Patent ID: 6757590
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H02J,Y02E,Y04S,Y10S

Abstract:
A fuel cell-powered generating system (8) at a site for inclusion as a distributed generating resource in a distributed generation utility power grid (10), comprising:a. multiple fuel cell power plants (181-n) at the site; b. at least one electrical load (14) located substantially at the site; and c. a site management system (11) operatively connected to each of the multiple fuel cell power plants (181-n), the at least one load (14), and the utility grid (10) for controlling the multiple fuel cell power plants (181-n) in an integrated manner, in, alternatively: i. a grid connected mode of operation having the fuel cell power plants (18) connected to the at least one load (14) and to the power grid (10), and ii. a grid independent mode of operation having the fuel cell power plants (18) connected to the at least one load (14) independent of connection to the power grid (10).