Turbogenerator power control system and method
AssigneeCapstone Turbine Corporation
InventorsEdward C. Edelman, Mark G. Gilbreth, Joel B. Wacknov
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Abstract
The power meter, required in most utility grid connectged applications to measure load consumption, is utilized to provide a feedback to an associated turbogenerator power controller, providing a control system for peak shaving, load following, reactive power control, reverse flow protection and load analysis for scheduled turbogenerator operation. This control system operates with simple discrete signals for peak shaving operation, to more complex pulse signals for load following, to load profile analysis and scheduled operation based on a microprocessor based serial input from a digital power meter.
Claims3
A power control system connected to an electric utility grid and a load, said system comprising:
- a power meter connected to said electric utility grid;
- at least one turbogenerator connected to said electric utility grid, said power meter, and said load, each of said at least one turbogenerator including a controller for said power meter to provide a plurality of analog pulse input signals including a real power feedback signal and a reactive power feedback signal to the controller of each of said at least one turbogenerator.
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