Patents by Inventor Ricardo Mendanha Pereira

Ricardo Mendanha Pereira 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).

  • Publication number: 20230223760
    Abstract: 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 additional amount of active power to be provided to the power network to provide fast frequency response; calculating, based on a preset configuration and the active power reserve of the generators, a contribution from each of the at least two types of generator for supplying the additional amount of active power; and generating and dispatching active power requests to the generators for supplying the additional amount according to the calculated contributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ricardo Mendanha Pereira, Ricardo Manuel Teixeira Gomes