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The following publications have been written by or with WEICan staff. The publications include technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, presentations, fact sheets, and brochures. Many publications are available electronically as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Some journal articles or presentations may only be available through the links with proper credentials. If you would like to access a publication that is not available here as a PDF, please contact us.

Peer-reviewed

Y. Vidal, M. Rodgers; Editorial: Wind turbine fault and damage diagnosis and prognosis, Frontiers in Energy Research, 10:1038271. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.1038271, 2022.

S.C. Pryor, R.J. Barthelmie, J. Cadence, E. Dellwik, C.B. Hasager, S.T. Kral, J. Reuder, M. Rodgers, M. Veraart, Atmospheric drivers of wind turbine blade leading edge erosion: Review and recommendations for future research, Energies, 15(22), 8553, 2022.

E. Latiffianti, Y. Ding, S. Sheng, L. Williams, M. Morsheidzadeh, M. Rodgers, Analysis of leading edge protection application on wind turbine performance through energy and power decomposition approaches, Wind Energy, 1-19, 2022.

E. Rebello, D. Watson, M. Rodgers. Ancillary services from wind turbines: automatic generation control (AGC) from a single Type 4 turbine. Wind Energy Science 5.1 225-236, 2020.

J. Shen, R.  Francis, L. Miller, R. Carriveau, D.S. Ting, M. Rodgers, J.J. Davis, Geographic information systems visualization of wind farm operational data to inform maintenance and planning discussions. Wind Engineering, 0309524X19862757, 2019.

D. Watson, M. Rodgers. Utility-scale storage providing peak power to displace on-island diesel generation. Journal of Energy Storage 22, 80-87, 2019.

E. Rebello, D. Watson, M. Rodgers. Performance analysis of a 10 MW wind farm in providing secondary frequency regulation: Experimental aspects. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 34.4, 3090-3097, 2019.

D. Watson, E. Rebello, N. Kii,T. Fincker, M. Rodgers, Demand and energy avoidance by a 2 MWh energy storage system in a 10 MW wind farm, Journal of Energy Storage, 20, 371-379, 2018

L. Miller, R. Carriveau, S. Harper, Innovative financing for renewable energy project development – recent case studies in North America, International Journal of Environmental Studies, 1-14, 2018

 D. Watson, C. Hastie, M. Rodgers, Comparing different regulation offerings from a battery in a Wind R&D Park, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(3) 2331-2338,  2018

D. Watson, C. Hastie, B. Gaudette, M. Rodgers, Demonstrating stacked services of a battery in a Wind R&D Park, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(2) 1411-1419, 2018

T. Chakraborty, D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Automatic generation control using an energy storage system in a wind park, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(1) 198-205, 2018

L. Miller, R. Carriveau, S. Harper, S. Singh, Evaluating the link between LCOE and PPA elements and structure for wind energy, Energy Strategy Reviews, 16, 33-42, 2017

R. Barthelmie, P. Doubrawa, H. Wang, G. Giroux, S. Pryor, Effects of an escarpment on flow parameters of relevance to wind turbines, Wind Energy, 19(12), 2271-2286 (2016)

D. Watson, T. Chakraborty, M. Rodgers, The need for SCADA communication in a Wind R&D Park, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 11, 65-70 (2015)

A. Bégin-Drolet, J. Ruel, J. Lemay, G. Giroux, Commissioning of a new ice-free anemometer: 2011 Field Tests at WEICan, Measurement, 45(8) 2029-240 (2012)

M. Alimuzzaman, M.T. Iqbal, G. Giroux, An Investigation of Power Performance of Small Grid Connected Wind Turbines under Variable Electrical Loads, International Journal of Energy Science, 2(6) 282-289 (2012)

Technical Reports

Posters/Presentations

E. Rebello, M. Rodgers, M. Fischer, D. Stanford, Evaluating the performance of a wind generator in providing droop control during grid frequency increases - an independent analysis, Wind Europe Technology Workshop, Optimizing Operations and Wind Integration Workshop, Power System Aspects September 2021.

E. Rebello, M. Rodgers, M. Fischer, D. Stanford, Evaluating the performance of a wind generator in providing droop control during grid frequency increases - an independent analysis, Wind Europe Technology Workshop, September 2021.

E. Rebello, Performance Analysis of a 10 MW Wind Farm in Providing Secondary Frequency Regulation: Experimental Aspects, presented at IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, (via online platform) August 2020.

G. Giroux, J. Wang, C. Houston, M. Rodgers, S. Harper, Wind Turbine Data Analysis Using a Standard Report Format (GADS), presented at CanWEA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, October 2017.

E. Nasrolahpour, C. Houston, M. Rodgers, S. Harper , Wind Integration System Operator Research Program, presented at CanWEA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, October 2017.

B. Schenkman, M. Rodgers, D. Watson, Canada WEICan ES In Wind Application Study, presented at iStorage DOE/OE Peer Review Meeting, Washington, DC, September 2016.

G. Giroux, A. Medd, J. Wang, C. Houston, M. Rodgers, S. Harper, Wind Turbine Data Analysis Using a Standard Report Format (GADS), presented at CanWEA Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, October 2016.

M. Rodgers, WEICan Current Research Activities, presented at CanWEA Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, October 2016.

C. Houston, M. Rodgers, S. Harper, Wind R&D Park Laboratory, presented at CanWEA Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, October 2016.

D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Displacing Diesel Peaker Usage with 1 MW/2 MWH Storage System, presented at Energy Storage Association Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 2016

G. Giroux, J. Wang, B. Gaudette, S. Harper, C. Houston, M. Rodgers, D. Watson, Wind Turbine Data Analysis Using a Standard Report Format, presented at CanWEA’s O&M Summit, Toronto, Ontario, February 2016

D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Diesel Displacement on an Island Grid with a 1 MW/2 MWh Battery Energy Storage System, presented at Energy Storage Association Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 2015

M. Rodgers, D. Watson, Performance of a 1 MW Storage System in Various Grid Applications within a Wind R&D Park, presented at Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies, Portland, Oregon, September 2015

Annual Reports/Handouts

Conference Publications

A. Crain, E. Rebello, A. Sherwood, D. Jang, Development of a NARX State-of-Charge Predictor using Limited Data, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition

E. Rebello, M. Rodgers, D. Stanford, M. Fischer, M. Akki, More than power from wind: Empirical data from a wind farm providing power-frequency response and automatic generation control, 2022 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting. 10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916898

E. Rebello, D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Practical aspects and results - Providing secondary frequency regulation from a single Type 4 wind turbine and a battery storage system, 2021 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech),DOE: 10.1109/GreenTech48523.2021.00027

E. Rebello, D. Watson, M. Rodgers, Developing, implementing and testing up and down regulation to provide AGC from a 10 MW wind farm during varying wind conditions, IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1102, 012032, 2018

E. Nasrolahpour, C. Houston, S. Harper, M. Rodgers, H. Zareipour, W. Rosehart, Bidding Strategy in Energy and Regulation Markets for a Wind Power Plant, IREP 2017


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