Dispatchable power from a renewable energy facility

A system, comprising:

• a direct current bus electrically connected to an inverter;
• one or more intermittently available renewable energy sources electrically connected to the DC bus;
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• one or more fully available energy sources, other than an energy storage system, electrically connected to the DC bus, wherein the DC bus receives electrical power from the one or more intermittently available energy sources and the one or more fully available energy sources and wherein the DC bus provides the electrical power to the inverter and wherein the inverter converts the DC electrical power to alternating current (“AC”) electrical power for supply to a grid.

A wind turbine, comprising:

• a rotor to rotate in response to air movement and produce mechanical power;
• a generator operable to convert the mechanical power into alternating current (“AC”) electrical energy;
• a power control apparatus operable to convert the AC electrical energy into direct current (“DC”) electrical energy;
• a DC bus operable to receive the DC electrical energy;
• and
• one or more fully available energy sources other than an energy storage system operable to supply DC electrical power to the DC bus.