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Vestas Theoretical Power

Overview

The FeatureCalcPowerTheoreticalVestas class is a subclass of FeatureCalculator that calculates the theoretical power of a Vestas wind turbine using the contractual methodology. This is mostly used when calculating energy based availability in Vestas AOM5000 contracts and if all the underlying data is correct must mach exactly the values calculated by the Vestas SCADA system.

Calculation Logic

The calculation logic is described in the constructor of the class, shown below in the Class Definition section.

Database Requirements

  • Feature attribute server_calc_type must be set to theoretical_active_power_vestas.
  • The following object attributes for the object that is being calculated:
    • Required:

      • contractual_power_curve: A dictionary containing the wind speed and active power pairs that define the contractual power curve of the wind turbine. This should be set for the air density of the site where the wind turbine is located. See an example of this dictionary below:

        {
            "wind_speed": [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...],
            "active_power": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 64.0, 165.0, 310.0, ...]
        }
        
      • neighbor_wind_turbines: List of wind turbines that are considered neighbors to the wind turbine object, in order of proximity.

      • reference_met_masts: List of met masts that are considered reference met masts to the wind turbine object, in order of proximity.
      • spe_name: Name of the SPE of the wind turbine object.
        • Optional:
      • contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines: List of wind turbines that are considered neighbors to the wind turbine object according to contract definitions. This is used to calculate the active power of the wind turbine using the active power of the neighbors. If this is not present, the neighbor_wind_turbines attribute will be used.
      • The following features for the object that is being calculated:
        • wind_speed: Wind speed in m/s.
        • active_power: Active power in kW.
        • curtailment_state: Curtailment state of the wind turbine.
        • iec_operation_state: IEC operation state of the wind turbine.
      • The following features for the neighbor wind turbines, in case the calculation needs to use them:
        • active_power: Active power in kW.
        • curtailment_state: Curtailment state of the wind turbine.
        • iec_operation_state: IEC operation state of the wind turbine.
      • The following features for the reference met masts, in case the calculation needs to use them:
        • wind_speed: Wind speed in m/s, taken from feature wind_speed_1_avg.

Class Definition

FeatureCalcPowerTheoreticalVestas(object_name, feature)

Class used to calculate contractual theoretical active power for a Vestas wind turbine.

This follows the calculation logic for Vestas turbines as described in the Vestas contract.

It will follow the following steps trying to fill all timestamps. If one step is not enough to fill all timestamps, the next step will be used until there are no more timestamps with NaN values.

  • Step 1: Use active power from the neighbor turbines.

    Neighbor will be selected based on contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines object attribute if available, otherwise neighbor_wind_turbines will be used.

    Neighbor data will only be used if it meets IEC-OperationState_10min.REP and CurtailmentState_10min.REP requirements.

  • Step 2: Use contractual power curve in wind speed measured by this turbine.

  • Step 3: Use contractual power curve in wind speed measured by reference met masts.
  • Step 4: Consider the average active power of all turbines of this turbine wind farm, as long as it meets IEC-OperationState_10min.REP and CurtailmentState_10min.REP requirements.

Parameters:

  • object_name

    (str) –

    Name of the object for which the feature is calculated. It must exist in performance_db.

  • feature

    (str) –

    Feature of the object that is calculated. It must exist in performance_db.

Source code in echo_energycalc/feature_calc_power_theoretical_vestas.py
def __init__(
    self,
    object_name: str,
    feature: str,
) -> None:
    """Class used to calculate contractual theoretical active power for a Vestas wind turbine.

    This follows the calculation logic for Vestas turbines as described in the Vestas contract.

    It will follow the following steps trying to fill all timestamps. If one step is not enough to fill all timestamps, the next step will be used until there are no more timestamps with NaN values.

    - **Step 1**: Use active power from the neighbor turbines.

        Neighbor will be selected based on `contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines` object attribute if available, otherwise `neighbor_wind_turbines` will be used.

