Control system for power distribution

A control system for managing power for first and second solid-state power substations (SSPS), the first SSPS including a first plurality of SUPERs, the second SSPS including a second plurality of SUPERS, the control system comprising:

• a first SSPS controller operable to direct operation of the first SSPS including the first plurality of SUPERs;
• a second SSPS controller operable to direct operation of the second SSPS including the second plurality of SUPERs;
• each of the first plurality of SUPERs including a first controller operable to receive and operate according to SUPER constraints received from the first SSPS controller;
• each of the second plurality of SUPERs including a second controller operable to receive and operate according to SUPER constraints received from the second SSPS controller;
• a power distribution controller operably coupled to the first and second SSPS controllers, the power distribution system configured to direct operation of the first and second SSPSs, via communication with the first and second SSPS controller, to affect operation of the first and second pluralities of SUPERs;
• wherein the first and second SSPC controllers are operable to determine SUPER constraints based on communications received from the power distribution controller and communications received respectively from the SUPERs among the first and second pluralities of SUPERs;
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• wherein the first SSPC controller, the second SSPS controller, the first controller, the second controller, and the power distribution controller communicate according to a standardized communication protocol, such that despite the first and second SSPSs being configured differently the first and second controller direct operation of the first and second pluralities of SUPERs according to the same standardized protocol.

A method of managing power for a solid-state power substation (SSPS), the SSPS including a plurality of SUPERs, said method comprising:

• negotiating, in an SSPS controller, power transfer from a power source to the plurality of SUPERs;
• controlling supply of apparent and reactive power across the plurality of SUPERs;
• communicating a SUPER constraint to a first one of the plurality of SUPERs;
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• controlling, in a first SUPER, based on the SUPER constraint, at least one of voltage, current, phase, and balancing with respect to power transferred from a power input to a power output.