CPC G05F 1/66 (2013.01) [G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/0428 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/16 (2013.01); H02J 3/28 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01); Y02E 10/76 (2013.01); Y02E 40/30 (2013.01); Y02E 40/70 (2013.01); Y02E 70/30 (2013.01); Y04S 10/50 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method of controlling an electric power grid configured to supply electric power from a supply point to a plurality of user locations, the method comprising:
receiving measurement data based on a sensed component of supplied electric power from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is located at a respective one of a plurality of distribution locations on the grid at or between the supply point and at least one of the plurality of user locations, and wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sensors are associated with a plurality of inverters, respectively, wherein the plurality of inverters are, respectively, located within a plurality of non-overlapping blocks of the grid and are adapted to generate and/or absorb reactive power;
minimizing a plurality of block voltage slopes associated, respectively, with the plurality of blocks;
modifying a target voltage value of the supplied electric power based on an amount of distributed power generation, wherein the target voltage value is raised as an amount of distributed power generation generated by the plurality of inverters increases;
generating an energy delivery parameter based on the controller target value of the supplied electric power, and
controlling the plurality of inverters to modify a voltage on the respective blocks; and
adjusting a component of the electric power grid at the supply point in response to the energy delivery parameter.
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