        Neighbor data will only be used if it meets `IEC-OperationState_10min.REP` and `CurtailmentState_10min.REP` requirements.

    - **Step 2**: Use contractual power curve in wind speed measured by this turbine.
    - **Step 3**: Use contractual power curve in wind speed measured by reference met masts.
    - **Step 4**: Consider the average active power of all turbines of this turbine wind farm, as long as it meets `IEC-OperationState_10min.REP` and `CurtailmentState_10min.REP` requirements.

    Parameters
    ----------
    object_name : str
        Name of the object for which the feature is calculated. It must exist in performance_db.
    feature : str
        Feature of the object that is calculated. It must exist in performance_db.
    """
    # initialize parent class
    super().__init__(object_name, feature)

    # base requirements for the feature calculator
    self._add_requirement(
        RequiredObjectAttributes(
            {
                self.object: [
                    "neighbor_wind_turbines",
                    "contractual_power_curve",
                    "reference_met_masts",
                    "spe_name",
                ],
            },
        ),
    )
    # optional requirements for the feature calculator
    self._add_requirement(
        RequiredObjectAttributes(
            {
                self.object: [
                    "contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines",
                ],
            },
            optional=True,
        ),
    )
    self._get_required_data()

    # converting power curve to a function
    try:
        pc_df = DataFrame.from_dict(self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object]["contractual_power_curve"])
        self._power_curve = cf.convert_curve_df_to_func(pc_df, "wind_speed", "active_power", extrapolate=True)
    except Exception as e:
        raise ValueError(f"{self.object} - Could not convert contractual power curve to a function") from e

    # defining required features
    needed_features = ["WindSpeed_10min.AVG", "ActivePower_10min.AVG", "CurtailmentState_10min.REP", "IEC-OperationState_10min.REP"]
    self._add_requirement(RequiredFeatures({self.object: needed_features}))

    # amount of timestamps that is acceptable to have NaN values to avoid long calculations trying to fill all NaNs
    self._max_nan = 0

feature property

Feature that is calculated. This will be defined in the constructor and cannot be changed.

Returns:

  • str

    Name of the feature that is calculated.

name property

Name of the feature calculator. Is defined in child classes of FeatureCalculator.

This must be equal to the "server_calc_type" attribute of the feature in performance_db.

Returns:

  • str

    Name of the feature calculator.

object property

Object for which the feature is calculated. This will be defined in the constructor and cannot be changed.

Returns:

  • str

    Object name for which the feature is calculated.

requirements property

List of requirements of the feature calculator. Is defined in child classes of FeatureCalculator.

Returns:

  • dict[str, list[CalculationRequirement]]

    Dict of requirements.

    The keys are the names of the classes of the requirements and the values are lists of requirements of that class.

    For example: {"RequiredFeatures": [RequiredFeatures(...), RequiredFeatures(...)], "RequiredObjects": [RequiredObjects(...)]}

result property

Result of the calculation. This is None until the method "calculate" is called.

Returns:

  • Series | DataFrame | None:

    Result of the calculation if the method "calculate" was called. None otherwise.

calculate(period, save_into=None, cached_data=None, **kwargs)

Method that will calculate the feature.

Parameters:

  • period

    (DateTimeRange) –

    Period for which the feature will be calculated.

  • save_into

    (Literal['all', 'performance_db'] | None, default: None ) –

    Argument that will be passed to the method "save". The options are: - "all": The feature will be saved in performance_db and bazefield. - "performance_db": the feature will be saved only in performance_db. - None: The feature will not be saved.

    By default None.

  • cached_data

    (DataFrame | None, default: None ) –

    DataFrame with features already queried/calculated. This is useful to avoid needing to query all the data again from performance_db, making chained calculations a lot more efficient. By default None

  • **kwargs

    (dict, default: {} ) –

    Additional arguments that will be passed to the "save" method.

