ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,737, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S (Aarhus N, Denmark).
"Hybrid power plant fast frequency response" was invented by Ricardo Mendanha Pereira (Fanzeres, Portugal) and Ricardo Manuel Teixeira Gomes (Oporto, Portugal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present invention relate to a method of controlling a hybrid power plant connected to a power network. The hybrid power plant comprises at least two types of renewable energy generator having an active power reserve for supplying additional active power. The method comprises, during a frequency event detected on the power network: determining an addit...