Patent SG-11201805643X-A (SG)
Title: An electrical power distribution network and process
Inventor: WILLIAMS MATTHEW
IPC: H02M5/451
Filed: 2017-09-14
Abstract: PUBLISHEDUNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) omit VIII °nolo III o VIII mo Ho Ill ono mil () International Publication Number WO 2018/049473 Al WIPO I PCT (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 22 March 2018 (22.03.2018) (51) International Patent Classification: HO2M 5/16 (2006.01) H02M 5/297 (2006.01) H02M 5/27 (2006.01) H02M 5/451 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/AU2017/050997 (22) International Filing Date: 14 September 2017 (14.09.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2016903692 14 September 2016 (14.09.2016) AU (71) Applicant: FARADAY GRID LIMITED [GB/GB]; 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS (GB). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants (for US only): WILLIAMS, Matthew [AU/AU]; 52 Clark Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 (AU). SCOBIE, Andrew [AU/AU]; 40 The Avenue, Parkville, Victoria 3052 (AU). (74) Agent: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE PTY LTD; 1 Nicholson Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (AU). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) W O 20 18/0 49 47 3 Al (54) Title: AN ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND PROCESS (57) : An electrical power distribution network, including a plurality of elec- trical power control apparatuses, each including : Signal conversion components in order to convert the received signal to have a desirable signal having a second funda- mental frequency and characteristic voltage; and a controller that controls operation of the signal conversion components to determine an output voltage and output frequen- cy of the electrical power control apparatus; electrical power generation components acting as sources of electrical power and electrical power consumption components acting as sinks of electrical power to at least some of the electrical power control ap- paratuses; and wherein the electrical power control apparatuses operate autonomous- ly but are interconnected such that an output of each of the electrical power control apparatuses is connected to an input of at least one corresponding electrical power control apparatus and to one or more of the sinks and/or sources of electrical power so that the electrical power control apparatuses collectively maintain the voltages and frequencies of electrical power signals. Figure 40