Bloom Energy Corporation

Afshin Majd

Prasad Pmsvvsv

Carlton Cottuli

Chad Pearson

Daniel Baynes

A microgrid power system includes a power module configured to generate direct current (DC) power, an inverter module having a DC side and an AC side, and configured to invert DC power received from the power module on the DC side and output alternating current (AC) power on the AC side, a DC bus electrically connecting an output of the power module to an input on the DC side of the inverter module, an AC load bus configured to electrically connect an output on the AC of the inverter module to an AC load, an energy storage device electrically connected to the DC bus, and a kinetic storage device (KSD) device electrically connected to the AC load bus on the AC side of the inverter module.

Inverter-based microgrid including kinetic storage device and method of operating the same

Systems and methods for facilitating a medium voltage microgrid operation to manage critical loads are disclosed. The system includes at least two fuel cell systems that operate in one of at least two operating modes including a grid-forming mode and a grid-following mode, based on an operation of at least two utility feeders of a grid. The system includes a controller that receives values corresponding to electrical parameter(s) from at least two utility circuit breakers and a load circuit breaker, detects availability status of the utility circuit breakers to supply power to corresponding at least two portions of the critical load, and a connection status of the load circuit breaker, based on the values, and facilitates the at least two fuel cell systems to operate in one of the at least two operating modes. Further, the system is scalable, redundant, and reliable, and reliability and redundancy are customizable.

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