Circuits for electricity-generating units

A process for determining a location of a substation in an area of a plurality of electricity-generating units as a function of locations of the plurality of electricity-generating units and a location of a point of connection to an electric grid comprising:

• (a) selecting a proposed location of the substation;
• (b) determining a distance from the proposed location of the substation to the location of the point of connection to the electric grid;
• (c) clustering the plurality of electricity-generating units into a plurality of clusters;
• (d) determining a center of each of the plurality of clusters;
• (e) determining distances from the center of each of the plurality of clusters to the location of the point of connection to the electric grid;
• and
• (f) determining a cost of connecting the plurality of clusters to the substation and a cost of connecting the proposed location of the substation to the location of the point of connection to the electric grid as a function of the distances from the center of each of the plurality of clusters to the location of the point of connection to the electric grid and the distance from the proposed location of the substation to the location of the point of connection to the electric grid.

A process comprising:

• receiving, into a computer processor, locations of a plurality of electricity-generating units in an area;
• dividing the area into a plurality of sectors;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors in a first direction, beginning at an initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a first set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed a wattage threshold;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors in the first direction, beginning at a second initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a second set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector in the second set comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed the wattage threshold;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors in a second direction, beginning at the initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a third set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector in the third set comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed the wattage threshold;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors in the second direction, beginning at a third initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a fourth set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector in the fourth set comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed a wattage threshold;
• determining a cost for connecting the electricity-generating units in each of the first set of multiple aggregate sectors, the second set of multiple aggregate sectors, the third set of multiple aggregate sectors, and the fourth set of multiple aggregate sectors;
• and
• selecting as a circuit one of the first set of multiple aggregate sectors, the second set of multiple aggregate sectors, the third set of multiple aggregate sectors, or the fourth set of multiple aggregate sectors as a function of the cost.

A process comprising:

• receiving, into a computer processor, locations of a plurality of electricity-generating units in an area;
• dividing the area into a plurality of sectors;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors, beginning at an initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a first set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed a wattage threshold;
• traversing through the plurality of sectors, beginning at a second initial sector, one sector at a time, and forming a second set of multiple aggregate sectors, each multiple aggregate sector in the second set comprising a group of electricity generating units that does not exceed the wattage threshold;
• determining a cost for connecting the electricity-generating units in each of the first set of multiple aggregate sectors and the second set of multiple aggregate sectors;
• and
• selecting as a circuit one of the first set of multiple aggregate sectors or the second set of multiple aggregate sectors.

A process comprising:

• receiving, into a computer processor, locations of a plurality of electricity-generating units in an area;
• determining a location of a substation as a function of the locations of the plurality of electricity-generating units and a point of connection to an electric grid;
• identifying a first set of electricity generating units that surround or are in close proximity to the substation;
• clustering the electricity generating units into clusters, wherein the clusters do not include the first set of electricity generating units;
• and
• coupling the clusters directly to the substation or coupling the clusters to the substation through one or more electricity generating units in the first set of electricity generating units.