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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Bishnu P. Bhattarai, Kennewick, WA (US);
Jing Xie, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kevin P. Schneider, Seattle, WA (US);
Wei Du, Richland, WA (US);
Laurentiu D. Marinovici, Kirkland, WA (US);
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
Computing apparatus and methods to increase operational flexibility in an energy distribution system include using a transactive mechanism to adjust voltage supplied to a power grid by one or more distributed energy resources (DERs). In some examples of the disclosed technology, the transactive mechanism is configured to cause the one or more DERs to adjust a corresponding supply of voltage to the power grid in order to reach a targeted voltage difference across terminals of a switching device of the power grid, thereby enabling the switching device to be switched to increase reliability of the power grid.