Let the 'windmill' stand firm on the roof of the world

2023-08-22

The Cuomei Zhegu Wind Farm project team utilizes the digitization and intelligence technology of the smart wind farm to monitor the weather conditions and unit operation in real-time, achieving early warning of potential faults, preparing spare parts in advance, and ultimately reducing the failure rate, improving power generation and economic benefits with unmanned or few people on duty. Facing the clouds, on the other side of the mountain, in the water... In the midsummer season, located in a remote county on the southwestern border of China - Cuomei County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region, is peaceful. Here, the sky is azure, snowy mountains are continuous, and rivers are surging. The majestic long wind blowing from the holy snowy plateau has been lingering for years. On August 3rd, the Cuomezhegu Wind Farm, located at an altitude of over 5000 meters, ushered in its "shining moment": five wind turbines with a single unit capacity of 3.6 megawatts stood majestically, and the mountain wind in the northern foothills of the Himalayas roared in, driving the blades to slowly rotate and convert into electricity, which was instantly integrated into the power grid, lighting up the lights of every household. This is the first ultra-high altitude wind power development technology research and technology demonstration project in Tibet Autonomous Region, and also the first wind power project to be integrated into the main power grid of Tibet. Wang Liang, the project leader of the Three Gorges Group's Cuomezhegu Wind Farm, told Science and Technology Daily that the 3.6 MW wind turbine put into operation this time is currently the largest wind turbine with the largest capacity in China's ultra-high altitude region. After all wind farm projects are put into operation, The annual power generation will exceed 200 million kilowatt hours, which can meet the annual electricity consumption of nearly 140000 households in the surrounding area. The high-quality wind energy on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau cannot fail. The wind turbines of the Cuomezhegu Wind Farm are built between 5000 meters and 5200 meters above sea level, with a total installed capacity of 72.6 megawatts. Why insist on building wind farms on the roof of the world? Wang Liang's answer is concise and concise: The wind energy resources here cannot be let down! Opening up the topographic map of China, the vast Qinghai Tibet Plateau is eye-catching. The mountains here are mostly in an east-west direction, with the terrain decreasing from west to east. The ground elevation changes sharply with the increase of latitude, further promoting the intensity and frequency of westerly winds. Meteorological data shows that the Qinghai Tibet Plateau has abundant wind energy resources, and the wind energy reserves in the Tibet Autonomous Region are about 190 million kilowatts, ranking eighth in the country. Wind energy resources account for about 30% of the total area of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau in areas above 7 meters per second, mainly distributed in high mountain areas above 4800 meters above sea level, with a technological development capacity of approximately 180 million kilowatts. At present, the power supply structure of Tibet Autonomous Region is mainly composed of hydropower and photovoltaics, with hydropower accounting for 89.81% of the total power generation and solar energy accounting for 7.73%. Wang Liang stated that Tibet's electricity also has the characteristics of "surplus in summer and shortage in winter, surplus in day and shortage in night". Due to the fact that the basic power supply in Tibet Autonomous Region is mainly hydropower and photovoltaic power, there may be a certain degree of power shortage in winter when there is less water. Similarly, photovoltaic power plants generate a large amount of electricity during the day when there is sufficient sunlight. The maximum power generation of the Cuomei Zhegu wind farm is often in winter, and the peak period of electricity consumption at night is also the time when wind turbines generate the most electricity. So, the construction of the Cuomezhegu wind farm can play a positive role in improving the power supply structure in Tibet, "said Wang Liang. The construction of high-altitude wind farms faces many challenges, with an altitude of 5000 meters, which is approaching the threshold of ultra-high altitude and extremely high altitude

Edit:XiaoWanNing    Responsible editor:YingLing

Source:Science and Technology Daily

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