Goldwind Uses Simulation Technology to Drive Wind Power Toward Intelligentization
Enhancing Wind Turbine Power Generation Efficiency, Reliability, and Performance Through Simulation and Digital Twin Technology
“By leveraging Simulink’s powerful compatibility, simulations can be performed for the three stages of perception, digital twin, and control decision-making, enabling the optimization of complex working conditions.”
Key Outcomes
- Simulink enabled enhanced model development, boosting productivity from 1–2 to 5–15 new models annually
- Digital twins improved turbine safety and performance, optimizing functionality even in extreme conditions
- Digital twins increased software efficiency and quality by predicting component lifespan and improving control system design
Producing wind energy involves overcoming various challenges, such as integrating wind power into the grid, responding to weather conditions, dealing with terrain limitations, and adapting to evolving electricity consumption patterns. To better address these issues, Goldwind, a global leader in wind turbine manufacturing, is using Simulink® to enhance the intelligence and accuracy of its wind power units.
The Goldwind team created digital twins of turbines and integrated them into their operations. A sophisticated sensing system gathers data on wind conditions and turbine performance before feeding this information into a digital twin engine. By analyzing this data, which comes from 50,000 turbines and amounts to several terabytes, the team gains a better understanding of turbine performance. Using Simulink, they built and integrated their wind turbine digital twin models, which are used for offline design optimization and online fault diagnosis and prediction. Simulink was also used to develop the model’s control algorithms, which were then implemented through automatic code generation.
Goldwind also conducted scenario modeling for wind farm-level optimization, creating a simulation laboratory, a cross-platform energy scheduling system, and a simulation function known as the “tide control system” for collaborative turbine control. Using digital twins developed with Simulink has enabled Goldwind to optimize turbine power generation, adaptive functionality, and safety.
