Patents by Inventor Zachary M. Wenrick

Zachary M. Wenrick 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).

  • PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT ENERGY HARVEST OPTIMIZATION - CAPACITY FACTOR, DELTA-P LOSS AND RAMP RATE COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20250023359
    Abstract: A method of controlling a renewable energy power plant is provided. The method includes retrieving output power measurement values for each inverter of a total number of inverters from a plurality of sensors provided at a location proximal to each inverter and retrieving a point of interconnection (POI) output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant based on a plurality of ON inverters of the total number of inverters. The method also includes calculating a POI measured setpoint for the renewable energy power plant based on a difference between a power reference value for the renewable energy power plant and the retrieved POI output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant, assigning a setpoint to each of the ON inverters and classifying each ON inverter as either a TRACKING ON inverter or a NON-TRACKING ON inverter based on whether each ON inverter is tracking at the setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Also Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary M. Wenrick
  • Photovoltaic power plant energy harvest optimization—capacity factor, delta-p loss and ramp rate compensation
    Patent number: 12046909
    Abstract: A method of controlling a renewable energy power plant is provided. The method includes retrieving output power measurement values for each inverter of a total number of inverters from a plurality of sensors provided at a location proximal to each inverter and retrieving a point of interconnection (POI) output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant based on a plurality of ON inverters of the total number of inverters. The method also includes calculating a POI measured setpoint for the renewable energy power plant based on a difference between a power reference value for the renewable energy power plant and the retrieved POI output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant, assigning a setpoint to each of the ON inverters and classifying each ON inverter as either a TRACKING ON inverter or a NON-TRACKING ON inverter based on whether each ON inverter is tracking at the setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Also Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary M. Wenrick
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT ENERGY HARVEST OPTIMIZATION - CAPACITY FACTOR, DELTA-P LOSS AND RAMP RATE COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20230318308
    Abstract: A method of controlling a renewable energy power plant is provided. The method includes retrieving output power measurement values for each inverter of a total number of inverters from a plurality of sensors provided at a location proximal to each inverter and retrieving a point of interconnection (POI) output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant based on a plurality of ON inverters of the total number of inverters. The method also includes calculating a POI measured setpoint for the renewable energy power plant based on a difference between a power reference value for the renewable energy power plant and the retrieved POI output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant, assigning a setpoint to each of the ON inverters and classifying each ON inverter as either a TRACKING ON inverter or a NON-TRACKING ON inverter based on whether each ON inverter is tracking at the setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Also Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary M. Wenrick
  • Photovoltaic power plant energy harvest optimization—capacity factor, delta-P loss and ramp rate compensation
    Patent number: 11626737
    Abstract: A method of controlling a renewable energy power plant is provided. The method includes retrieving output power measurement values for each inverter of a total number of inverters from a plurality of sensors provided at a location proximal to each inverter and retrieving a point of interconnection (POI) output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant based on a plurality of ON inverters of the total number of inverters. The method also includes calculating a POI measured setpoint for the renewable energy power plant based on a difference between a power reference value for the renewable energy power plant and the retrieved POI output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant, assigning a setpoint to each of the ON inverters and classifying each ON inverter as either a TRACKING ON inverter or a NON-TRACKING ON inverter based on whether each ON inverter is tracking at the setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Also Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary M. Wenrick
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT ENERGY HARVEST OPTIMIZATION - CAPACITY FACTOR, DELTA-P LOSS AND RAMP RATE COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20220021217
    Abstract: A method of controlling a renewable energy power plant is provided. The method includes retrieving output power measurement values for each inverter of a total number of inverters from a plurality of sensors provided at a location proximal to each inverter and retrieving a point of interconnection (POI) output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant based on a plurality of ON inverters of the total number of inverters. The method also includes calculating a POI measured setpoint for the renewable energy power plant based on a difference between a power reference value for the renewable energy power plant and the retrieved POI output measurement value for the renewable energy power plant, assigning a setpoint to each of the ON inverters and classifying each ON inverter as either a TRACKING ON inverter or a NON-TRACKING ON inverter based on whether each ON inverter is tracking at the setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Zachary M. Wenrick