METHOD AND DEVICES FOR STABILIZING ELECTRIC GRID POWER
First Claim
1. An electric grid stabilization metadevice comprising:
- a plurality of interactive grid devices each forming part of a respective electrical path of an electric grid and each including;
a variable impedance device that inserts a current limiting impedance in the respective path when a fault occurs;
a state detection transducer connected to the variable impedance device to change a detection state when the fault occurs; and
an integral communications system having transmission and reception capabilities and being connected to the state detection transducer and variable impedance device, wherein a fault detected by each of the interactive grid devices automatically causes transmission of a signal to another integrated grid device, reception of the signal by the other integrated grid device and an insertion of a current limiting impedance by the other integrated grid device.
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Abstract
The invention provides an electric grid stabilization metadevice including a plurality of interactive grid devices each forming part of a respective electrical path of an electric grid and each including, a variable impedance device that inserts a current limiting impedance in the respective path when a fault occurs, a state detection transducer connected to the variable impedance device to change a detection state when the fault occurs and an integral communications system having transmission and reception capabilities and being connected to the state detection transducer and variable impedance device, wherein a fault detected by each of the interactive grid devices automatically causes transmission of a signal to another integrated grid device, reception of the signal by the other integrated grid device and an insertion of a current limiting impedance by the other integrated grid device.
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22 Claims
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1. An electric grid stabilization metadevice comprising:
a plurality of interactive grid devices each forming part of a respective electrical path of an electric grid and each including; a variable impedance device that inserts a current limiting impedance in the respective path when a fault occurs; a state detection transducer connected to the variable impedance device to change a detection state when the fault occurs; and an integral communications system having transmission and reception capabilities and being connected to the state detection transducer and variable impedance device, wherein a fault detected by each of the interactive grid devices automatically causes transmission of a signal to another integrated grid device, reception of the signal by the other integrated grid device and an insertion of a current limiting impedance by the other integrated grid device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of stabilizing electric power, comprising:
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detecting a fault in a grid using a first variable impedance device; inserting a current limiting impedance in a first path of the grid using the first variable impedance device nearest to the fault; transmitting a signal from the first variable impedance device to a second variable impedance device following detection of the fault; receiving the signal at the second variable impedance device; and inserting a current limiting impedance in a second path of the grid using the second variable impedance device in response to receiving the signal.
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18. An interactive grid device comprising:
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first and second terminals; a superconductor component electrically connecting the first and second terminals; a cooling system, the superconductor component being connected to the cooling system to be cooled to below a critical temperature of superconductor material of the superconductor component to allow for superconducting current to flow through the superconductor component, a fault causing decrease in the superconducting current; a state detection transducer positioned to change a detection state when the fault occurs; and an integral communications system connected to the state detection transducer, the integral communications system generating and transmitting a signal when the fault occurs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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