Wind power plant testing and commissioning

Complete testing and commissioning of the wind plant collector system is a critical step to ensure all equipment and systems are in proper working order prior to system energization and operation. In addition a comprehensive test agenda will ensure baseline data is available for comparing with future test data obtained during normally scheduled maintenance outages. This paper provides a thorough description and methodology for complete testing and commissioning of the wind plant medium voltage collector system and the equipment internal to the wind turbine itself.