Patent ID: 8818565

Claim:
A system comprising: at least one power generation unit associated with a power plant; at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive power generation unit information from the at least one power generation unit, wherein the at least one power generation unit information comprises a power output supplied by the at least one power generation unit; receive power plant information of the power plant, wherein the power plant information comprises a power plant total auxiliary load and one or more additional auxiliary loads, and wherein the power plant total auxiliary load and the one or more additional auxiliary loads are classified as essential or non-essential; determine, based at least in part on the power generation unit information and the power plant information, an islanding configuration for the power plant by: comparing the power output of the at least one power generation unit to the power plant total auxiliary load; and selecting the at least one power generation unit for islanding based at least in part on the power output supplied by the at least one power generation unit being outside of a predetermined range and closest to the power plant total auxiliary load, and eliminating the one or more additional auxiliary loads that are non-essential by opening a feed breaker to the additional non-essential auxiliary loads; transmit the islanding configuration to the at least one power generation unit of the power plant, wherein the islanding configuration further comprises an alarm information associated with entering and exiting islanding mode; receive breaker status information of at least one breaker coupled to the at least one power generation unit of the power plant and for all breakers connecting the power plant to an external grid/load source; and control, based at least in part on the islanding configuration and the breaker status information, the at least one power generation unit of the power plant.