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Microgrid control system

  • US 8,682,495 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2010
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring a microgrid, the method comprising:

  • initializing a first configuration of the microgrid having at least one distributed energy resource and a set of microgrid elements, the set of microgrid elements being connected in a peer-to-peer processor network;

    verifying an address for each element in the set of microgrid elements;

    receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements that indicates a reconfiguration of the microgrid;

    responsive to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements that indicates the reconfiguration of the microgrid, re-aligning the set of microgrid elements to form a second grid configuration;

    responsive to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements that indicates the reconfiguration of the microgrid, wherein the reconfiguration includes failure of a master processor, re-designating a functional slave processor as a re-configured master processor; and

    executing the second grid configuration.

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