Programmable inverter for controllable grid response
AssigneeCummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
InventorsElias M. Ayana, Michelle Hunt, Brad K. Palmer
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Abstract
A system for providing programmable grid response characteristics includes a generator set having an alternator output voltage, where the alternator output voltage is rectified to provide DC power to a DC bus of the generator set. The system further includes a programmable inverter having power electronics configured to receive a response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid, receive the DC power from the DC bus, and condition the DC power based on the response requirement to provide an AC output response. The AC output response meets specifications of the response requirement.
Claims42
A system for providing programmable grid response characteristics, comprising:
- a generator set having an alternator output voltage, wherein the alternator output voltage is rectified to provide DC power to a DC bus of the generator set;
- and
- a programmable inverter comprising power electronics configured to:
- receive a response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid,
- receive the DC power from the DC bus, and
- condition the DC power based on the response requirement to provide an AC output response, wherein the AC output response meets specifications of the response requirement.
A method of providing programmable grid response characteristics, comprising:
- providing, by a generator set, an alternator output voltage;
- rectifying the alternator output voltage to provide DC power to a DC bus of the generator set;
- receiving, by a programmable inverter comprising power electronics, a response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid;
- receiving, by the programmable inverter, the DC power from the DC bus;
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- conditioning, by the programmable inverter, the DC power based on the response requirement to provide an AC output response, wherein the AC output response meets specifications of the response requirement.
A system for providing programmable grid response characteristics, comprising:
- a generator set configured to generate and output AC power;
- a rectifier coupled to the generator set and configured to:
- receive the AC power, and
- convert the AC power into DC power;
- and
- one or more inverters coupled to the rectifier, each inverter comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive a transmitted response requirement corresponding to a code requirement of a grid;
- programmable power electronics configured to:
- receive the DC power, and
- condition, as specified by the response requirement, the DC power to provide an AC output response, wherein the AC output response is formed according to specifications of the response requirement;
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- one or more processors configured to:
- analyze the response requirement to determine the specifications of the response requirement, and
- control operation of the programmable power electronics to convert the DC power to the AC output response based on the response requirement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.