Patents by Inventor Jean Dobrowolski

Jean Dobrowolski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10840708
    Abstract: A method controls a microgrid having at least one renewable plant of distributed renewable energy resources and at least one generator plant of distributed non-renewable energy resources, and each plant has a local controller. The method includes providing type and power size of each plant to each local controller. At each local controller, measuring the frequency and estimating the total power load demanded based on the measured frequency. At the local renewable controller, decreasing the frequency at which power is supplied when the supplied power falls below the estimated power load and increasing the frequency when the supplied power exceeds the estimated power load. And at the local generator controller, increasing power supply in response to detecting a decrease in frequency, and decreasing power supply in response to detecting an increase in frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean Dobrowolski, David Gualino, Mazen Alamir, Seddik Bacha
  • Patent number: 10554047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an electrical microgrid (1) comprising a renewable power source (3), delivering, to the microgrid (1), a first power that is controlled by droop control, and capable of synchronously operating in parallel with a synchronous power source (2), the synchronous source (2) being capable of generating a second power that is also delivered to the microgrid (1), according to a criterion for the automatic start/stop of said synchronous power source, the method comprising the starting of the synchronous source as soon as the frequency and/or the voltage of the microgrid (1) are lower than a threshold frequency and/or a threshold voltage, respectively, and the stopping of the synchronous source as soon as the second power is lower than a threshold power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Caroline Aubert Guyon, Jean Dobrowolski, Yann Herriot
  • Publication number: 20190157876
    Abstract: A method controls a microgrid having at least one renewable plant of distributed renewable energy resources and at least one generator plant of distributed non-renewable energy resources, and each plant has a local controller. The method includes providing type and power size of each plant to each local controller. At each local controller, measuring the frequency and estimating the total power load demanded based on the measured frequency. At the local renewable controller, decreasing the frequency at which power is supplied when the supplied power falls below the estimated power load and increasing the frequency when the supplied power exceeds the estimated power load. And at the local generator controller, increasing power supply in response to detecting a decrease in frequency, and decreasing power supply in response to detecting an increase in frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean Dobrowolski, David Gualino, Mazen Alamir, Seddik Bacha
  • Publication number: 20170187188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an electrical microgrid (1) comprising a renewable power source (3), delivering, to the microgrid (1), a first power that is controlled by droop control, and capable of synchronously operating in parallel with a synchronous power source (2), the synchronous source (2) being capable of generating a second power that is also delivered to the microgrid (1), according to a criterion for the automatic start/stop of said synchronous power source, the method comprising the starting of the synchronous source as soon as the frequency and/or the voltage of the microgrid (1) are lower than a threshold frequency and/or a threshold voltage, respectively, and the stopping of the synchronous source as soon as the second power is lower than a threshold power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Caroline Aubert Guyon, Jean Dobrowolski, Yann Herriot