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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2024
GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Dustin F. Howard, Brookhaven, GA (US);
GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a power generating asset connected to an electrical grid includes receiving a grid power limit associated with a grid event and, based on the grid power limit, determining a target grid power for the generator during recovery from the grid event. During the recovery, a first power softening function is implemented that includes receiving at least one of a torsional angle signal or change in speed signal associated with the drivetrain. Upon the torsional angle or change in speed crossing a threshold value, the method decrease a power command on the generator below the target grid power to reduce the torsional angle at a later point in time. A power difference between the target grid power and the decreased power command of the generator is determined and power is supplied from an energy storage device in communication with the converter to make up the power difference.