Patent ID: 9459643
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G05B,G05F,G06F,H02J

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable program instructions for managing the operation of a plurality of microgrid modules, the computer executable program instructions comprising: first program instructions for receiving power flow data sensed by a sensor indicating a first microgrid module is receiving power on a DC bus, converting the power to AC power, and supplying the power to a load on an AC output bus; second program instructions for receiving interruption data sensed by the sensor indicating an interruption in the power received by the first microgrid module on the DC bus; third program instructions for determining that insufficient power is being supplied to the first microgrid module; and fourth program instructions for directing a first power router of the first microgrid module and a second power router of a second microgrid module to increase an amount of power drawn from the second microgrid module in communication with the first microgrid module, wherein the first, second, and third program instructions are executed by a first microgrid computer comprising a processor and a memory, and further wherein the fourth program instructions are executed by at least a first power router software module of the first power router and a second power router software module of the second power router.