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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Reigh Allen Walling, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Edward Cardinal, Altamont, NY (US);
Robert William Delmerico, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nicholas Wright Miller, Delmar, NY (US);
Reigh Allen Walling, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Edward Cardinal, Altamont, NY (US);
Robert William Delmerico, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nicholas Wright Miller, Delmar, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A solar farm system is provided that is configured for reducing electrical loss. The solar farm system includes a plurality of PV arrays coupled to inverters and a collector system including a conductor or network of conductors. The collector system also includes a plurality of transformers with one or more transformers connected between the inverters and the conductors. The solar farm also includes a substation transformer connecting the solar farm collector system to the electrical grid. The solar farm includes a control system configured to determine at least one operating parameter for the solar farm system to reduce electrical loss and to regulate the collector system and the plurality of inverters based at least in part on the at least one operating parameter.