Patents by Inventor Shan Shine

Shan Shine 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: 11689022
    Abstract: A method for mitigating voltage disturbances at a point of interconnection (POI) of a grid-forming inverter-based resource (IBR) due to flicker includes receiving a voltage reference command and a voltage feedback. The voltage feedback contains information indicative of the voltage disturbances at the POI due to the flicker. The method also includes determining a power reference signal for the IBR based on the voltage reference command and the voltage feedback. Moreover, the method includes generating a current vector reference signal based on the power reference signal, the current vector reference signal containing a frequency component of the voltage disturbances. Further, the method includes generating a transfer function of a regulator based on the frequency component to account for the flicker effect. In addition, the method includes generating a current vector based on a comparison of the current vector reference signal and a current vector feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda, Kapil Jha, Shan Shine
  • Patent number: 11671039
    Abstract: A method for operating an asynchronous inverter-based resource connected to a power grid as a virtual synchronous machine to provide grid-forming control thereof includes receiving a frequency reference command and/or a voltage reference command. The method also includes determining at least one power reference signal for the inverter-based resource based on the frequency reference command and/or the voltage reference command. Further, the method includes generating at least one current vector using the power reference signal(s). Moreover, the method includes determining one or more voltage control commands for the inverter-based resource using the at least one current vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda
  • Publication number: 20230110182
    Abstract: The system and method described herein provide grid-forming control of a power generating asset having a double-fed generator connected to a power grid. Accordingly, a stator-frequency error is determined for the generator. The components of the stator frequency error are identified as a torsional component corresponding to a drivetrain torsional vibration frequency and a stator component. Based on the stator component, a power output requirement for the generator is determined. This power output requirement is combined with the damping power command to develop a consolidated power requirement for the generator. Based on the consolidated power requirement, at least one control command for the generator is determined and an operating state of the generator is altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Jishnu Kavil Kambrath, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda
  • Publication number: 20230029185
    Abstract: A method for mitigating voltage disturbances at a point of interconnection (POI) of a grid-forming inverter-based resource (IBR) due to flicker includes receiving a voltage reference command and a voltage feedback. The voltage feedback contains information indicative of the voltage disturbances at the POI due to the flicker. The method also includes determining a power reference signal for the IBR based on the voltage reference command and the voltage feedback. Moreover, the method includes generating a current vector reference signal based on the power reference signal, the current vector reference signal containing a frequency component of the voltage disturbances. Further, the method includes generating a transfer function of a regulator based on the frequency component to account for the flicker effect. In addition, the method includes generating a current vector based on a comparison of the current vector reference signal and a current vector feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda, Kapil Jha, Shan Shine
  • Patent number: 11552584
    Abstract: The system and method described herein provide grid-forming control of a power generating asset having a generator, such as a double-fed generator, connected to a power grid. Accordingly, a stator-frequency error is determined for the generator. The components of the stator frequency error are identified as a damping component corresponding to a tower damping frequency and a stator component. Based on the stator component, a power output requirement for the generator is determined. This power output requirement is combined with the damping power command to develop a consolidated power requirement for the generator. Based on the consolidated power requirement, at least one control command for the generator is determined and an operating state of the generator is altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Veena Padmarao, Kapil Jha, Subbarao Tatikonda, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Werner Gerhard Barton, Vaidhya Nath Venkitanarayanan, Shan Shine
  • Patent number: 11545920
    Abstract: The system and method described herein provide grid-forming control of a power generating asset having a double-fed generator connected to a power grid. Accordingly, a stator-frequency error is determined for the generator. The components of the stator frequency error are identified as a torsional component corresponding to a drivetrain torsional vibration frequency and a stator component. Based on the stator component, a power output requirement for the generator is determined. This power output requirement is combined with the damping power command to develop a consolidated power requirement for the generator. Based on the consolidated power requirement, at least one control command for the generator is determined and an operating state of the generator is altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Jishnu Kavil Kambrath, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda
  • Patent number: 11456645
    Abstract: A method for controlling an inverter-based resource having an asynchronous machine connected to a power grid to provide grid-forming control of the inverter-based resource includes coupling at least one additional device to terminals of a first converter of the inverter-based resource. Further, the method includes emulating, via a controller, at least one of the at least one additional device or the first converter as a first virtual synchronous machine. Moreover, the method includes coordinating, via the controller, operation of the first virtual synchronous machine and a second converter of the inverter-based resource using a vector-control approach to control at least one of voltage and frequency at a point of interconnection between the inverter-based resource and the power grid in a closed loop manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda, Werner Gerhard Barton
  • Publication number: 20220224264
    Abstract: The system and method described herein provide grid-forming control of a power generating asset having a double-fed generator connected to a power grid. Accordingly, a stator-frequency error is determined for the generator. The components of the stator frequency error are identified as a torsional component corresponding to a drivetrain torsional vibration frequency and a stator component. Based on the stator component, a power output requirement for the generator is determined. This power output requirement is combined with the damping power command to develop a consolidated power requirement for the generator. Based on the consolidated power requirement, at least one control command for the generator is determined and an operating state of the generator is altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Jishnu Kavil Kambrath, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda
  • Publication number: 20220190681
    Abstract: A method for controlling an inverter-based resource having an asynchronous machine connected to a power grid to provide grid-forming control of the inverter-based resource includes coupling at least one additional device to terminals of a first converter of the inverter-based resource. Further, the method includes emulating, via a controller, at least one of the at least one additional device or the first converter as a first virtual synchronous machine. Moreover, the method includes coordinating, via the controller, operation of the first virtual synchronous machine and a second converter of the inverter-based resource using a vector-control approach to control at least one of voltage and frequency at a point of interconnection between the inverter-based resource and the power grid in a closed loop manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda, Werner Gerhard Barton
  • Publication number: 20220190602
    Abstract: A method for operating an asynchronous inverter-based resource connected to a power grid as a virtual synchronous machine to provide grid-forming control thereof includes receiving a frequency reference command and/or a voltage reference command. The method also includes determining at least one power reference signal for the inverter-based resource based on the frequency reference command and/or the voltage reference command. Further, the method includes generating at least one current vector using the power reference signal(s). Moreover, the method includes determining one or more voltage control commands for the inverter-based resource using the at least one current vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shan Shine, Kapil Jha, Veena Padmarao, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Subbarao Tatikonda