CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING OPTIMIZED REAL AND REACTIVE POWER SET POINTS
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February 1, 2024
A control system is provided for controlling multiple power sources of a power system. The control system calculates real and reactive power set points for each of the power sources utilizing: (1) a feedforward power compensation function that provides optimized site level set points; (2) a real power set point derivation scheme in which the real power set points are selected based on the energy capacity of the energy storage devices; (3) a state of charge (SOC) balancing scheme that substantially balances the state of charge of the energy storage devices; (4) a remainder function to account for real-time limits imposed by the equipment; and/or (5) a reactive power set point derivation scheme in which the reactive power set points are selected to minimize the total apparent power across the power sources.
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