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Systems and methods for stabilizer control

  • US 10,732,656 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2016
  • Issued: 08/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system for an electric power grid configured to supply electric power from a supply point to a plurality of user locations, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is located at a respective one of a plurality of distribution locations on the grid at or between the supply point and at least one of the plurality of user locations, wherein each sensor is configured to sense a component of the supplied electric power at the respective distribution location and to generate measurement data based on the sensed component of the power, and wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is associated with a distribution location having at least one distributed energy resource and is adapted to measure an amount of distributed power generation by the at least one distributed energy resource, wherein the at least one distributed energy resource is different than the supply point;

    a controller configured to determine a distributed energy resource injection based on the measurement data, to modify a controller target value of the supplied electric power based on the distributed energy resource injection, and to generate an energy delivery parameter based on the controller target value of the supplied electric power and the measurement data received from the sensors including the amount of distributed power generation, wherein the distributed energy resource injection is the amount of distributed power generation, the controller target value of the supplied electric power is a controller voltage target value, and the controller is configured to raise the controller target voltage value within a predetermined range of voltage values as the amount of distributed power generation increases; and

    a component adjusting device configured to adjust a component of the electric power grid at the supply point in response to the energy delivery parameter.

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