Patent ID: 11862980
Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method comprising:
determining a renewable energy source (RES) output capacity and an energy storage system (ESS) storage capacity based on a transmission capacity of a legacy renewable power plant (LRPP) interconnection infrastructure and a power output profile of the LRPP, wherein the LRPP interconnection infrastructure transmission capacity is a maximum amount of energy that can be transmitted from the LRPP to a grid; and
constructing an add-on renewable power plant (ARPP) including an RES having the determined RES output capacity, an ESS having the determined ESS storage capacity, and an ARPP controller configured to calculate a difference based on the transmission capacity of the LRPP interconnection infrastructure and an indication of an LRPP power output received from an LRPP controller, and directly adjust a setpoint of the RES and a setpoint of the ESS, such that the RES and the ESS direct, to the grid, power substantially equal to the difference, wherein the LRPP controller adjusts inverter setpoints of an LRPP RES independent of the ARPP controller, and wherein the ARPP is configured to connect to the LRPP interconnection infrastructure.