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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald Richard Zimmanck, Petaluma, CA (US);
Christopher N. Rowe, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05F 1/66 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02M 3/04 (2006.01); H02M 7/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2013.01); G05B 13/021 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02M 3/04 (2013.01); H02M 7/44 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41246 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a microgrid load. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring at least one grid parameter of a microgrid transmission line coupled to a load in a microgrid; computing, using the at least one grid parameter and a droop control technique, at least one virtual set-point; determining a modification to operation of the load based on the at least one virtual set-point; and modifying operation of the load based on the modification.