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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Huibin Zhu, Westford, MA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
Maozhong Gong, Shanghai, CN;
Xeuqin Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Huibin Zhu, Westford, MA (US);
David Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
Maozhong Gong, Shanghai, CN;
Xeuqin Wu, Shanghai, CN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems (), power modules (), and methods for using in controlling a converter () coupled between a power generator () and an electric grid (). A power module () includes the converter () configured to supply the output from the power generator () to the electric grid () and a controller () coupled to the converter () and configured to disable the converter () in response to a grid fault event, to identify the type or the grid fault event after a first predetermined interval from disabling the converter (), and to enable switching of the converter (), when the type of the grid fault event is identified as a low voltage condition.