The series schedule is accessed by clicking in the “Home”-tab. The schedule is then displayed for all checked series or subseries to checked series. The series schedule provides tools for simple maintenance planning for wind series at the same time as the program automatically adjusts the forecasts based on the information about the availability specified in the schedule. To the left there is a calendar the user can navigate in to select an appropriate period to be displayed in the list to the right. Dates which have some schedule items will be written in bold font.

To the right, all series selected are listed alphabetically. Total outages when the maximum output is 0 are shown in red whereas periods where only parts of the production are unavailable are shown in orange. Also, periods without any outages can be saved, for example if you only wish to make a comment about a certain period. This period will then be shown in green. Both outages for whole days and for only a couple of hours can be scheduled.

To insert a schedule item, just double-click the day in question. As an alternative select a period in the series schedule grid and the right click in the grid and choose “New schedule item”. The period is then preselected in the date controls for the dialog that pops up. In the dialog the user can set the period, select type of item, specify maximum outputs and write comments.

Three types of items are possible:

•      Downscale to max. This will set a reduction of the availability to the specified “Max output (MW)”. The forecast values will be downscaled by the ratio between “Max output (MW)” and the installed capacity.  This will override any previously saved reductions for this period.

•      Downscale with reduction. This will reduce the availability with the specified “Reduction (MW)”. The forecast values will be downscaled by the ratio between the current maximum output and the installed capacity.This type add the reduction to previously saved reductions.

•      Bound to max. This type of reduction just bounds the forecast values to the specified “Max output (MW)” without any scaling of the forecast values. This type is suitable for reduction of maximum capacity due to regulations.

Choose the appropriate type in the list below together with the value, entered either as available power or as availiable number of turbines.  

If for example maintenance work is planned  the same period of the day for a number of subsequent days, the schedule item can be repeated. In that case, just specify the frequency and duration of the repetition.  

In order to do a multiple insert of schedule items (e.g. across many series or dates) first select multiple cells in the series schedule grid, right click anywhere and select “New scheduled item”

To edit or delete a previously saved schedule item, just right-click on a day and select the item you wish to edit from the list of items displayed. After making changes, click “OK” for approving the changes or for deleting the item click  .