A robust model for scheduling power productions of multiple offshore wind farms using one‐to‐many maintenance services

Abstract

Abstract This paper studies the power production optimization problem of multiple offshore wind farms (OWFs) considering different maintenance demands and requirements under the wind power uncertainty. A decentralized robust operation optimization model is developed, in which OWFs and a maintenance service provider (MSP) are treated as individual stakeholders with different interests but coupled by maintenance resources. Based on the analytical target cascading (ATC) algorithm, the model is decoupled into independent models for MSP and each OWF. The operation and objectives of individual entities can be autonomously optimized only considering their own conditions. For each OWF, the power production planning coupled with maintenance scheduling is formulated as a two‐stage robust optimization model and solved by a column‐and‐constraint generation (C&CG) algorithm to tackle the wind power uncertainty. Numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model and the applicability of the integrated solution method to the studied problem. Results illustrate that the developed model shows a better guarantee for individual interests of OWFs, lower communication burden, and better information privacy than the centralized optimization model, especially in large‐scale systems. The integrated solution framework can guarantee a quick convergence and optimality. Moreover, it reduces impacts of uncertain factors on power productions and maintenance schemes.

Keywords

• Plant engineering, maintenance and safety
• Wind power plants
• Optimisation techniques
• Optimisation techniques
• Stability in control theory
• Multivariable control systems