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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Borka Milosevic, Atlanta, GA (US);
Willem Hendrik Du Toit, Cochrane, CA;
Aleksandar Vukojevic, Atlanta, GA (US);
Borka Milosevic, Atlanta, GA (US);
Willem Hendrik Du Toit, Cochrane, CA;
Aleksandar Vukojevic, Atlanta, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for decentralized coordinated Volt/VAR control are provided. Such a device may allow, for example, an operational parameter such as voltage, power losses, a combination of these, and/or power factor to be optimized on a segment of an electrical distribution system under certain conditions. For example, a controller may include a network interface to receive measurements and data processing circuitry to optimize a voltage deviation, active power losses, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on the total load on the segment of the electrical distribution system.