Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks for Power Prediction in Offshore Wind Farms Using SCADA Data

This paper introduces a novel model for predicting wind turbine power output within a wind farm at a high temporal resolution of 30 seconds. The wind farm is represented as a graph, with Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) used to aggregate selected input features from neighboring turbines. A temporal component is added by feeding a timeseries of input features into the graph and utilizing a hybrid GNN-LSTM model architecture. This approach sequentially extracts temporal features with the LSTM component and spatial features with the GNN component. Our model is integrated into a Normal Behavior Model (NBM) framework for analyzing power loss events in wind farms. The results show that both the Spatial and Spatio-Temporal GNN models outperform traditional data-driven power curve methods, with the Spatio-Temporal GNN demonstrating superior performance due to its ability to capture both spatial and temporal dynamics. Additionally, we illustrate the model’s effectiveness in detecting and analyzing instances of reduced performance and its ability to identify various types of abnormal events beyond what is recorded in standard status logs.