Abstract: A flexible control architecture for an electrical power microgrid provides resiliency when operating under varying threat levels. The architecture includes a microgrid control layer, an intermediate layer and a component control layer. A contingency level is computed based on conditions of the microgrid such as weather and system state. When the contingency level indicates a low degree of threat, the system operates in a centralized, top-down control configuration. When the contingency level indicates a high degree of threat, the system operates in a decentralized control configuration with the microgrid control layer performing only a monitoring function.

Abstract: A power grid of renewable sources is stabilized. Inverters for connecting power sources, such as wind turbines, batteries, or photovoltaics, to a grid are used to damp grid oscillations. The damping is distributed to the inverters, but based on measurements for the grid rather than local measurements. The control of the damping is based on grid wide analysis, and the damping is performed proportionately by already existing inverters distributed throughout the grid.

Abstract: A flexible control architecture for an electrical power microgrid provides resiliency when operating under varying threat levels. The architecture includes a microgrid control layer, an intermediate layer and a component control layer. A contingency level is computed based on conditions of the microgrid such as weather and system state. When the contingency level indicates a low degree of threat, the system operates in a centralized, top-down control configuration. When the contingency level indicates a high degree of threat, the system operates in a decentralized control configuration with the microgrid control layer performing only a monitoring function.

Abstract: A cascaded modular multilevel converter has a plurality of 4-level converters, each ac phase generates the multilevel voltage waveforms composed of different outputs of the modules in the same phase. Each module is a controlled voltage source. The number of voltage levels in the cascaded converter is determined by the number of modules in each phase and the voltage levels generated by each module. N cascaded 4-level converters generate 4N+1 phase-to-neutral voltage levels and 8N+1 phase-to-phase voltage levels.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that provide multilevel inverters having a plurality of levels using a simplified topology. For single phase systems, embodiments provide a full-bridge topology using bidirectional switching interconnections.

Abstract: A power grid of renewable sources is stabilized. Inverters for connecting power sources, such as wind turbines, batteries, or photovoltaics, to a grid are used to damp grid oscillations. The damping is distributed to the inverters, but based on measurements for the grid rather than local measurements. The control of the damping is based on grid wide analysis, and the damping is performed proportionately by already existing inverters distributed throughout the grid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that provide multilevel inverters having a plurality of levels using a simplified topology. For single phase systems, embodiments provide a full-bridge topology using bidirectional switching interconnections.