VIRTUAL POWER STATION

摘要

The virtual power station (10) includes electrical power generators (20) for providing electrical power via an electrical power distribution network (40, 50) to power consuming devices (60). The virtual power station (10) further includes responsive load controls (120) with associated responsive loads (30). The responsive load controls (120)control power consumption of the responsive loads (30) with respect to a physical variable of the electrical power distribution network (40, 50) for stabilizing operation of the electrical power distribution network (40, 50). The responsive loads (30) execute a response signature which causes a perturbation (250) in the physical variable of the electrical power distribution network (40, 50). Monitoring the perturbation enables a measure of available responsive load capacity to be determined which, in turn, offers improvements in the management of the supply of power by the virtual power station.