Import EFrOFS i i ss ss See DEER DEEG Ve ERG Ke Ge ERG Ke GESE Ke SEGE Ke SS EE AA SS EE GN RS Se Ge Ge AS GR EE Ee ee 83 ii Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating This section describes the procedures for installing and executing the WindGen Data Manager application Follow the steps detailed below to install the WindGen Data Manager application Downloading and Executing WindGen Software Follow the instructions detailed below to download and install the WindGen Data Manager software 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 Open your web browser and enter the URL http www nerc com page php cid 4143146 Click GADS Wind Generation Data Entry Click on the zip file Wind Generation Data Entry Software Click the Save button to save the file to a directory of your choice Click Close Go to the directory where the file was saved open the zip file then double click on the install file su_WindGen09 exe Click Run Click Next when the welcome window for the Wind Power Generation Data Manager 09 Setup Wizard is displayed Enter 6aviators in the Password
28. NERC NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION X A SS r 7 AY ed 4 oz N Tm 7 NP DA if Fi gt e ELI Bl Mi ww vf 7 A Wind Generation Data Entry Software User Manual Effective J anuary 2009 116 390 Village Blvd Princeton NJ 08540 609 452 8060 609 452 9550 fax www nerc com Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating iese sesse ee ee ke ee ee ee ee ee ee Downloading and Executing WindGen Software see ee ed Re Re ed ee 1 Updating WindGen Data Manager ee RA RA ee dd Re ee ee 3 section 2 OV OR VICW EE EE E E ER Ge EG Ge EG ee Re ee Group HierarChy me se ve Es se EA SA ee GR EE ee ED ER ee ee SR ER ee Ed ER Be ge ee Ad 9 Performance Data is eN ee es es Se Ee ee ee Ge Ee ee es se Ee ee ese be Rae Ke es be N ae He es Ee Es 10 Outage Table si ee EE ER RE EE EE GE Ee ee Ee 10 General HG SR EE EA De E E GR Ge ee 11 Section 3 Menu Bar 0 ees se AA AA RA AR AA AR ee ee RA Re ee Set PIE Boe el EO OE EE 14 linport Dalai SR re ey ee EA ER EA AS ER Ee EE ae EE en ee ve ER RR ee 15 Export Data ES Ee Re Ee RED Ee ke N Ee ines Sune Sealine Gh Geos a ee Ee Eed Ee 18 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub GTrOupS iee sesse sesse esse ee ee ee Re Re ee Addins a Plant EE EE EE IE rere EE EE N er eee 23 Changing 4 Plant osse ie hh SEE N Ee Ge N Ge EG EN GN EA hn 25 Deleting a EURO EE EE E
29. and therefore is not imported Sub Group ID Not Found This error may occur when importing Performance or Sub Group files This happens when the Sub Group ID entered in the CSV file does not match any found within the program This would create an orphan record and therefore is not imported Performance ID Not Found This error may occur when importing Hours files This happens when the data Sub Group Group Plant year or period in the Hours CSV file does not match any found in any corresponding Performance file This would create an orphan record and therefore is not imported Bad Period Year This error may occur when importing Hours or Performance files This happens when the entered year is earlier than 1980 or greater than the current year or if the entered period month is not within the range of 1 12 Invalid System This error may occur when importing Hours files This happens when the System Identifier does not match any found within the program Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 83 Appendix B Import Errors Hours Do Not Balance This error occurs when the fields in the Performance record file do not balance according to the following formulas CalTH PDTH ITH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH RUTH ITH IRTH MBTH RTH RUTH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH No Name or Description This error may occur when importing Sub Group Group or Plant files This happens when the name desc
30. ata 3 Click Next gt gt The Import Wizard continues and displays a window allowing the user to type in or choose from a directory the file to import as illustrated below Incoming Filename lt lt Back Next gt gt Cancel Note Make sure that the file you are importing corresponds to the type of file you chose to import For example if you clicked to import Group Data the imported file should be a CSV file of Group data For more information about CSV files please refer to Appendix A CSV Files beginning on page 67 of this manual 4 Click on the button to the right of the Incoming Filename field Select the file you wish to import The file name will be displayed in the Incoming Filename field as illustrated below 16 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 3 Menu Bar Incoming Filename C Program Files Cordes Software Wyindgen08 wdGroups csv cas Back Next gt gt Cancel 5 Click Next gt gt The next window of the Import Wizard is displayed as illustrated below Click start to begin importing Cancel 6 Click Start to begin importing Once the import is complete and there are no errors a message will be displayed as illustrated below No Errors The imported data is available in the program If there is an error in the file a message will be displayed as illustrated below Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 17 Section 3
31. ayed in the From Month field as illustrated below Windgen Data Export This wizard will export your data into the proper files Enter the date range below to export Leave these fields blank to export all data l Date Range From Month 8 2008 pE To Month z 3 Repeat step 2 to select an end month of the date range you wish to export data from If you wish to export all available data do not enter a date range Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 19 Section 3 Menu Bar 4 Click Next to continue the export process The Data Export window is displayed as illustrated below Windgen Data Export The data will be exported to the following files Enter or select the proper files to recieve each type of data Export Path E Add Date To Filenames Export Files Plants CSV Path wdPlantsesv i i s S S S S OOOOOOOO Groups CS Path jwdGroups cs v Sub Groups CS Path wdSub raups esv Performance CSV Path wdPerformancecsv sss Hours CSV Path wdHoursesv 44 Back gt r New Cancel 5 Default file names will be displayed in each data type field To differentiate between exported files you may choose to add the current date to the end of the file name by clicking the check box next to Add Date To Filenames Click the button to the right of the Export Path field to choose a directory to which the data will be exported to 20 Wind Generation
