Electrical power distribution network and process

An electrical power distribution network, including:

• a plurality of electrical power control apparatuses, each electrical power control apparatus of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses including:
• one or more signal conversion components receiving electrical power in a form of a corresponding first signal having a corresponding first fundamental frequency and a corresponding first characteristic voltage, and generating a corresponding second signal having a corresponding second fundamental frequency and a corresponding second characteristic voltage;
• and
• a controller that controls operation of the one or more signal conversion components to determine an output voltage and an output frequency of an output signal of the electrical power control apparatus of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses;
• electrical power generation components acting as sources of electrical power to at least some electrical power control apparatuses of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses;
• and
• electrical power consumption components acting as sinks of electrical power from at least some of the electrical power control apparatuses of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses;
• wherein the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses operate autonomously but are interconnected such that an output of at least some of the electrical power control apparatuses of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses is connected to an input of at least one corresponding other of the electrical power control apparatuses of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses and to one or more of the sinks and/or sources of electrical power so that the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses collectively maintain voltages and frequencies of the second signals flowing through the electrical power distribution network at target values to compensate for variations in the sinks and/or sources of electrical power;
• wherein each electrical power control apparatus of the plurality of electrical power control apparatuses includes:
• at least one virtual air gap transformer, including at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding, and one or more control windings to control the electromagnetic coupling between the primary and secondary windings;
• an input port configured to receive a first input signal having a first input fundamental frequency and a first input voltage;
• and
• a control component configured:
• to receive a signal representing the first input voltage and the first input fundamental frequency of the first input signal, and to generate a corresponding virtual air gap control signal to determine the electrical current in the control windings of the at least one virtual air gap transformer, such that a target output voltage of a target output frequency is generated at the secondary windings;
• wherein the electrical power supply system receives input electrical energy in a form of the first input signal having the first input fundamental frequency and the first input voltage, and generates corresponding output electrical energy in a form of a corresponding first output signal of the target frequency and the target output voltage.