Returns:

  • DataFrame

    DataFrame with the ActivePowerTheoreticalContractual_10min.AVG and ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP features.

Source code in echo_energycalc/feature_calc_power_theoretical_vestas.py
def calculate(
    self,
    period: DateTimeRange,
    save_into: Literal["all", "performance_db"] | None = None,
    cached_data: DataFrame | None = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> Series:
    """Method that will calculate the feature.

    Parameters
    ----------
    period : DateTimeRange
        Period for which the feature will be calculated.
    save_into : Literal["all", "performance_db"] | None, optional
        Argument that will be passed to the method "save". The options are:
        - "all": The feature will be saved in performance_db and bazefield.
        - "performance_db": the feature will be saved only in performance_db.
        - None: The feature will not be saved.

        By default None.
    cached_data : DataFrame | None, optional
        DataFrame with features already queried/calculated. This is useful to avoid needing to query all the data again from performance_db, making chained calculations a lot more efficient.
        By default None
    **kwargs : dict, optional
        Additional arguments that will be passed to the "save" method.

    Returns
    -------
    DataFrame
        DataFrame with the ActivePowerTheoreticalContractual_10min.AVG and ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP features.

    """
    t0 = perf_counter()

    # creating a DataFrame to store the results
    features = [self.feature, "ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP"]
    columns = pd.MultiIndex.from_product(
        [[self.object], features],
        names=["object", "feature"],
    )
    result = self._create_empty_result(period=period, result_type="DataFrame", columns=columns)

    # * Step 1: using active power from neighbor turbines

    # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
    if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() > self._max_nan:
        # getting neighbor turbines
        if "contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines" in self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object]:
            neighbor_turbines = self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object][
                "contractual_neighbor_wind_turbines"
            ]
        else:
            neighbor_turbines = self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object]["neighbor_wind_turbines"]

        # iterating over neighbor turbines
        for neighbor_idx, neighbor in enumerate(neighbor_turbines):
            # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
            if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() <= self._max_nan:
                continue

            try:
                # adjusting required period to be limited to the missing periods in result
                missing_period = DateTimeRange(
                    result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[0],
                    result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[-1],
                )

                # add neighbor features to the requirements
                self._add_requirement(
                    RequiredFeatures(
                        {neighbor: ["ActivePower_10min.AVG", "CurtailmentState_10min.REP", "IEC-OperationState_10min.REP"]},
                    ),
                )
                # getting neighbor features
                self._get_required_data(period=missing_period, reindex="10min", cached_data=cached_data)

                # adjusting features for this neighbor turbine to remove periods where turbine is not producing power or is curtailed
                df = self._adjust_features(neighbor)

                # getting only indexes where result is NaN and neighbor ActivePower_10min.AVG is not NaN
                idx = result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index.intersection(
                    df[df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"].notna()].index
                )

                if len(idx) == 0:
                    continue

                # filtering df to only include the indexes
                df = df.loc[idx, :].copy()

                # adding neighbor active power to result
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, self._feature)] = df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"]
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, "ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP")] = 1 + 0.01 * (neighbor_idx + 1)

            except Exception:
                logger.exception(f"'{self.object}' - Error on step 1: using active power from neighbor turbine '{neighbor}'")

    t1 = perf_counter()

    # * Step 2: using contractual power curve in this turbine wind speed

    # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
    if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() > self._max_nan:
        # getting data for this turbine
        df = self._adjust_features(self.object)

        # getting only indexes where result is NaN and neighbor WindSpeed_10min.AVG is not NaN
        idx = result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index.intersection(df[df["WindSpeed_10min.AVG"].notna()].index)

        if len(idx) > 0:
            # filtering df to only include the indexes
            df = df.loc[idx, :].copy()

            # calculating expected active power using contractual power curve
            df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"] = df["WindSpeed_10min.AVG"].apply(self._power_curve)

