Control techniques for photovoltaic power plants

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9912161
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15160882

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A photovoltaic power plant includes solar cells and inverters that convert direct current generated by the solar cells to alternating current. The reactive powers generated by the inverters are based on a reactive power generated by a virtual inverter. The virtual inverter has an equivalent impedance representing the impedances of the inverters in the photovoltaic power plant. The reactive power setpoints of the inverters may be received from a local interpreter. The local interpreter may generate the reactive power setpoints from a global reactive power setpoint generated by a grid controller.

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ENPHASE ENERGY INC1420 NORTH MCDOWELL BLVD PETALUMA CA 94954

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Lian, Jiyong Austin, US 5 137
Sivakumar, Seshadri Austin, US 6 221

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