Automated Monitoring of Licensing Criteria

Wind turbines have to meet a complex set of licensing criteria, covering bat and bird protection, noise protection, shadow, turbulence, restricted operating times and reactive power. Failing to comply with these criteria risks fines and operating bans, but monitoring them manually costs valuable work time.

ENERTRAG Powersystem monitors all licensing criteria in an automated and legally compliant way. The software detects breaches promptly, documents them comprehensively and prepares evidence reports for the licensing authorities.

How criteria monitoring works

Setting rules

Operations managers can set individual rules for each system based on the applicable specifications and type of criterion. They can also adjust the tolerance of digital “watchdogs” that provide an immediate live notification if a criterion is no longer being met.

Detecting breaches

ENERTRAG Powersystem constantly monitors all the rules that have been set. Rather than the energy system itself detecting the breach, the software is constantly checking – regardless of what messages the system is sending – whether criteria are being met and raises the alarm immediately in the event of a discrepancy.

Analysing breaches

Each breach detected is recorded in precise detail: which criterion was not met? When exactly? For how long? How significant was the discrepancy compared to the specified value? This analysis enables an in-depth assessment and a rapid response.

Preparing reports

ENERTRAG Powersystem prepares automated evidence reports for submitting to the licensing authorities that provide a comprehensive and detailed record of compliance with all the criteria, without any manual outlay required.

Users can also call up reports that reveal any instances where licensing criteria are being overfulfilled, enabling any unnecessary curtailment to be identified and rectified promptly and financial losses to be avoided.

Meet licensing criteria reliably

ENERTRAG Powersystem monitors criteria by automated means and prepares evidence reports for the authorities.

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Type of criterion	Example	Monitoring by Powersystem
Bat protection	Shutdown at low wind speeds and high temperatures at night	Automatic rule based on wind speed, temperature, time of day and season
Bird protection	Shutdown during specific species’ breeding seasons	Rule based on timeframe and location
Noise protection	Reduced operation at night (e.g. low-noise mode)	Rule based on noise limits and time of day
Time-based restrictions	Operation interrupted at specific times of day or in specific seasons	Rule based on time of year and day

The benefits of automated criteria monitoring

Independent detection: ENERTRAG Powersystem will spot breaches regardless of what individual systems are reporting.
Bespoke rules: each individual criterion can be reflected using the parameters for the relevant licensing decision.
Rapid response: immediate alerts if a criterion is no longer being met allow the breach to be rectified fast.
Reports acceptable to the authorities: automated evidence reports that can be submitted straight to the licensing authorities.
Preventing losses: overfulfilment reports will uncover any unnecessary curtailment.
Multilingual support: criteria monitoring is available in German, English and French.