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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSt Paul Alaska Operational Experience TDX-Power Wind Diesal Conference 2004St. Paul, Alaska Operational ExperiencesSeptember 2004_______________________2004 Wind Diesel Conference _______________________St. Paul Island, Alaska _______________________Project BackgroundSystem: 500 kW standalone utility, combined heat and powerConfiguration:High penetration/no storage wind-dieselApplication: Providing electricity and space heat to industrial/airport facilityAvg. Power Generation:876,000 kWh per year – 40% capacity factorComposition:Vestas V27 turbine, two 150kw Volvo diesel generators. _______________________System Composition Operational Data35821115257900650412502167000366409135758Total00December20571256729743528237720321034November19631197329724822484125289956October33009937049139502312559124640September40258021923397568224188514937August39198276424557582074522212985July36257579822746530523873114321June334010627656074502022788722315May40271067335674749986440705916April40761008233871762106544337673March23221222298578336446364460February31671329639856934394324131981JanuaryFuel ConsumDiesel & WindWind Turbine #3Wind Turbine #2Wind Turbine#1Total Diesel GenDieselPlant#5DieselPlant#4DieselPlant#3DieselPlant #2Diesel Plant #1 MonthGross KwH Generated Operational Data56%0.09711235732.1814.02010402225253890514833#DIV/0!#DIV/0!0#DIV/0!#DIV/0!00078%0.0931166561.0913.7301140074329107071681%0.1061272760.9911.4501070053895806804749%0.1021017330.1115.220891974399604520129%0.087694519.9314.120732744215903111530%0.086712121.1214.850756434398703165630%0.104791720.9114.640678814079502708653%0.0961022131.8215.030960555137804467753%0.0981047926.5012.410962545341604283838%0.096965824.7415.240911655650503466070%0.0981203252.6415.7001101975455505564274%0.1011341941.9810.86011954456349063195% Production by Wind%KwHSystem Eff GenKwH/GlDiesel Eff GenKwH/GlKwHSoldTotal T, S & FFacilityUsageStation ServiceThermal TankLine Loss/Gain Gross EfficiencyNet KwHFacility Load KwH No. No.Outage Outage Consumers ReturnedMonthTime Cat. HoursAffectedTimeJanuaryFebruaryMarchApril 1:35pm NG 10min All 1:45pmMay 2:30pm NG 1 min All 2:31pmJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober 6:15am WNG 2 hrs all 8:15am7:30am NG .75 hrs all 8:20am 2:30am NG 6.1 hrs all 8:10amNovember 11:05am WNG 2 min all 11:07 AMDecemberTotal 0.00 0Outage Categories(1) SG Scheduled - Generation (4) ST&D Scheduled - Transmission & Distribution(2) NG Non-Scheduled - Generation (5) NT&D Non-Scheduled - Transmission & Distribu(3) WNG Weather Related Non-Scheduled - Generation (6) WNT&D Weather Related Non-Scheduled - Transm10/17/0410/18/0410/25/0411/01/0405/06/0404/09/04Return ServiceDate10/25/0410/18/0410/17/0404/09/0405/06/0411/01/04No outagesPaul had acidently left a cooling system (D1) Paul reported a 1 minute shut down No OutagesNo OutagesSystem OutagesCauseNo OutagesDateNo OutagesNo OutagesNo Outages(D2) Syn-check relay fault/high winds-gusts(D2) Starter relay failure(D2) DirPowNeg Hi-High TempVery high gusty winds (D2) Dir-PowPos HiOperational Data Operational ExperiencesWindWind--generated electricity productiongenerated electricity production••reduced diesel generator fuel consumption by 3,346 gallons/yrreduced diesel generator fuel consumption by 3,346 gallons/yr••reduced fuel for space heating consumption by 8,940 gallons/yrreduced fuel for space heating consumption by 8,940 gallons/yrWind turbine gearbox failures caused by design flaw downtime during peak winter wind resource.• failure resolved by manufacturer redesign resulting in dramatic increase in wind kWh production99.9% availability in 2004. Capacity factor in January 2004 was 60.49 % Contact InformationTDX Power, Incorporated (TDX)Philadelphia Office715 Folly Hill RoadKennett Square, PA 19382Phone: (610) 388-1700Fax: (610) 388-1505Email: Bruce@tdxpower.comAnchorage Office:4300 “B” Street, Suite # 402, Anchorage, AK 99503Phone: (907) 278-2312 Fax: (907) 278-2332Email: Info@tdxpower.comSt. Paul Office100 Airport WaySt. Paul, AK 99660Phone: (907) 546-5007Fax: (907) 278-2332 Email: info@tdxpower.com