32. ce Events 20 oMTH Numeric 12 2 OMC maintenance turbine hours is a sub set of MTH accounting for Maintenance Turbine Hours that are due to events deemed to be outside of management control 21 PTH Numeric 12 2 Planned turbine hours is the total number of Turbine Hours that the Sub Group is off line due to Planned Events 22 OPTH Numeric 12 2 OMC planned turbine hours is a sub set of PTH accounting for Planned Turbine Hours that are due to events deemed to be outside of management control 23 SATH Numeric 12 2 Site available turbine hours is the PDTH minus the RUTH 24 SUTH Numeric 12 2 Site unavailable turbine hours is the sum of the PTH FTH MTH and RUTH 72 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files 25 EATH Numeric 12 2 Equipment available turbine hours is the sum of the CTH and RUTH 26 EUTH Numeric 12 2 Equipment unavailable turbine hours is the sum of PTH FTH and MTH 27 IRTH Numeric 12 2 Inactive reserve turbine hours is the total number of Turbine Hours in a period being reported that the Sub Group is in the Inactive Reserve State 28 MBTH Numeric 12 2 Mothballed turbine hours is the total number of Turbine Hours in a period being reported that the Sub Group is in the Mothballed State 29 RTH Numeric 12 2 Retired unit tu
33. e Data for Sub Group MPSG1 MPSG1 2 TestSite Report Year Period FI os System Component d Outage Data Turbine Hours Occurences Forced Outages 0 00 0 Maintenance Outages 0 00 0 Planned Outages 0 00 0 A From the System Component drop down menu select a reason for the outage oa Enter the total number of turbine hours if any the component was on a forced outage due to the selected reason 6 Enter the total number of occurrences if any the component was on a forced outage due to the selected reason 7 Enter the total number of turbine hours if any the component was on a maintenance outage due to the selected reason 8 Enter the total number of occurrences if any the component was on a maintenance outage due to the selected reason 9 Enter the total number of turbine hours if any the component was on a planned outage due to the selected reason 10 Enter the total number of occurrences if any the component was on a planned outage due to the selected reason 11 Click OK The main window is displayed Changing Component Data Follow the instructions detailed below to edit existing component outage data 1 Select the desired plant group or sub group from the group hierarchy 2 Select the desired period from the performance data panel 3 Click once on the desired outage record from the Outage Table 56 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 6 Outage Ev
34. e the cumulative turbine hours of all the periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The following example shows the Active Turbine Hours for all the periods under the MPSG1 sub group Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 65 Section 7 Information Panel General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Active Turbine Hours Hours Generation Retresh Chart The second chart shown by clicking the Generation tab at the bottom of the panel displays a stacked bar chart showing the breakdown of the power generated and the losses out of the total generation capability The Total Installed Capacity is the cumulative total of all the periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The following example shows the to Total Installed Capacity for the SM GE15 sub group General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Wind mer RUTH Inactive Reserve Hours Generation a Refresh Chart 66 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files Appendix A CSV Files You can import five types of files Plant Group Sub Group Performance and Hours While each file is a CSV file and has a similar layout the content of each corresponds with the set of data that is read in the program For instance if you wish to import Plant data you must choose the CSV file containing the Plant data The CSV files to import are usually saved with t
35. el s The OMC Equipment sub tab of the Indicators tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data field for all periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The data shown in the fields of the OMC Equipment sub tab accounts for all mechanical outages less Outside Management Control events The following example shows the OMC Equipment data for the periods under the Mineral Peak Test Site General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Equipment Indicators without OMC xEEPOR 0 00 da wEEUF 1 81 EEMOR 1 10 EEPOF 0 00 EEFOR 1 33 xEEMOF 082 EEUDR 240 EEFOF 0 99 xEESOR 1 10 xEEUOF 1 81 EE SOF 0 82 a Equipment OMC Resource OMC Equipment For the corresponding equations for OMC Equipment Factors and OMC Equipment Rates please refer to the Wind Plant Performance Equations section of the Wind Turbine Terms Definitions and Equations document Charts The Charts tab can display one of two different charts Hours and Generation The data can be refreshed by clicking the Refresh Chart button at the bottom of the panel The data can also be automatically refreshed by clicking on Edit at the top of the screen then clicking on Use Live Roll Up from the Options drop down The data displayed in each graph is described below The first chart selected by clicking the Hours tab at the bottom of the panel displays a pie graph of Active Turbine Hours The total hours translated to the chart ar
36. ent 4 Click Change The Editing Cause Outage Data window is displayed as illustrated below Outage Data by System Component Outage Data for Sub Group MPSG1 MPSG1 2 TestSite Report Year Period os System Component Balance of Plant Overhead Lines Outage Data Turbine Hours Occurences Forced Outages 5 00 0 Maintenance Outages 2 00 0 Planned Outages 0 00 0 5 Edit desired fields 6 Click OK The main window is displayed Deleting Component Data Follow the instructions detailed below to delete an outage data record 1 2 3 4 5 Select the desired plant group or sub group from the group hierarchy Select the desired period from the performance data panel Click once on the desired outage record from the Outage Table Click Delete The Confirm Delete message is displayed as illustrated below Click Yes to delete the selected record The main window is displayed The following method can also be used to delete component data 1 2 Select the desired plant group or sub group from the group hierarchy Select the desired period from the performance data panel Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 57 Section 6 Outage Event 3 Click on Change or double click the desired performance record The Editing Performance Data window is displayed as illustrated below Component Outage Data TestSite 1 Report P
