Patent ID: 9118196
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a distributed power generation system comprising a plurality of electrical power sources and a plurality of electrical loads, interconnected by a main distribution network, one or more switches for forming one or more local group distribution networks, each local distribution network comprising at least one electrical power source and at least one electrical load, the method comprising: (i) monitoring the main distribution network by comparing the electrical power flow with a set of criteria, the criteria being indicative of an impending disconnection of the local distribution network from the main distribution network, (ii) determining if the electrical power flow on the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria, (iii) maintaining the switch between at least one of the local group distribution networks and the main distribution network closed, (iv) preemptively configuring the at least one of the local group distribution networks in preparation of the local group distribution network being disconnected from the main distribution network whereby the electrical power from the or each electrical power source within the at least one of the local group distribution networks substantially matches the electrical power requirements of the electrical loads in the at least one of the local group distribution networks if the electrical power flow in the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria, and (v) shedding electrical loads within the at least one of the local group distribution networks.