2-1  Wind Farm Description and SCADA Tutorial

ACMSL provides a comprehensive tutorial covering the complete structure of a wind farm and its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Topics include:

• Overall architecture of a wind farm (turbines, collection grid, substation)
• SCADA functionalities: monitoring, alarm management, setpoint control
• Communication architecture between the control centre and individual turbines
• Meteorological tower and wind resource assessment
• Power curve monitoring and performance analysis

2-2  The Electric Grid as Client of Wind Farms

The Transmission System Operator (TSO) imposes strict technical requirements on all generators connected to the grid. For wind farms, the most relevant grid characteristics are:

• Grid Codes – minimum technical requirements for reactive power, voltage support, and fault ride-through (FRT/LVRT) capability.
• Frequency regulation – contribution of wind farms to primary and secondary frequency control.
• Voltage & reactive power – wind turbines must participate in voltage regulation at the point of common coupling (PCC).
• Power quality – harmonics, flicker, and unbalance limits imposed by grid operators.

The ACMSL tutorial covers the fundamental characteristics of the Electric Grid that directly impact wind farm operation and grid compliance.

2-3  Real-Time Wind Farm / SCADA Simulator

The ACMSL Wind Farm SCADA Simulator is a real-time Digital Twin of a complete wind farm including its control centre. Trainees can:

• Operate the SCADA: start/stop individual turbines, change power setpoints, acknowledge alarms
• Observe real-time power flow from individual turbines to the substation and the grid
• Simulate grid disturbances and observe turbine responses (voltage dip, frequency deviation)
• Navigate the full tutorial within the same application

A free 2-day evaluation license is granted automatically on first launch. No credit card required.