Patent ID: 7560906

Claim:
An electrical power generation system, comprising: a first renewable power generator configured to generate a first DC voltage, the first renewable power generator having a first controller configured to transmit a first message having at least a first parameter value associated with the first renewable power generator to a master controller, at least a portion of the first DC voltage being applied to a DC electrical grid; a DC/AC converter electrically coupled to the first renewable power generator, the DC/AC converter configured to convert a portion of the DC voltage to a first AC voltage that is transmitted through an AC electrical grid; a second controller configured to receive the first message from the master controller, the second controller further configured to control operation of a first device electrically coupled to at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid based on the first parameter value; and an AC/DC converter electrically coupled to the first device and the AC electrical grid, the AC/DC converter configured to convert a portion of the first AC voltage from the AC electrical grid to a second DC voltage being applied to the first device.