37. er left panel in response to the entries that are selected or displayed in the Performance panel Alt Chart Colors Selecting this option will change the color scheme of the charts Help This menu contains the following options Help Search Help About This option will open the content of the Help File This option will open the index of the Help File This option will show for a brief time the specifications of the program Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 13 Section 3 Menu Bar The following sections will further explain how to utilize some of the options found in File menu of the Menu Bar Set File Locations Follow the instructions detailed below to set file locations 1 Click the Set File Locations option from the File Menu The File Location window is displayed as illustrated below Enter or select the folder for your data files Leave this blank to use the application folder ora Start In entry on a short cut Data Path Jl El DK Cancel Ef 2 Click the button to the right of the Data Path field to choose a directory for your data files The Browse for Folder window is displayed as illustrated below Adobe Ahead d Amaya d Auran gt ib AVG d Beyond Compare 2 d Common Files 4 a Cordes Software 4 di Windgen08 N BACKUP 3 Select the desired folder then click OK The chosen folder is displayed in the Data Path field as illustrated below 14 Wind Ge
38. eriod Year ET SI 2006 Sub Group Status Active Capacity amp Generation Gross Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Group Installed Capacity l 6 00 Net Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Net Maximum Capacity MW l 0 00 r Collected Turbine Hours Active Available Unavailable PDTH 1 488 00 FTH 30 00 950 00 MTH 30 00 400 00 PTH 0 00 OMC o FTH o0 o PTH o0 RUTH 78 00 gt Calculated Turbine Hours SATH 1 410 00 SUTH 138 00 EATH 1 028 00 EUTH 60 00 CalTH 1 488 00 4 Test Entries f Save 8 Cancel 58 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 6 Outage Event 4 Click the Component Outage Data tab The tab is displayed as illustrated below Performance Data Component Outage Data sf Save Cancel 5 Select the desired outage record and click Delete A Confirm Delete message is displayed as illustrated below Are you sure you want to delete the highlighted record 6 Click Yes to delete the selected record The Editing Performance Data window is displayed 7 Click Save Changes are saved and the main window is displayed Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 59 Section 6 Outage Event 60 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 7 Information Panel Section 7 Information Panel This section will explain in more detail the options available in the panel l
39. f cof co N 73 74 21 07 28 32 zy EEPOR EEMOR EEFOR EEUOR EESOR EROR olo w o _ OO _ or _ Nh o LO di 16 9 LO For the corresponding eguations for Eguipment Factors and Eguipment Rates please refer to the Wind Plant Performance Eguations section of the Wind Turbine Terms Definitions and Eguations document The OMC Resource sub tab of the Indicators tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data field for all periods displayed in the Performance Data panel The data shown in the fields of the OMC Resource sub tab corresponds to resource availability less Outside Management Control events The following example shows the OMC Resource data for the periods under the Mineral Peak Test Site General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts Resource Indicators without OMC xREAF xREUF xREPOF xREMOF xREFOF xREUOF xRESOF xRERAF 83 10 16 90 0 00 0 82 16 08 16 90 0 82 38 19 xREPOR xREMOR xREFOR xREUOR xRESOR xRACUR d Resource Equipment OMC Resource o 2 oj S w w o 2 co nm ol En For the corresponding equations for OMC Resource Factors and OMC Resource Rates please refer to the Wind Plant Performance Equations section of the Wind Turbine Terms Definitions and Equations document 64 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 7 Information Pan
40. for all the periods for that sub group is displayed in the Performance Data panel The following example shows the periods for the MPSG1 sub group Performance Data for G 1 gt MINERAL gt MPSG1 gt 2006 2006 pamp UUD Select Year Add Performance Data Change Delete Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 43 Section 5 Performance Data 2 Click Add Performance Data The Adding Performance Data New window is displayed as illustrated below Performance Data Capacity amp Generation Gross Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Net Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Component Outage Data Trent Wind Farm Park Report Period Year TT 31 fo Sub Group Status Active Group Installed Capacity 150 00 Net Maximum Capacity MW 0 00 r Collected Turbine Hours Active Available CH RSTH PDTH 0 00 0 00 0 00 Unavailable mH ooo MTH o0 PTH 0 00 OMC oFTH 0 00 oMTH 0 00 OPTH 0 00 RUTH o0 sl SATH EATH m Calculated Turbine Hours a ES suTH 0 00 EUTH 0 00 CalTH 174 451 200 00 3 In the Report Period Year field enter the period and the year that the data is being entered for 4 Test Entries sf Save MK Cancel 44 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 4 From the Sub Group Status dropdown select a
41. he data type as part of the file name to easily differentiate between them When exporting the WindGen Data Entry program will automatically name them as for example wdplants csv and will give you the option of adding the current date to the file name Files to import are usually similarly named The following tables explain the fields that are entered in each type of CSV file Note For field names with footnotes see Entry Look Up Tables beginning on page 75 Plants Column Field Name Entry Type Description 1 NERC Utility Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Plant by NERC Plant ID String 10 This is a unique identification given to the Plant that is entered This ID is referenced in all Groups Sub Groups Performance data and Hours data existing under the Plant Plant Name String 45 This is the display name given to the Plant Groups Column Field Name Entry Type Description 1 Plant ID String 10 This is the unigue ID of the Plant under which the Group exists Group ID String 10 This is a unigue identification given to the Group that is entered This ID is referenced in all Sub Groups Performance data and Hours data existing under the Group Group Name String 45 This is the display name given to the Group Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 67 Appendix A
