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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:

Solantro Semiconductor Corp., Ottawa, CA;

Inventors:

James Benson Bacque, Ottawa, CA;

Raymond Kenneth Orr, Kanata, CA;

Edward Patrick Keyes, Ottawa, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/18 (2006.01); G05F 1/625 (2006.01); H02J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/18 (2013.01); G05F 1/625 (2013.01); H02J 3/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electrical power source includes a power converter and either an electrical generator or an electrical energy storage device. Power flow is controlled through control of the power converter based on a voltage source and resistance model of the electrical power source. A power converter for an electrical generator is controlled to synthesize a constant voltage of the voltage source and a variable value of the resistance. The resistance value is controlled to deliver a maximum available output power to the electrical microgrid over a range of microgrid voltages up to a voltage below a maximum allowable voltage of the electrical microgrid. For an electrical energy storage device, the power converter is controlled to synthesize a resistance value of the resistance that is dependent upon a phase angle between the voltage at the microgrid side of the electrical power source and current of the electrical energy storage device.


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