Yifan Z. - Power Plant Solution Engineer

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Present

1 year 3 months

Address customers’ electrical and grid-related inquiries to ensure on-time project delivery in full compliance with grid code requirements.
Document areas for improvement encountered during projects to provide feedback to the R&D team for future product enhancements.
Support customers on Nordseecluster (NSC) and Nordlicht (NDL) projects by explaining Vestas PPC and WTG control logic and methods.
Author PPC Function Design Specification (FDS) documents describing the functionality and design of the Wind Power Plant control system.
Tune PPC parameters according to project-specific settings agreed upon by customers and TSOs for full grid code compliance.
Clarify technical background of contractual agreements for project managers to protect company interests while fulfilling legal obligations.
Participate in negotiating testing procedures for the Baltic Eagle project and issue grid code testing procedure documents for NSC and NDL.
Create grid code compliance statements (GCCS) based on Germany and Netherlands grid codes and assess Vestas PPC, WTG, and SCADA system capabilities.
Document gaps in current product coverage and deliver them to the R&D team for prioritization in future development.

Oct 2022 - Oct 2024

2 years 1 month

Hybrid

Validate models by using field wind speed data to test the generic hybrid plant simulator model in Simulink and analyze the results.
Develop automated scripts for Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) testing to generate reports and assist in setting up Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing.
Design control algorithms for the Limited Energy Reservoir (LER) concept based on grid code compliance requirements from the Danish TSO, Energinet.
Port control algorithms from Simulink to the Siemens Energy Omnivise T3000 platform, create porting guidelines, and perform HiL testing.
Implement Modbus communication and thorough testing methods for the ported functions during the Kragerup Gods wind-to-X demonstrator project.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

3 months

Brande, Denmark