42. he following items are shown on the menu bar of the main window Menu Description File This menu contains the following options Print Setup This option displays the Print Setup dialog box This is a standard Windows dialog box from which a printer can be selected and print options set Set File Locations This option allows the user to set the folder in which the data is located Open If the main window is closed this option will open the main window Import Data This option allows the user to import existing data into the program Export Data This option allows the user to export entered data to a selected location Check for This option will check for any updated versions of the program via the Updates internet and will open an update wizard Exit This option will close the program Edit This menu contains the following options Cut This option will cut a highlighted entry Copy This option will copy a highlighted entry Paste This option will paste the first previously cut or copied entry into the selected field Options This option contains the following sub options under Information Panel Charts Tab When this option is checked the Charts tab on the General Information panel will be displayed and you may view the charts When this option is unchecked the Charts tab on the General Information panel will not be displayed Use Live Rollup Selecting this option will automatically update the Data and Charts in the low
43. he group hierarchy in tree form as illustrated below All Plants and Groups EHE Grand Vent E3 Mineral Peak Test Site L sa Testsite 1 ES Sheep Mountain gt Add a Sub Group Change Delete By clicking on the or boxes each plant and group can be expanded or collapsed Adding a new plant group or sub group or changing or deleting an existing plant group or sub group can also be done from this panel Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 2 Overview Performance Data The panel at the upper right of the main window displays the performance data of all the periods for the plant group or sub group that is selected in the group hierarchy tree In the following example the performance data of all periods in the sub groups under the Sheep Mountain group is shown Performance Data for G V1 gt MINERAL gt MPSG1 gt EEN NEL EER ENE gt Select Year Add Performance Data Change Delete Outage Table The panel in the lower right of the main window displays the outage data of the period selected in the Performance Data panel In the following example the outage data for Period 1 of the SM GE15 sub group under the Sheep Mountain group is shown Outage Table for MPSG1 3 72006 System Component En ares SE d ia oss oo LAN N He ANN N UI Hrs Ocourenoes Brake High Speed Shaft Brake Brake Mechanical Lock 20 00 10 00 0 00 f gt
44. hich is recorded at the revenue meter It is measured in MWh 11 NMC Numeric 10 2 This is the net maximum capacity 12 CalTH Numeric 12 2 This is the Calendar Turbine Hours which is the total number of hours during one period month 13 PDTH Numeric 12 2 This is the Period Turbine Hours which is the number of Calendar Hours that the equipment is in an active state Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 71 Appendix A CVS Files 14 CTH Numeric 14 2 Contactor turbine hours is the number of Turbine Hours that the contactors are closed and generation is provided to the grid 15 RSTH Numeric 12 2 Reserve shutdown turbine hours is the sum of all Turbine Hours that the Sub Group is available to the system at a reduced capacity 16 RUTH Numeric 12 2 Resource unavailable turbine hours is the number of Turbine Hours the Sub Group is not producing electricity 17 FTH Numeric 12 2 Forced turbine hours is the total number of Turbine Hours that the Sub Group is off line due to Forced Events 18 OFTH Numeric 12 2 OMC forced turbine hours is a sub set of FTH accounting for Forced Turbine Hours that are due to events deemed to be outside of management control 19 MTH Numeric 12 2 Maintenance turbine hours is the total number of Turbine Hours that the Sub Group is off line due to Maintenan
45. ick Next gt to continue 6 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating 12 The Ready to Install window is displayed as illustrated below Ready to Install Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation if necessary a seperate data update program will be run during this update Current Settings moo Destination Folder C Program Files Cordes Software Windgen08 Disk Space Requirements 6 260K SetupBuilder com 13 Click Next gt to continue the installation The Setup Wizard Complete message is displayed as illustrated below lt Setup Wizard Complete The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Windgen Data Manager 08 Click Finish to exit the wizard Launch Windgen after installation SetupBuilder com Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating 14 To launch the WindGen program after installation check the checkbox then click Finish The Wind Power Generation main window is displayed 8 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 2 Overview Section 2 Overview The main window of the Wind Power Generation program is broken down into four panels of information The following sections will briefly detail each of the four panels Group Hierarchy The panel at the upper left of the main window displays t
46. ields Capacity amp Generation Gross Actual Generation MWh 0 60 Group Installed Capacity 6 007 Net Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Net Maximum Capacity MW 0 00 m Collected Turbine Hours Active Inactive Available Unavailable PDTH 1 488 00 FTH 30 00 IRTH 0 00 CIH 950 00 MTH 30 00 MBTH 0 00 RSTH 400 00 PTH 0 00 RTH 0 00 OMC ITH o0 o FTH o0 o MTH o0 o PTH o0 RUTH 78 00 m Calculated Turbine Hours SATH 1 410 00 SUTH l 138 00 EATH 1 028 00 EUTH 60 00 CalTH 1 488 00 4 Test Entries v Save 8 Cancel Note When there are no current outage data records the FTH MTH and PTH fields may be entered without specifying the reason for the outages Once an outage data record is inserted as in the above example all other outage turbine hours must be specified to avoid the double counting of outage turbine hours 50 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 5 Click the Component Outage Data tab The tab is displayed as illustrated below Performance Data Component Outage Data SM GE 1 5mw SM GE15 sf Save MK Cancel 6 Select the desired outage record to change then click Change The user may also double click on the desired record The Editing Cause Outage Data window is displayed as illustrated below Outage Data by System _Component Outage Data for Sub Group MPSG1 MPSG1 2 TestSite Report Year Pe
47. igh Cut out Wind Speed Turbine Wind Class The year in which the sub group entered into an active state Typical Turbine Capacity is the MW rating of an individual wind turbine This value is multiplied by the number of turbines to calculate the total capacity of the sub group Total number of turbines contained within the sub group The capacity factor of the turbine as stated by the manufacturer of the turbine The manufacturer of the turbines of the sub group The drop down menu for this field contains 12 options Denertec S A C Earth Wind And Power LLC Enercon Gmbh Green Energy Technologies Nordex Prime Wind Power International R E Power Systems Ag Stock Equipment Co Urban Green Energy Vestas Wind Energy Solutions and Winwind The name of the make of the turbines contained in the sub group The type of model of the turbines contained in the sub group Height of the rotor in meters Diameter of Rotor in meters The lowest wind speed that the turbine will start to generate power in meters per second The lowest wind speed that the turbine can continue to generate power before cutting out in meters per second This is the highest wind speed at which the turbine is capable of generating power before cutting out in meters per second Wind Class is a calculation of Wind Power Density and Wind Speed at a given height above the ground This number is given in a range of 1 7 8 Click OK after all desired information i
48. ld for all periods displayed in the Performance Data panel A short definition of each field can be shown simply by moving the cursor over the desired field This data can be refreshed by clicking on the Refresh Roll Up button at the bottom of the panel It can also be refreshed automatically by clicking on Edit at the top of the screen then clicking on Use Live Roll Up from the Options drop down The following example shows the cumulative data for the periods listed under the Sheep Mountain group General Info Roll Up Data Indicators Charts GIC m CD GAG 663200 NAG 527600 Avg NMC 2e PDTH 3048000 CTH 13500 00 RSTH ooo Outages Total OMC FTH 104 00 0 00 MTH 87 00 0 00 PTH 000 0 00 RUTH 10 789 00 62 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 7 Information Panel Indicators The Indicators tab contains four sub tabs Resource Equipment OMC Resource and OMC Equipment The data on the Indicators tab can be refreshed by using the Refresh Roll Up button on the Roll Up Data tab It can also be automatically refreshed by clicking on Edit at the top of the screen then clicking on Use Live Roll Up from the Options drop down A short definition of each field can be displayed simply by moving the cursor over the desired field The data shown on each sub tab is described below The Resource sub tab of the Indicators tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data field for all
49. neration Data Software User Manual Section 3 Menu Bar Enter or select the folder for your data files Leave this blank to use the application folder ora Start In entry on a short cut Data Path C Program FileskCordes Software Windgen08 OK Cancel 4 Click OK A File Location Change message will be displayed as illustrated below You have changed the datapath Would vou like to use that path now this will require the main window to be closed and re opened 5 Click Yes to continue The chosen path will be the directory from which the program loads the data Import Data Follow the instructions detailed below to import data 1 Click on File on the Menu Bar of the main window Move the cursor over Import Data to display the sub menu as illustrated below Print Setup Performance Set File Locations Open Import Data gt Plant Data Export Data Group Data Check for Updates Sub Group Data Exit Performance Data Outage Data 2 Click on the type of data you wish to import After the type of data is selected an Import Wizard window is displayed as illustrated below Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 15 Section 3 Menu Bar import Group description data This will import Group descriptions from a CSV file as described in the Import Data definitions Click Next to begin and enter or select the file to be imported The above example shows importing Group d
50. neration Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups The Adding Sub Group Record window is displayed as illustrated below SubGroup Turbine Design Data SubGroup of Group Id SHEEP Sub Group Id ET NERC 30A 951 1 Name Commissioning Year Typical Turbine Capacity Total Turbines m Typical Design Manufacturer Make Model Rotor Height Rotor Diameter Cutin Wind Speed Low Cutout Wind Speed High Cutout Wind Speed Turbine Wind Class Turbulence Wind Speed Range Wind Shear 3 Enter the sub group ID in the Sub Group Id field 4 Enter the name in the Name field 5 Fill in the Typical Turbine Capacity field 6 Fill in the Total Turbines field Note All other fields are optional but it is recommended that as many fields as possible be filled out to allow for the most accurate peer sub group comparisons Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 35 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 7 Fill in any other desired fields The following table lists and describes all fields Field Description Sub Group Id A unique ID of the sub group Name The name given to the sub group that is displayed in the group hierarchy tree Commissioning Year Typical Turbine Capacity Total Turbines Design Capacity Factor Manufacturer Make Model Rotor Height Rotor Diameter Cut in Wind Speed Low Cut out Wind Speed H
