Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Islanding a plurality of grid tied power converters
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Application No.: US15196869Application Date: 2016-06-29
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Publication No.: US09819190B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Apurva Somani , John C. Palombini
- Applicant: DYNAPOWER COMPANY LLC
- Applicant Address: US VT South Burlington
- Assignee: DYNAPOWER COMPANY LLC
- Current Assignee: DYNAPOWER COMPANY LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VT South Burlington
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- Main IPC: H02J3/38
- IPC: H02J3/38

Abstract:
A power system having a plurality of power converters coupled together at a point of common coupling (PCC). The power converters are coupled to a load and provide a combined power converter output to the load. A switch is coupled in series between the PCC and an external grid. When the switch is closed, the power system is in a grid-tied configuration and when the switch is open, the power system is in a microgrid configuration. A control system coupled to the power converters enables the switch to open and close in response to a signal received from one or more sensors monitoring the external grid, enables the power converters to operate in a current control mode when the switch is closed, and transitions the power converters from grid-tied mode to microgrid mode and synchronize the power converters such that the converters share the load.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170005473A1 ISLANDING A PLURALITY OF GRID TIED POWER CONVERTERS Public/Granted day:2017-01-05
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