Proposta de melhoria para redundância de topologia de comunicações em unidades de geração eólica

Abstract

Since the signing of the Decree Nº 5.0.25 the number of generating units from alternative sources has been increasing in Brazil, among them the wind power plants. The industry of wind power generation has been producing increasingly efficient and safe equipment; however the wind turbines are still equipment that depends on the control of operation centers. The distribution of the equipment and the way in which they are connected, the so-called network topology, is a determining factor for the good performance of the power generating units. In the case of wind farms, one factor that directly impacts the costs of the facilities is the distance between the devices. With this, this article seeks to present an alternative for the redundant topology model currently applied in wind power units, evaluating the degree of impact to apply this change. In addition, it is expected to elucidate which are the major technical impediments to the implementation of the proposal. Demonstrating at last what the cost to use and what impacts would be caused by its deployment.