Subharmonic power line carrier based island detection systems and methods
| Patent Number: | 10,326,279 |
| Issued: | 6/18/2019 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | Systems and methods for identifying an island condition in a power distribution system and disconnecting distributed generators in the case of islanding. The systems and methods are used to enable reliable detection of island formation with high false-trip immunity, for any combination of distributed energy resources, and for distributed energy resources using grid support functions. |
| Filed: | 7/18/2016 |
| Application Number: | 15/213,191 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |