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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Kathleen Ann O'brien, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ralph Teichmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jovan Z Bebic, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kathleen Ann O'Brien, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ralph Teichmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jovan Z Bebic, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A power plant coupled to, and configured to provide power to, an electrical grid, is described. The power plant includes a plurality of power converters electrically coupled to, and configured to receive power from, at least one power source. The power plant also includes a voltage regulation device electrically coupled between the power converters and the electrical grid. The voltage regulation device includes a series transformer and a bi-directional converter configured to regulate a voltage at an output of the power converters.