A method for reducing and/or managing energy-related stress in an electrical system includes processing electrical measurement data from or derived from energy-related signals captured by at least one intelligent electronic device (IED) in the electrical system to identify and track at least one energy-related transient in the electrical system. An impact of the at least one energy-related transient on equipment in the electrical system is quantified, and one or more transient-related alarms are generated in response to the impact of the at least one energy-related transient being near, within or above a predetermined range of the stress tolerance of the equipment. The transient-related alarms are prioritized based in part on at least one of the stress tolerance of the equipment, the stress associated with one or more transient events, and accumulated energy-related stress on the equipment. One or more actions are taken in the electrical system in response to the transient-related alarms to reduce energy-related stress on the equipment in the electrical system.

Pulsed power loads (PPLs) are highly non-linear and can cause significant stability and power quality issues in an electrical microgrid. According to the present invention, many of these issues can be mitigated by an Energy Storage System (ESS) that offsets the PPL. The ESS can maintain a constant bus voltage and decouple the generation sources from the PPL. For example, the ESS specifications can be obtained with an ideal, band-limited hybrid battery and flywheel system.

A smart switch allows distributed generators to “ride through” non-three-phase faults by very quickly detecting a non-three-phase phase fault, locating the fault, identifying the “responsive sectionalizer switches” that will be involved in clearing or isolating the fault, and selecting one of the responsive sectionalizer switches to direct back-feed tie switch operations. The responsive sectionalizer switches trip only the faulted phase(s), and the selected sectionalizer switch instructs a back-feed tie switch to close to back-feed the distributed generators prior to conducting the typical fault response operation. This typically occurs within about three cycles, and is completed before the normal fault clearing and isolation procedures, which momentarily disconnect all three phases to the distributed generators from the normally connected feeder breaker. The looped connection to an alternate feeder breaker during these operations allows the distributed generators to “ride through” the normal fault clearing and isolation procedures.

A power system configured to accommodate poor incoming power quality from an outside power source. The power system includes an incoming connection configured to receive power from the outside power source. A powered device is operatively connected to the incoming connection, where the powered device draws a current from the incoming connection. A control system detects an incoming voltage at the incoming connection and compares the incoming voltage to a threshold voltage. When the incoming voltage is less than the threshold voltage the current drawn from the incoming connection by the powered device is caused to be reduced. The incoming voltage being less than the threshold voltage is indicative of a poor incoming power quality.

A method for controlling a renewable energy power system having at least one renewable energy asset connected to a power grid during a frequency event includes receiving, via a controller, a frequency signal of the power grid. The method also includes determining a time constant for a frequency filter assembly as a function of two or more parameters of the frequency signal. Further, the method includes filtering the frequency signal via the frequency filter assembly using the determined time constant. Moreover, the method includes determining a power command for the at least one renewable energy asset using the filtered frequency signal. In addition, the method includes controlling the at least one renewable energy asset based on the power command.

A method for component voltage limitation, and an apparatus and a system for applying the same. At least one photovoltaic cell in a photovoltaic-cell string is controlled to operate in a voltage-limited mode, in response to receiving an instruction for enabling voltage limitation. Thereby, the voltage of the photovoltaic-cell string is reduced. A quantity of photovoltaic modules connected in series can be increased, while a highest voltage of the system is guaranteed not to exceed a corresponding requirement. A system cost is reduced. The photovoltaic cell operating in the voltage-limited mode is controlled to resume a normal output, in response to receiving the instruction for suspending voltage limitation. The output voltage of the photovoltaic-cell string is increased. Thereby, a rate of utilization on a direct voltage, and a PVIR of DC/AC are improved for the photovoltaic system.

An electrical grid control device includes a data acquisition unit that acquires measurement data including a voltage value and a current value of each unit in an electrical grid in which a power conversion device is connected, and a control method selection unit that selects a control method when active power and reactive power output to the electrical grid by the power conversion device are controlled based on the acquired measurement data.

A power supply system including three output ends of a power converter respectively connected to a first end of a positive/negative direct current bus and a first end of a neutral bus; two input ends of a first inverter respectively connected to a second end of the positive direct current bus and a second end of the neutral bus; two input ends of a second inverter respectively connected to a second end of the neutral bus and a second end of the negative direct current bus; a controller outputs an overvoltage alarm signal when at least one of the following conditions is met: a to-ground voltage of the positive/ negative direct current bus or a to-ground voltage of the neutral bus is greater than or equal to the preset threshold.

Systems and apparatuses include a non-transitory computer readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied therein that, when executed by a circuit of a power system, causes the power system to perform functions to activate and deactivate routes. The functions include determining a plurality of source objects, each including source functions and being assigned a position on a one-line topology; determining one or more switch objects including switch functions and assigned a position on the one-line topology; determining one or more bus objects including bus functions and assigned a position on the one-line topology; determining one or more load objects including load functions and assigned a position on the one-line topology; and allocating each object to one of a plurality of controllers, each of the controllers structured to cooperatively perform the source functions, the switch functions, the bus functions, and the load functions to provide operation of the system.

A system and method for interrupting power in a three-phase power system interrupts power in the faulted phase and the next sequential phase at high speeds, while interrupting power in the remaining phase at a normal operation speed. Limiting high-speed interruption to only two phases requires significantly less energy storage than implementing high-speed interruption in all three phases. When hybrid circuit interrupters are used, the need to wait for a zero-crossing in the current signal in order to initiate interruption operations is eliminated.