Andrew J Dillon

US Patent:

20190089158, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

Sep 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/130948

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Rohit Moghe - Atlanta GA, US
Anish Prasai - San Jose CA, US
Andrew Dillon - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

Varentec, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H02J 3/12
H02J 3/16
G05B 15/02
H02J 3/18

Abstract:

Systems and methods for an edge of network voltage control of a power grid are described. A system includes a distribution power network, a plurality of loads (at or near an edge of the distribution power network), and a plurality of shunt-connected, switch-controlled volt ampere reactive (VAR) sources also located at the edge or near the edge of the distribution power network where they may each detect a proximate voltage. The VAR source can determine whether to enable a VAR compensation component therein based on the proximate voltage and adjust network VAR by controlling a switch to enable the VAR compensation component. Further still, each of the VAR sources may be integrated within a customer-located asset, such as a smart meter, and a multitude of such VAR sources can be used to effectuate a distributed controllable VAR source (DCVS) cloud network.

US Patent:

20150236508, Aug 20, 2015

Filed:

Mar 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/659418

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
ROHIT MOGHE - Atlanta GA, US
ANISH PRASAI - San Jose CA, US
ANDREW DILLON - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

VARENTEC, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H02J 3/12
G05B 15/02

Abstract:

Systems and methods for an edge of network voltage control of a power grid are described. A system includes a distribution power network, a plurality of loads (at or near an edge of the distribution power network), and a plurality of shunt-connected, switch-controlled volt ampere reactive (VAR) sources also located at the edge or near the edge of the distribution power network where they may each detect a proximate voltage. The VAR source can determine whether to enable a VAR compensation component therein based on the proximate voltage and adjust network VAR by controlling a switch to enable the VAR compensation component. Further still, each of the VAR sources may be integrated within a customer-located asset, such as a smart meter, and a multitude of such VAR sources can be used to effectuate a distributed controllable VAR source (DCVS) cloud network.