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Communication-free decentralized control framework for unit commitment in microgrids

US10951035B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Muenz · Plainsboro, US
Xiaofan Wu · New Brunswick, US
Mohit Sinha · Windom, US
Joachim Bamberger · Stockdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2018
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S40/20
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for addressing the unit commitment problem in a power grid by providing a communication-free control framework according to which each power generating unit in the power grid determines its own operating schedule for turning on or off based solely on local measurements.

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