William H Libby

US Patent:

20020029097, Mar 7, 2002

Filed:

Apr 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/828500

Inventors:

Dino Pionzio - Barcelona, ES
Curt Peterson - Marina Del Rey CA, US
David Barnes - Alpine CA, US
William Libby - San Diego CA, US
Mark Lee - Zurich, CH
Benjamin Reeve - Arlington MA, US

International Classification:

G05D011/00

US Classification:

700/286000, 700/287000

Abstract:

A Supervisory Command and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for managing wind turbines for electric power generation. One implementation includes a SCADA element at each wind turbine, configured to collect data and provide an interface to control the turbine and communicate with other parts of the system; a SCADA element at a substation, configured to collect data from the substation, to communicate with other parts of the system, and to store substation data locally; a SCADA element at each meteorological site, configured to collect meteorological data from sensors on and at a meteorology tower, to communicate with other parts of the system, and to store meteorology data locally; a data communication network; a server coupled over the network with the wind turbines, the substation, and the meteorological sites through their respective the SCADA elements; and a user interface through which authorized users can exercise command and control functions.