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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Yoram Bronicki, Reno, NV (US);
Yoram Bronicki, Reno, NV (US);
Ormat Technologies Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system for timely standby power generation supplementing a solar array during periods of cloud coverage, including a power plant comprising solar arrays for normal power production during periods of maximum or reduced solar influx, and distributed generating sets (DGS) for standby power generation to supplement the solar arrays during periods of cloud coverage. A weather station has sensors for acquiring real-time meteorological data in the vicinity of the power plant and a processor for processing the acquired meteorological data so as to generate data related to a solar influx reduction event at the power plant including an event starting time. A controller receives the event data from the processor and operating the DGS in response to the received event data.