Microgrid electric power generation systems and associated methods
First Claim
1. A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system, comprising:
- delivering energy to a first electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the first electric power bus, the one or more kinetic generators storing energy therein in kinetic form;
controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load powered by the first electric power bus such that a magnitude of a voltage on the first electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, while maintaining an output power of one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the first electric power bus at a constant value during the change in load; and
controlling the one or more combustion generators based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators.
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Abstract
A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system includes delivering energy to an electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus, controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load such that a magnitude of a voltage on the electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, and controlling one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators. The one or more kinetic generators are capable of (a) delivering energy stored therein to the electric power bus, and (b) storing energy in kinetic form.
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1. A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system, comprising:
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delivering energy to a first electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the first electric power bus, the one or more kinetic generators storing energy therein in kinetic form; controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load powered by the first electric power bus such that a magnitude of a voltage on the first electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, while maintaining an output power of one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the first electric power bus at a constant value during the change in load; and controlling the one or more combustion generators based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A microgrid electric power generation system, comprising:
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a first electric power bus; one or more combustion power sources, each combustion power source including; a combustion generator electrically coupled to the first electric power bus, and a first control subsystem configured to control delivery of power by the combustion generator to the first electric power bus, each combustion power source having a respective first time constant representing an amount of time required for the combustion power source to change its power output by ten percent; and one or more kinetic energy subsystems, each kinetic energy subsystems including; a kinetic generator capable of (a) delivering energy stored therein to the first electric power bus, and (b) storing energy from the first electric power bus in kinetic form, a power converter electrically coupling the kinetic generator to the first electric power bus, and a second control subsystem configured to control the kinetic generator and the power converter of the kinetic energy subsystem such that magnitude of a voltage on the first electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, each kinetic energy subsystem having a respective second time constant representing an amount time required for the kinetic energy subsystem to change its power storage or delivery by ten percent, each second time constant being smaller than each first time constant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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