Electrical accumulator unit for providing auxiliary power to an electrical network
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1. A device for providing auxiliary power to an electrical network comprising:
- an energy storage device; and
an actively controlled power converter coupled in parallel to said electrical network and operatively coupled to the energy storage device;
wherein said actively controlled power converter is configured to provide automatic bidirectional power flow into and out of the electrical network from and to, respectively, the energy storage device in response to at least one measured electrical property within the electrical network.
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Abstract
An electrical accumulator unit wherein an energy storage device is utilized in conjunction with an actively controlled bidirectional power converter to provide auxiliary power to an electrical network is disclosed.
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1. A device for providing auxiliary power to an electrical network comprising:
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an energy storage device; and an actively controlled power converter coupled in parallel to said electrical network and operatively coupled to the energy storage device; wherein said actively controlled power converter is configured to provide automatic bidirectional power flow into and out of the electrical network from and to, respectively, the energy storage device in response to at least one measured electrical property within the electrical network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling power flow into an electrical network from an EAU and out of the electrical network to the EAU comprising the acts of:
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(a) coupling the EAU in parallel to said electrical network; (b) sensing at least one electrical property of the electrical network; and (c) providing automatic bidirectional power flow into and out of the electrical network from and to, respectively, the EAU in response at least in part to the at least one sensed electrical property. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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