CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING MULTI-UNIT FUEL CELL SYSTEM

A system and method includes suppling power to a utility grid with a plurality of fuel cell power plants, storing power generated by the plurality of fuel cell power plants with an energy storage system including one or more batteries, and maintaining a standby state-of-charge of the one or more batteries of the energy storage system via an energy management system. The system and method further includes generating a load request to at least one of the plurality of fuel cell power plants via the energy management system, comparing the load request to a predetermined limit; and if the load request exceeds the predetermined limit, commanding the at least one of the plurality of fuel cell power plants to ignore the load request for a predetermined amount of time.