A method can be used to control a flexible interconnection device that includes a number of converters. The method includes receiving a plurality of voltage signals indicating respective voltages of a plurality of load branches and a plurality of current signals indicating respective currents of the plurality of load branches, determining reference active power values for each of the plurality of converters based on the plurality of voltage signals and a plurality of reference voltage signals, determining reference reactive power values for each of the plurality of converters based on the plurality of voltage signals, the plurality of reference voltage signals and the plurality of current signals, and controlling the plurality of converters based on the determined reference active power values and the determined reference reactive power values.

A method can be used to control a flexible interconnection device that includes a number of converters. The method includes receiving a plurality of voltage signals indicating respective voltages of a plurality of load branches and a plurality of current signals indicating respective currents of the plurality of load branches, determining reference active power values for each of the plurality of converters based on the plurality of voltage signals and a plurality of reference voltage signals, determining reference reactive power values for each of the plurality of converters based on the plurality of voltage signals, the plurality of reference voltage signals and the plurality of current signals, and controlling the plurality of converters based on the determined reference active power values and the determined reference reactive power values.

An online voltage control method for coordinating multi-type reactive power resources is provided. First, a linearized power flow equation of branch reactive power is established, and an online voltage control model of multi-type reactive power resources including an objective function and constraint conditions is constructed. The constrain conditions includes generator reactive power constraints, reactive power compensator constraints, transformer tap position constraints, a nodal reactive power balance constraint, and slack contained nodal voltage constraints. Then, an optimization result of voltage control is obtained by solving the model. The method makes full use of reactive voltage operation characteristics of a power grid, constructs a practical online solution model for reactive voltage control of large power grid of coordinating multiple reactive power resources, and under a condition of acceptable accuracy loss, takes in account safety of power grid operation, economy of reactive power resource actions and high reliability of online operation.

An online voltage control method for coordinating multi-type reactive power resources is provided. First, a linearized power flow equation of branch reactive power is established, and an online voltage control model of multi-type reactive power resources including an objective function and constraint conditions is constructed. The constrain conditions includes generator reactive power constraints, reactive power compensator constraints, transformer tap position constraints, a nodal reactive power balance constraint, and slack contained nodal voltage constraints. Then, an optimization result of voltage control is obtained by solving the model. The method makes full use of reactive voltage operation characteristics of a power grid, constructs a practical online solution model for reactive voltage control of large power grid of coordinating multiple reactive power resources, and under a condition of acceptable accuracy loss, takes in account safety of power grid operation, economy of reactive power resource actions and high reliability of online operation.

A method and system for controlling voltage and reactive power for electrical grids includes monitoring the output of the energy generation facilities at the point of interconnection (POI) of each energy generation facility to the power transmission system of the electrical grid. In addition, the voltage at a point of utilization (POU) is monitored to determine when the output voltage of the energy generation facilities must be adjusted to maintain voltage at the POU. In addition, when it is determined that energy generation facilities are exchanging reactive power, the voltage set points of the energy generation facilities are adjusted to reduce the exchanged power.

A method and system for controlling voltage and reactive power for electrical grids includes monitoring the output of the energy generation facilities at the point of interconnection (POI) of each energy generation facility to the power transmission system of the electrical grid. In addition, the voltage at a point of utilization (POU) is monitored to determine when the output voltage of the energy generation facilities must be adjusted to maintain voltage at the POU. In addition, when it is determined that energy generation facilities are exchanging reactive power, the voltage set points of the energy generation facilities are adjusted to reduce the exchanged power.

Systems and methods for controlling and methods for controlling the power factor in a generator system are provided. In some embodiments, the generator system includes one or more generators configured to supply power to a power grid, an automatic voltage regulator configured to regulate a voltage of an output of the generator to a set voltage and regulate a power factor of the output to a set power factor, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a fault on the output and to adjust the set power factor of the automatic voltage regulator based on the fault. The controller is further configured to ramp the set power factor from the adjusted value to an initial value over a set period of time.

Systems and methods for controlling and methods for controlling the power factor in a generator system are provided. In some embodiments, the generator system includes one or more generators configured to supply power to a power grid, an automatic voltage regulator configured to regulate a voltage of an output of the generator to a set voltage and regulate a power factor of the output to a set power factor, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a fault on the output and to adjust the set power factor of the automatic voltage regulator based on the fault. The controller is further configured to ramp the set power factor from the adjusted value to an initial value over a set period of time.

A method for providing frequency balancing in a power network grid by an RBS of a radio communication network. The RBS includes one or more power supply units, PSUs, connected to the power network grid. The method includes detecting a deviation of a power network grid frequency measured in a PSU of the one or more PSUs, the power network grid frequency is measured upstream of a power factor correction, PFC, unit of the PSU, deactivating the one or more PSU in response to the detected deviation, determining one or more further PSU to be deactivated based on the detected deviation, the RBS is in a first frequency containment reserve, FCR, zone and the one or more further PSU are in a second FCR zone, other than the first FCR zone, and sending a deactivation indication to the determined one or more further PSU.

Provided in the present invention are a microgrid control system and a microgrid, the microgrid control system comprising: a grid-connected switch, an energy router, a first controller and a second controller; the first controller controls the grid-connected switch and sends a first control instruction; the second controller receives the first control instruction and responds to the first control instruction for controlling the energy router.