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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2016
Applicants:

Michael Ropp, Brookings, SD (US);

Scott Perlenfein, Brookings, SD (US);

Jason C. Neely, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Sigifredo Gonzalez, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Lee Joshua Rashkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Michael Ropp, Brookings, SD (US);

Scott Perlenfein, Brookings, SD (US);

Jason C. Neely, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Sigifredo Gonzalez, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Lee Joshua Rashkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Assignees:

Northern Plains Power Technologies, Brookings, SD (US);

Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02H 3/17 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02H 3/17 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 13/002 (2013.01); H02J 13/0006 (2013.01); H02J 3/386 (2013.01); H02J 3/387 (2013.01); H02J 2003/388 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 10/763 (2013.01); Y02E 40/72 (2013.01); Y04S 10/12 (2013.01); Y04S 10/123 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying an island condition in a power distribution system and disconnecting distributed generators in the case of islanding. The systems and methods are used to enable reliable detection of island formation with high false-trip immunity, for any combination of distributed energy resources, and for distributed energy resources using grid support functions.


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