#GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF ELECTRIC MACHINES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM USING QUICK CONNECT/DISCONNECT CONNECTORS

An approach for facilitating mechanical and electrical connection of electric machines and electrical components in an electrical system using connectors with quick connect/disconnect electrical conne…

DRIVE·Apr 18·1 min read

H01R24/28 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

SEVERE WEATHER-DRIVEN LARGE-SCALE OUTAGE MANAGEMENT FOR EMERGENCY POWER GRID

Provided is a system and method that can safely generate and execute an outage plan for a power grid based on severe weather-driven events. In one example, the method may include receiving predicted o…

DRIVE·Mar 21·1 min read

H02J3/14 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

AUTOMATED STRATEGY PLANNING FOR SEVERE WEATHER-DRIVEN PROACTIVE OUTAGE AND RESTORATION EVENTS IN A POWER GRID

Provided is a system and method that can determine the timing and sequence of transmission assets on a power grid to be outaged and/or restored based on severe weather. In one example, the method may …

DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min read

G05B19/042 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM

A method and system for operating a hybrid propulsion system, includes controllably providing a first power to a first bus and a first inverter, electrically coupling a first motor with a second inver…

DRIVE·Jul 27·1 min read

H02J3/00 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF POWER SYSTEM OSCILLATORY INSTABILITY

A system for controlling a power system is provided. The system includes an automatic voltage regulator configured to transmit a pulse output voltage, a power system stabilizer in communication with t…

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

H02J3/24 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

POWER SWITCHING VIA ARC SCHEMATIC

Provided is a system and method for visualizing power components on a power grid via an arc diagram. The arc diagram can be an interactive diagram that enables an operator to perform a switching opera…

DRIVE·Oct 13·1 min read

H02J13/00001 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF CHARGE FOR A BATTERY

Briefly, embodiments of a system, method, and article for estimating a true state of charge (SOC) measurement for a battery based, at least in part, on a measurement of a rate of change of current sup…

DRIVE·Jun 9·1 min read

G01R31/382 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

HYBRID RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION CONTROL

The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for dynamically controlling classes of assets in a hybrid generation power plant. In one example, the system may include a plurality of clas…

DRIVE·Apr 28·1 min read

H02J3/46 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

BATTERY CHARGE AND DISCHARGE POWER CONTROL IN A POWER GRID

According to some embodiments, system and method are provided comprising determining a maximum storage capacity of an energy storage system for a time window; performing a first sort of cycles by sort…

DRIVE·Mar 10·2 min read

H02J7/00712 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

DYNAMIC VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE POWER CONTROLLER FOR NON-SYNCHRONOUS POWER GENERATION PLANTS

Systems and methods for improved anomaly detection for rotating machines. An example method may include determining that power generation is to be performed based on a voltage instead of a power facto…

DRIVE·Mar 10·2 min read

H02J3/18 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

POWER SYSTEM MEASUREMENT BASED MODEL CALIBRATION WITH ENHANCED OPTIMIZATION

A dynamic simulation engine, having system parameters, may be provided for a component of an electrical power system (e.g., a generator, wind turbine, etc.). A model parameter tuning engine may receiv…

DRIVE·Dec 23·1 min read

H02J3/004 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

Controlling an energy storage system includes providing one or more constraints to an optimization problem algorithm, determining by the optimization problem algorithm a DC bus voltage value that resu…

DRIVE·May 27·1 min read

H02J7/0063 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

BUILDING FOOTPRINT

According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising an image data source storing image data from a plurality of images; a height map sou…

DRIVE·Apr 8·2 min read

G06K9/00637 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

REMOTE SENSING METHOD TO MODEL TERRAIN SHAPE BY DETECTING RELIABLE GROUND POINTS

According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising an imagery data source storing image data from a plurality of images; a ground point…

DRIVE·Apr 8·2 min read

G09B29/12 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

POWER CABLE AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING ELECTRICAL POWER

A power cable is presented. The power cable includes a power link. The power cable further includes an enclosure coupled to the power link, where the enclosure is partially open. Moreover, the power c…

DRIVE·Dec 5·1 min read

H01B9/06 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

DRIVER ALERT AND DE-RATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

A driver alert and de-rate control system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to monitor an engine operating condition, and a control unit in communication with the sensor. The control unit is …

DRIVE·Jun 5·1 min read

F02D29/02 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY OPERATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEMS

A drive circuit comprising a DC bus configured to supply power to a load, a first fuel cell coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide a first power output to the DC bus, and a second fuel cell c…

DRIVE·Nov 7·2 min read

H02P27/06 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY