Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Electrical power generation or distribution system
Reissue Patent
2004-12-21
2010-10-12
Rodriguez, Paul L (Department: 2123)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Electrical power generation or distribution system
C700S022000, C429S010000, C429S010000
Reissue Patent
active
RE041821
ABSTRACT:
A site management system (11) is provided for a power system (8) at site in a utility distribution grid (10). The power system (8) includes multipledelete-start id="DEL-S-00001" date="20101012" ?fuel celldelete-end id="DEL-S-00001" ?power plantsinsert-start id="INS-S-00001" date="20101012" ?, e.g., fuel cells,insert-end id="INS-S-00001" ?(18) and one or more loads (14), for selective connection/disconnection with the grid (10). The site management system (11) controls the power plants (18) in an integrated manner, alternatively in a grid connected mode and a grid independent mode. The multiple power plants (18) at the site may be viewed and operated as a unified distributed resource on the grid (10). The site management system (11) provides signals representative of the present power capability (Kw Capacity—88) of each of the power plants (18), and a signal (Total Kw Capacity—95) representative of the total present power capability at the site. These power representations are used to appropriately assign power dispatch loadings to the respectivedelete-start id="DEL-S-00002" date="20101012" ?fuel cellsdelete-end id="DEL-S-00002" ?insert-start id="INS-S-00002" date="20101012" ?power plantsinsert-end id="INS-S-00002" ?(18) in the grid connected mode and in the grid independent mode, and may also be used for load shedding.
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Fragola, Jr. Francis A.
Healy Herbert C.
Ross Ricky M.
Young Douglas Gibbons
Rodriguez Carlos Ortiz
Rodriguez Paul L
Schneeberger Stephen A.
UTC Power Corporation
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