Patents Assigned to ATLANTIC GRID HOLDINGS LLC
  • Patent number: 9997918
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling multi-functional support of an extant synchronous alternating current (AC) grid. At least one extant electricity source and at least one extant electricity sink are connected by two or more high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission circuits connected in turn in series with each other with at least one pair of HVDC circuits interconnected through an intervening high-voltage AC (HVAC) point of interconnection. One or more of the HVDC transmission circuits includes a 2-terminal or a multi-terminal transmission link. A 2-terminal HVDC circuit is dedicated to connecting with the electricity sources and sinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ATLANTIC GRID HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed El-Gasseir, Harrison K. Clark