Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Cooper Technologies Company

Dongbo Zhao

Yigang Wang

Chinmaya Patil

Jalpa Shah

Chinmaya Baburao Patil

Methods and systems for performing network reconfigurations for networks including one or more renewable energy devices are described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a network reconfiguration engine is used to determine an energy level of one or more renewable energy devices within the network. The reconfiguration engine is then capable of determining an optimal path for the network reconfiguration such that a least portion of the network's load is impacted, as well as a minimal number of switching operations are needed. The optimal path also, in one embodiment, includes performing a resiliency estimation for the post-network reconfiguration topology. An updated relay setting for the post-network reconfiguration topology is determined, and a status of any other engines associated with the reconfiguration is determined, after which the network reconfiguration is performed.

Optimal network reconfiguration path searching based on optimization for networks including renewable sources

A method of operating an electrical feeder permits the electrical feeder voltage to be maintained at the minimum voltage within a voltage range based upon dynamic grouping together of electrical generators on the electrical feeder with demand response loads on the electrical feeder. A method of assessing the proper operation of a voltage control device on the electrical feeder involves detecting a number of properties of the electrical power in the electrical feeder both prior to and subsequent to a change in an operational parameter of a voltage control device. An expected effect upon the electrical feeder of one or more distributed generators is filtered from this in order to determine a net effect of the voltage control device itself on the electrical feeder. Based upon the detected net effect and a predicted baseline effect for the voltage control device, it can be determined whether the voltage control device is functioning properly.

Method of operating an electrical feeder

Method of assessing proper operation of voltage control device

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Dongbo Zhao