51. ocated at the bottom left of the main window General Info The General Info tab displays basic information on the plant group or sub group that is selected in the Group Hierarchy pane at the top left of the main window Information on this tab is displayed from previously entered data and cannot be changed In the following example General Plant Information of the Grand Vent I Plant is shown General Info Rol Up Data Indicators Charts Plant Information Plant Identifier GV1 Grand Vent In the following example the General Group Information of the Mineral Peak Test Site group is shown General Info Bol Up Data Indicators Charts _Group Information Group Identifier MINERAL Mineral Peak Test Site NERC Identifier 304 952 _ Capacity Say Commercial Date 2708 2006 Nearest City Missoula MT Latitude 47 0024 Longitude 193 8201 Elevation 1 900 00 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 61 Section 7 Information Panel In the following example the General Sub Group Information of the TestSite 1 sub group is shown General Info Bol Up Data Indicators Charts Sub Group Information Sub Group Id MPSG1 TestSite 1 Typical Capacity 3 00 Total Turbines aes Rotor Height ss Rotor Diameter EE Design Capacity Factor 40 00 Manufacturer VES Make van Model Roll Up Data The Roll Up Data tab displays the cumulative amounts in each data fie
52. p Distribution OMC 683 Weather Ice OMC 677 Weather Lightning 678 Weather Temperature 676 System Component Entry General 669 Gear Box 608 Gorbat Gear Box Heating Cooling 609 Gear Box Oil System 610 Gearbox Filtration 611 Torque Arm System 612 System Component Entry General 668 Exciter 634 Generator 631 BE to Generator Bearings 632 Generator Cooling Systems 636 Generator Lube Oil Systems 633 Generator Shaft 635 Wiring to Gen Terminals 637 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 79 Appendix A CVS Files System Component Entry General 667 Common Pump and Motor 627 Hydraulic System Filtering System 629 Hoses Reservoirs Valves 630 Hydraulic Accumulator 628 System Component Entry General 666 Pitch System Electrical 626 Mechanical Electrical 624 Pitch Hydraulics 625 System Component Entry General 665 Aerodynamic Brake 602 Blade Pitch Bearing 603 Sack Blades 600 Deicing Systems 604 Hub 601 Lightning Protection 605 Nose Cone 606 System Component Entry General 664 FAA Lighting 598 Foundations 595 Elise MASS Harmonic Damp 599 Nacelle 593 Nacelle Heating amp Cooling 597 Paint amp Coatings 596 Towers 594 80 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files System Component Entry General 663 Slew Ring 620 Yaw
53. pse Node Ctrl Up Explode All Shft Dn Collapse All Shft Up Add Sareap SIDE Add The Editing Plant Record window is displayed as illustrated below Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 25 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups Plant Farm Identification Name Grand vent I 3 Change the Plant Id in the Plant Id field as desired This field must be unique as it is used to identify the plant and related groups 4 Change the name in the Name field as desired 5 Click OK The changed information is saved and the main window is displayed Deleting a Plant Follow the instructions detailed below to delete an existing plant 1 Click once on the desired plant 2 Click Delete or the user may right click on the desired plant and select Delete from the menu that is displayed as illustrated below All Plants and Groups E Refresh Node Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt Add Group Change 2 Click 7 Delete View Select 2 Click Explode Node Ctrl Dn Collapse Node Ctrl Up Explode All Shft Dn Collapse All Shft Up Add Group Change Delete A confirm delete message is displayed showing the information that will be deleted as illustrated below 26 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups _ Deleting the Grand Vent plant will remove all Group Sub group Performance amp Component data attached to the plant y
54. rbine hours is the total number of Turbine hours in a period being reported that the Sub Group is in the Retired State Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 73 Appendix A CVS Files Hours Column Field Name Entry Type Description 1 Plant ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Plant under which the Sub Group exists Group ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Group under which the Sub Group exists Sub Group ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Sub Group for which the performance data is being entered under Report Year String N4 This is the year in the format YYYY for which the outage data is being entered Report Period month String N2 This is the period month in the format MM for which the outage data is being entered NERC Utility Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned by NERC to the Sub Group for which the outage data is being entered NERC Unit Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned by NERC to the Sub Group for which the outage data is being entered Systems Numeric 14 The system that was responsible for the outage Enter code from look up table Component IDig Numeric 14 The specific component of the system responsible for the outage Enter code from look up table 10 Cause Code String N4 11 Forced Derate Hours Numeric 1
55. red in the previous fields The table below lists and describes the fields under the calculated turbine hours heading Field Description SATH Site Available Turbine Hours is the Period Turbine Hours PDTH minus the Resource Unavailable Turbine Hours RUTH EATH Equipment Available Turbine Hours is the sum of the Contact Turbine Hours CTH and Resource Unavailable Turbine Hours RUTH SUTH Site Unavailable Turbine Hours is the sum of Planned Turbine Hours PTH Forced Turbine Hours FTH Maintenance Turbine Hours MTH and Resource Unavailable Turbine Hours RUTH EUTH Equipment Unavailable Turbine Hours is the sum of Planned Turbine Hours PTH Forced Turbine Hours FTH and Maintenance Turbine Hours MTH CalTH Calendar Turbine Hours is equal to the sum of Period Turbine Hours PDTH and Inactive Turbine Hours ITH 46 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 8 Once all data is entered click Test Entries If all data is balanced the Good Data message is displayed as illustrated below Good Data 8 Collected Data is balanced If the data is not balanced the Entry Error message is displayed as illustrated below f Entry Error 53 i Active Hours lt gt Period Hours The Entry Error message will list what needs to be changed in order for the data to be balanced In the above example the Active Hours do not equal the Period Hours 9 Click
