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Anti-islanding protection systems for synchronous machine based distributed generators

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OSTI ID:1531538

A system for providing anti-islanding protection of a synchronous machine based distributed generator includes a frequency sensor configured to generate a generator frequency signal, a bandpass filter configured for filtering the generator frequency signal, a governor controller configured for using the filtered frequency signal to generate a power feedback signal, and a governor summation element configured for summing the filtered frequency signal, the power feedback signal, and a reference power to provide an electrical torque signal. Another system includes a voltage sensor configured to generate a generator terminal voltage signal, a feedback power calculator configured for generating a reactive feedback power signal, a bandpass filter configured for filtering the terminal voltage signal, and a PI controller summation element configured for summing the filtered terminal voltage signal, the reactive power feedback signal, and a reference reactive power to provide an error signal.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,271,571
Application Number:
11/670,067
OSTI ID:
1531538
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Protection against loss of utility grid supply for a dispersed storage and generation unit journal July 1993
Monitoring changes in system variables due to islanding condition and those due to disturbances at the utilities' network conference January 1999

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