Computing an operating parameter of a unified power flow controller
| DWPI Title: Unified power flow controller for facilitating optimal provision of electric power, has controller for determining if variable power generation system power output is provided to power grid with or without supplement from power storage |
| Abstract: A Unified Power Flow Controller described herein comprises a sensor that outputs at least one sensed condition, a processor that receives the at least one sensed condition, a memory that comprises control logic that is executable by the processor; and power electronics that comprise power storage, wherein the processor causes the power electronics to selectively cause the power storage to act as one of a power generator or a load based at least in part upon the at least one sensed condition output by the sensor and the control logic, and wherein at least one operating parameter of the power electronics is designed to facilitate maximal transmittal of electrical power generated at a variable power generation system to a grid system while meeting power constraints set forth by the electrical power grid. |
| Use: Unified power flow controller for facilitating optimal provision of electric power generated by a variable power generation system. |
| Advantage: The controller optimizes a power output of the variable power generation system while meeting constraints of an electric power grid are determined. |
| Novelty: The controller (106) has a processor (108) for causing power electronics to selectively cause power storage to act as one of a power generator or a load based upon a sensed condition output by a sensor (114) and determined by control logic. The controller determines if a variable power generation system power output is provided to an electric power grid (104) with or without supplement or alteration from the power storage by adding additional power or providing a load to reduce an amount of power provided to the grid, respectively. |
| Filed: 12/1/2014 |
| Application Number: US14556820A |
| Tech ID: SD 11802.1 |
| 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. |
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