Date and Time 20 May 2026, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location OPTIMA, Melbourne Connect (Level 8 – Meeting Room 290-8-8109-Meeting Room)
Event Type Event Completed

A SCADA-Driven Surrogate Scheme for Wind Farm DeratingOperational Realities and Design Implications

Speaker: Harvey Zhang – University of Melbourne

Bio:
Harvey is undertaking an OPTIMA Industry PhD project titled “Optimization of Production by ‘Selected Turbine De-Rating’ at Macarthur Wind Farm” with AGL. His research interests revolve around optimization, graph theory, and game theory. The project aims to investigate wind turbine control strategies to maximize power output, addressing challenges posed by significant wake effects. He is undertaking this research at the University of Melbourne supervised by Dr. Mario Andrés Muñoz, Prof. Michael Kirley and Prof Kate Smith-Miles AO.
Prior to this, he completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne.

This event is Hybrid:
JOIN VIA ZOOM – MEETING ID: 873 1557 5255; PASSWORD: 778635
ATTEND IN PERSON – Level 8, Room 8109, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton 3053
Please arrive a little early to find a seat

SEMINAR: WED 20 MAY 2026 16:00-17:00 (AEST, Melbourne Time)

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