            # adding active power to result
            result.loc[idx, (self.object, self._feature)] = df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"]
            result.loc[idx, (self.object, "ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP")] = 2

    t2 = perf_counter()

    # * Step 3: using reference met mast wind

    # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
    if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() > self._max_nan:
        # getting reference met mast
        reference_met_masts = self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object]["reference_met_masts"]

        # iterating over reference met masts
        for ref_mast in reference_met_masts:
            # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
            if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() <= self._max_nan:
                continue

            try:
                # adjusting required period to be limited to the missing periods in result
                # adding 10 minutes to the start of the period as data is going to be shifted one timestamp forward
                missing_period = DateTimeRange(
                    result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[0] - timedelta(minutes=10),
                    result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[-1],
                )

                # selecting the features that are needed for the power curve model
                turbine_mast_conversion = {
                    "WindSpeed_10min.AVG": "WindSpeed1_10min.AVG",
                }
                met_features = [v for _, v in turbine_mast_conversion.items()]

                # add met mast features to the requirements
                self._add_requirement(RequiredFeatures({ref_mast: met_features}))
                # getting ref_mast features
                self._get_required_data(period=missing_period, reindex="10min", cached_data=cached_data)

                # adjusting features
                df = self._adjust_features(ref_mast, rename_dict={v: k for k, v in turbine_mast_conversion.items()})

                # shifting one timestamp as met mast data represents the start of period
                df = df.shift(periods=1)

                # getting indexes where all reference data for this  met mast is not NaN
                idx = df[~df.isna().any(axis=1)].index

                # getting only indexes where result is NaN
                idx = result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index.intersection(idx)

                if len(idx) == 0:
                    continue

                # filtering df to only include the wanted indexes
                df = df.loc[idx, :].copy()

                # calculating expected active power using contractual power curve
                df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"] = df["WindSpeed_10min.AVG"].apply(self._power_curve)

                # adding active power to result
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, self._feature)] = df["ActivePower_10min.AVG"]
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, "ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP")] = 3

            except Exception:
                logger.exception(f"'{self.object}' - Error on step 3: using reference met mast wind '{ref_mast}'")

    t3 = perf_counter()

    # * Step 4: using average of all turbines from the same wind farm

    # skipping if everything in result is filled already (no NaNs)
    if result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna().sum() > self._max_nan:
        try:
            # adjusting required period to be limited to the missing periods in result
            missing_period = DateTimeRange(
                result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[0],
                result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index[-1],
            )

            # getting all turbines from the same wind farm
            wf_wtgs = list(
                self._perfdb.objects.instances.get_ids(
                    spe_names=[self._get_requirement_data("RequiredObjectAttributes")[self.object]["spe_name"]],
                    object_types=["wind_turbine"],
                ).keys(),
            )

            needed_wtgs = [w for w in wf_wtgs if w != self.object]

            # adding required features for all turbines from the same wind farm
            self._add_requirement(
                RequiredFeatures(
                    {w: ["ActivePower_10min.AVG", "CurtailmentState_10min.REP", "IEC-OperationState_10min.REP"] for w in needed_wtgs},
                ),
            )

            # getting all turbines from the same wind farm features
            self._get_required_data(period=missing_period, reindex="10min", cached_data=cached_data)

            # adjusting features
            df = self._adjust_features(needed_wtgs).loc[:, IndexSlice[:, "ActivePower_10min.AVG"]].droplevel(1, axis=1).copy()

            # calculating average of all turbines from the same wind farm
            df["average"] = df.mean(axis=1, skipna=True)

            # getting indexes where "average" is present (no NaNs)
            idx = df[~df["average"].isna()].index

            # getting only indexes where result is NaN
            idx = result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index.intersection(idx)

            if len(idx) > 0:
                # adding average to result
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, self._feature)] = df.loc[idx, "average"]
                result.loc[idx, (self.object, "ActivePowerTheoreticalContractualStep_10min.REP")] = 4

        except Exception:
            logger.exception(f"'{self.object}' - Error on step 4: using average of all turbines from the same wind farm")

    t4 = perf_counter()

