Grid Fault Tolerant CHP

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Motivation: most small scale power systems are not designed to operate in grid fault situations which is both surprising and dangerous in terms of industrial productivity and several

Approach: develop protocols for new and retrofit systems which will allow grid fault tolerance for inside the fence (load shedding protocols) and outside the fence (large system turndown) installations

Fundamental Issues: there is little known about both short term and long term operation of small scale power systems with significant turndown. Issues involve operation of the turbine or engine itself and problems such as localized condensation in steam systems



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