56. rformance Data Field Description oFTH OMC Forced Turbine Hours is a subset of FTH that equals any forced turbine that were due to causes deemed to be outside of management control OMC oMTH OMC Maintenance Turbine Hours is a sub set of MTH that equals any maintenance turbine hours that were due to causes deemed to be outside of management control OMC oPTH OMC Planned Turbine Hours is a sub set of PTH that equals any planned turbinehours that were due to causes deemed to be outside of management control OMC Under Inactive sub heading enter data in the appropriate fields The following table lists and describes each of the fields under the Inactive sub heading Field Description IRTH Inactive Reserve Turbine Hours is the total number of turbine hours in a period being reported that units within the sub group have been in the inactive reserve status MBTH Mothballed Turbine Hours is the total number of turbine hours in a period being reported that units within the sub group have been in the mothballed status RTH Retired Turbine Hours is the total number of turbine hours in a period being reported that units within the sub group have been in the retired status ITH Inactive Turbine Hours is the total number of turbine hours in a period being reported that units within the sub group are in the inactive state 7 The calculated turbine hours heading contains five fields These fields are automatically calculated using the data ente
57. riod os System Component Balance of Plant 7 Overhead Lines Outage Data Turbine Hours Occurences Forced Outages 5 00 0 Maintenance Outages 2 00 0 Planned Outages ooo 0 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 51 Section 5 Performance Data 7 Edit fields as necessary 8 Click OK The Editing Performance Data window is displayed with the Component Outage Data tab selected 9 Click the Performance Data tab 10 Once all data is entered click Test Entries If all data is balanced the Good Data message is displayed as illustrated below Good Data 5G Collected Data is balanced If the data is not balanced the Entry Error message is displayed as illustrated below Entry Error Da i Active Hours lt gt Period Hours The Entry Error message will list what needs to be changed in order for the data to be balanced In the above example the Active Hours do not equal the Period Hours 11 Click OK The Editing Performance Data window is displayed 52 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 12 Correct any errors Any field that contains an error will be shown in dark yellow as illustrated below Ed erl Data MPSGI xs Performance Data Component Outage Data TestSite 1 Report Period Year J03 2006 Sub Group Status Active Capacity amp Generation J Gross Ac
58. ription field is blank in the incoming CSV file File Error During Save This error occurs when there is a file error when saving the record There may be nothing wrong with the record This may indicate hard disk errors 84 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual
59. run the installation to update your software to the newest version SetupBuilder com 7 Click Next gt to continue the installation of the update 8 Once the download is complete the Setup Wizard is displayed as illustrated below Welcome SetupBuilder com Ie Es Welcome to the Windgen Data Manager 08 Setup Wizard The wizard will install Windgen Data Manager 08 on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program NOTE During this update the program will need to update your Version 1 data tables A separate message will be displayed WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 1 Installation Execution and Updating 9 Click Next gt to continue 10 Enter the password 6aviators in the Password field then click Next gt 11 The Custom Setup window is displayed as illustrated below Custom Setup Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Select the features you wish to install Shortcut to PDF Manual RE Total disk space reguired 6 260K Total disk space available OK The user may choose features to install Check the boxes of the features that will be installed then cl
60. s and Groups and select Add New Plant from the menu that is displayed as illustrated below Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 23 Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups Refresh Node Refresh Tree Add New Plant Change Delete View Select Explode All Explode Node Collapse Node Collapse All Ctrl Alt 2 Click 2 Click Shft Dn Ctrl Dn Plant Farm Identification Name 3 Enter a unique Plant Id in the Plant Id field 4 Enter a name in the Name field This is the field that will be displayed in the hierarchy window 5 Click OK The new plant is displayed in the group hierarchy as illustrated below 24 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups All Plants and Groups 3 Grand Vent i Mineral Peak Test Site L 35 TestSite 1 ES Sheep Mountain 8 SM Vestas V90 2 SM GE 1 5mw 8 MPSG1 2 TestSite Lost Sheep 2 Add a Group Change Delete Changing a Plant Follow the instructions detailed below to change an existing plant 1 Click once on the desired plant 2 Click Change or the user may right click on the desired plant and select Change from the menu that is displayed as illustrated below All Plants and Groups Ce d Refresh Node Fi Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt Add Group Change 2 Click E3 Le Delete View Select 2 Click Explode Node Ctrl Dn Colla
61. s entered into the appropriate fields The main window is displayed with the newly inserted sub group displayed in the group hierarchy tree Changing a Sub Group Follow the instructions detailed below to change an existing sub group 1 Click once on the desired sub group to change 36 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups 2 Click Change or the user may right click on the desired sub group and select Change from the displayed menu as illustrated below All Plants and Groups EHEJ Grand Vent Performance E3 Mineral Peak Test Site lt a 23 She Refresh Node Pe Refresh Tree Ctrl Alt s8 a Add Sub Group Add Performance Record Change 2 Click Delete View Select 2 Click E Explode Node Ctrl Dn Add a Sub Gr Collapse Node Ctrl Up ise teks ently Explode All Shft Dn General Info Fic Collapse All ShftUp b Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 4 Editing Plants Groups and Sub Groups The Editing Sub Group Record window is displayed as illustrated below SubGroup Turbine Design Data SubGroup of Group Id SHEEP Sub Group Id NERC 30A 951 1 Name SM Vestas V90 Commissioning Year 2004 Typical Turbine Capacity 3 00 MW Total Turbines 6 m Typical Design Manufacturer Make Model Rotor Height Rotor Diameter Cutin Wind Speed Low Cutout Wind Speed High Cutout Wind Speed