    # * Final check to see if all values are filled

    null_idx = result[result[(self.object, self._feature)].isna()].index
    if len(null_idx) > 0:
        logger.error(
            f"'{self.object}' - Could not calculate active_power_theoretical_vestas for {len(null_idx) / len(result):.2%} (len(null_idx)) of timestamps: {null_idx.to_list()}",
        )

    # adding calculated feature to class result attribute
    self._result = result.copy()

    # saving results
    self.save(save_into=save_into, **kwargs)

    logger.debug(
        f"'{self.object}' - Time taken to calculate: {perf_counter() - t0:.2f}s. Step 1: {t1 - t0:.2f}s. Step 2: {t2 - t1:.2f}s. Step 3: {t3 - t2:.2f}s. Step 4: {t4 - t3:.2f}s. Final check: {perf_counter() - t4:.2f}s.",
    )

    return result

save(save_into=None, **kwargs)

Method to save the calculated feature values in performance_db.

Parameters:

  • save_into

    (Literal['all', 'performance_db'] | None, default: None ) –

    Argument that will be passed to the method "save". The options are: - "all": The feature will be saved in performance_db and bazefield. - "performance_db": the feature will be saved only in performance_db. - None: The feature will not be saved.

    By default None.

  • **kwargs

    (dict, default: {} ) –

    Not being used at the moment. Here only for compatibility.

Source code in echo_energycalc/feature_calc_core.py
def save(
    self,
    save_into: Literal["all", "performance_db"] | None = None,
    **kwargs,  # noqa: ARG002
) -> None:
    """
    Method to save the calculated feature values in performance_db.

    Parameters
    ----------
    save_into : Literal["all", "performance_db"] | None, optional
        Argument that will be passed to the method "save". The options are:
        - "all": The feature will be saved in performance_db and bazefield.
        - "performance_db": the feature will be saved only in performance_db.
        - None: The feature will not be saved.

        By default None.
    **kwargs : dict, optional
        Not being used at the moment. Here only for compatibility.
    """
    # checking arguments
    if not isinstance(save_into, str | type(None)):
        raise TypeError(f"save_into must be a string or None, not {type(save_into)}")
    if isinstance(save_into, str) and save_into not in ["all", "performance_db"]:
        raise ValueError(f"save_into must be 'all', 'performance_db' or None, not {save_into}")

    # checking if calculation was done
    if self.result is None:
        raise ValueError(
            "The calculation was not done. Cannot save the feature calculation results. Please make sure to do something like 'self._result = df[self.feature].copy()' in the method 'calculate' before calling 'self.save()'.",
        )

    if save_into is None:
        return

    if isinstance(save_into, str):
        if save_into not in ["performance_db", "all"]:
            raise ValueError(f"save_into must be 'performance_db' or 'all', not {save_into}.")
        upload_to_bazefield = save_into == "all"
    elif save_into is None:
        upload_to_bazefield = False
    else:
        raise TypeError(f"save_into must be a string or None, not {type(save_into)}.")

    # converting result series to DataFrame if needed
    if isinstance(self.result, Series):
        result_df = self.result.to_frame()
    elif isinstance(self.result, DataFrame):
        result_df = self.result.droplevel(0, axis=1)
    else:
        raise TypeError(f"result must be a pandas Series or DataFrame, not {type(self.result)}.")

    # adjusting DataFrame to be inserted in the database
    # making the columns a Multindex with levels object_name and feature_name
    result_df.columns = MultiIndex.from_product([[self.object], result_df.columns], names=["object_name", "feature_name"])

    self._perfdb.features.values.series.insert(
        df=result_df,
        on_conflict="update",
        bazefield_upload=upload_to_bazefield,
    )