Generator control having power grid communications
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1. A system, comprising:
- a drive;
an electrical generator coupled to the drive;
a controller coupled to the drive, wherein the controller comprises a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event; and
a second controller coupled to the drive and configured to control the operation of the drive, wherein the controller is configured to override control of the drive from the second controller and control the drive in response to the utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event.
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Abstract
A system is provided for controlling power generation. For example, the system may include a drive, an electrical generator coupled to the drive, and a controller coupled to the drive. The controller may include a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a drive; an electrical generator coupled to the drive; a controller coupled to the drive, wherein the controller comprises a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event; and a second controller coupled to the drive and configured to control the operation of the drive, wherein the controller is configured to override control of the drive from the second controller and control the drive in response to the utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
an electrical generator controller comprising a stabilizing mode responsive to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event, wherein the stabilizing mode comprises an override ramp profile to change a power output of an electrical generator to maintain a frequency of the electrical generator within upper and lower limits of a grid frequency, wherein the electrical generator controller is configured to override control of the electrical generator from a second controller in response to the utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
a power grid generator configured to supply a power output to a power grid in response to a control signal from a controller, wherein the power grid generator comprises a stabilizing mode triggered by receipt of an override control signal generated by a second controller in response to a utility signal representative of a grid destabilizing event, the override control signal triggering the stabilizing mode within at least less than approximately 5 seconds of the grid destabilizing event, wherein the stabilizing mode comprises a power generation rate change of the power output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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