Hyperfirm swarm power and modular loads under common control
Assignee1st Avenue Nova, LLC
InventorThomas BUTTGENBACH
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of modular generators. Each modular generator from the plurality of modular generators is configured to produce electrical power. The system further includes a plurality of modular loads. Each modular load from the plurality of modular loads is configured to consume electrical power. The system further includes a connection matrix including a plurality of controllable bridge devices and configured to selectively route electrical power from any one or more modular generators from the plurality of modular generators to any one or more modular loads from the plurality of modular loads. The connection matrix defining, at least in part, a power distribution power.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a plurality of modular generators, each modular generator from the plurality of modular generators configured to produce electrical power;
- a plurality of modular loads, each modular load from the plurality of modular loads configured to consume electrical power;
- a connection matrix including a plurality of controllable bridge devices and configurable to selectively route electrical power from any one or more modular generators from the plurality of modular generators to any one or more modular loads from the plurality of modular loads, the connection matrix defining, at least in part, a power distribution system;
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- a control system configured to control each of the plurality of modular generators, the plurality of controllable bridge devices of the connection matrix, and the plurality of modular loads.
A method, comprising:
- selectively routing electrical power from at least one modular generator from a plurality of modular generators to at least one modular load from a plurality of modular loads via a connection matrix of a power distribution system, the connection matrix including a plurality of controllable bridge devices and configurable into a first configuration in which a first subset of electrical power outputs of the plurality of modular generators are merged, and into a second configuration in which a second subset of the electrical power outputs of the plurality of modular generators, different from the first subset of electrical power outputs of the plurality of modular generators, are merged;
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- jointly controlling, by a control system compute device, the plurality of modular generators, the plurality of controllable bridge devices, and the plurality of modular loads.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- identify a power routing configuration for a connection matrix, of a power distribution system, that (1) comprises a plurality of controllable bridge devices, and (2) electrically couples a plurality of modular generators to a plurality of modular loads to selectively route electrical power from at least a subset of modular generators from the plurality of modular generators to at least a subset of modular loads from the plurality of modular loads;
- cause transmission of control signals to the connection matrix to implement the power routing configuration;
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- cause transmission of control signals to the plurality of modular generators and to the plurality of modular loads to jointly manage power generation and power consumption in the power distribution system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.