62. status The following table lists and describes the four types of status Status Description Active Active State is the time from when the Group is first declared commercially active until it moves to the Inactive State Inactive IR is defined by IEEE 762 and GADS as the State in which a group is unavailable for Reserve service but can be brought back into service after some repairs in a relatively short duration of time typically measured in days Mothballed MB is defined by IEEE 762 and GADS as The State in which a group or individual WTG is unavailable for service but can be brought back into service after some repairs with appropriate amount of notification typically weeks or months Retired Unit RU is defined by IEEE 762 and GADS as the State in which a group or individual WTG is unavailable for service and not expected to return to service in the future 5 The Capacity amp Generation heading contains four fields of information Enter data in these fields accordingly The following table lists and describes each of the fields Field Description Gross Actual GAG is the total wind turbine energy going out of the Wind Turbine Group MWh Generation MWh GAG is the sum of all individual turbine meters before removing station service or Net Actual auxiliary loads NAG is the net generation MWh recorded at the revenue meter It is possible to Generation MWh have a negative NAG value if
63. sum of all turbine hours that the sub group is available to the system at a reduced capacity for economic reasons There are no equipment problems and the turbines are ready for service Do not include RSTH with the same equations with CTH double counting TH Forced Turbine Hours is the sum of all turbine hours the sub group is off line due to forced events FTH are all forced events where the WTG must be removed from service for repairs before the next Sunday at 24 00 just before Sunday becomes Monday Maintenance Turbine Hours is the sum of all turbine hours the sub group is off line due to a Maintenance event Planned Turbine Hours is the sum of all turbine hours the sub group is off line due to a Planned event A PTH event is scheduled well in advance and is of a predetermined duration and can occur several times a year Resource Unavailable Turbine Hours is the number of turbine hours the sub group is not producing electricity due to the wind being too low or too high or was outside the manufacturer s operating specifications Adding Performance Data Follow the steps detailed below to add new performance data Note Performance Data can only be added to an existing Sub Group An existing sub group must be selected before any performance data can be added to the record 42 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Section 5 Performance Data 1 Select a sub group from the group hierarchy tree The performance data
64. the group s station service or auxiliary loads are greater than total generation Gross Installed GIC is the sum of all wind turbines system nameplate rating capability within the Capacity Net Maximum Capacity MW Group NMC is the actual generating capability at the revenue meter and is equal to the installed capacity less any electrical losses such as transformation losses line losses and other auxiliary losses due to transmission between the turbine and the revenue meter 6 The collected turbine hours fields are split into two headings active and inactive In addition to these two group headings there are also three other sub groups that fall under the Active category e Under the Available and Unavailable sub headings enter data in the appropriate fields The descriptions of these fields can be found in Error Reference source not found Beginning on page Error Bookmark not defined When there are no current outage data records as shown in the first previous example the FTH MTH and PTH fields may be entered without specifying the reason for the outages Once an outage data record is inserted all other outage turbine hours must be specified to avoid the double counting of outage turbine hours e Under the OMC sub heading enter data in the appropriate fields The following table lists and describes each of the fields under the OMC sub heading Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 45 Section 5 Pe
65. tual Generation Mwh 0 00 Group Installed Capacity 6 00 Net Actual Generation MWh 0 00 Net Maximum Capacity MW 0 00 r Collected Turbine Hours Active r Inactive Available Unavailable PDTH EEX FTH aas IRTH 0 00 CTH 350 00 MTH ageer MBTH 0 007 RSTH 465 00 PTH Gaar RTH o0 oMC ITH o0 o FTH si oMTH o 00 o PTH 0 00 Rum EBT n Calculated Turbine Hours SATH 1 410 00 SUTH 138 00 EATH 1 028 00 EUTH 60 00 CalTH 1 488 00 4 Test Entries sf Save Cancel Note Keep the following formulas in mind when balancing data CalTH PDTH ITH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH RUTH ITH IRTH MBTH RTH RUTH PDTH CTH RSTH FTH MTH PTH 9 13 At any time while entering data the user may click the refresh button to the right of the RUTH field This will recalculate the RUTH as the remainder of turbine hours not included in the sum of CTH RSTH FTH MTH and PTH to equal PDTH 14 Once the errors are corrected click Save The edited entry is displayed in the Performance Data panel Wind Generation Data Software User Manual 53 Section 5 Performance Data Deleting Performance Data Follow the instructions detailed below to delete performance data 1 From the group hierarchy tree select a plant group or sub group 2 From the Performance Data panel click to select the desired performance data record 3 Click Delete The
66. wind speed where the Sub Group is located Enter code from look up table 22 Wind Shear Numeric 3 The average strength of the difference between wind direction and wind strength Enter code from look up table 70 Wind Generation Data Software User Manual Appendix A CSV Files Performance Column Field Name Entry Type Description 1 Plant ID String 10 This is the unigue ID of the Plant under which the Sub Group exists Group ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Group under which the Sub Group exists Sub Group ID String 10 This is the unique ID of the Sub Group for which the performance data is being entered under Report Year String N4 This is the year in the form YYYY for which the performance data is being entered Report Period String N2 This is the period month in the form MM for which the performance data is being entered NERC Utility Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Sub Group by NERC NERC Unit Code String 3 This is the unique code assigned to the Sub Group by NERC Status String 2 This is the status of the entire Sub Group during the year period for which the data is entered Enter code from look up table GAG Numeric 12 2 This is the gross actual generation measured in MWh 10 NAG Numeric 12 2 This is the net actual generation w

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