A power delivery rate from a renewable power source to a load is managed by determining, by processing circuitry, a change in a power generation rate, determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit, and then, adjusting, by control circuitry,
A power delivery rate from a renewable power source to a load is managed by determining, by processing circuitry, a change in a power generation rate, determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit, and then, adjusting, by control circuitry, a power transfer rate to or from a power storage device, such that the adjusting is sufficient to prevent the power delivery rate from exceeding the limit.
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1. A method of managing a power delivery rate from a renewable power source to a load, the method comprising: determining, by processing circuitry, a change in a power generation rate;determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit;determinin
1. A method of managing a power delivery rate from a renewable power source to a load, the method comprising: determining, by processing circuitry, a change in a power generation rate;determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit;determining, by the processing circuitry, a present state-of-charge of a power storage device; andadjusting, by control circuitry, a power transfer rate to or from the power storage device, wherein the adjusting is sufficient to prevent the power delivery rate from exceeding the limit up to a scaled maximum storage capacity of the power storage device or a scaled maximum amount of available power in the power storage device;wherein during the adjusting step, the amount of power that may be transferred to or from the power storage device is limited to a maximum amount that is gradually reduced as the power storage device approaches a maximum or minimum state of charge. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: adjusting the limit, by the processing circuitry, based on the present state-of-charge of the power storage device. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with increases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with decreases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein limit comprises a first ramp rate associated with increases in the power generation rate and a second ramp rate associated with decreases in the power generation rate, and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the first ramp rate to a maximum value and the second ramp rate to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge exceeds a maximum state-of-charge. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein adjusting the power transfer rate to or from the power storage device comprises: increasing the power transfer rate from the power storage device to match a decrease in the power generation rate in excess of the second ramp rate; andsetting the power transfer rate to the power storage device to match the increase in the power generation rate in excess of the first ramp rate. 7. The method of claim 2, wherein limit comprises a first ramp rate associated with increases in the power generation rate and a second ramp rate associated with decreases in the power generation rate, and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the first ramp rate to a minimum value and the second ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge falls below a minimum state-of-charge. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein adjusting the power transfer rate to or from the power storage device comprises: increasing the power transfer rate to the power storage device to match an increase in the power generation rate in excess of the first ramp rate; andsetting the power transfer rate from the power storage device to match the decrease in the power generation rate in excess of the second ramp rate. 9. A control system for a bidirectional power device coupled to a dynamic power source converting renewable energy into electrical power, the control system comprising: a storage device having stored thereon machine-readable instructions specifying a ramp rate control operation;a set of I/O ports configured to receive information regarding the bidirectional power device and the dynamic power source;a processor coupled to the set of I/O ports and the storage device and configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to perform operations comprising:determining a change in a power generation rate;determining whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit;determining, by the processing circuitry, a present state-of-charge of the bidirectional power device; andadjusting a power transfer rate to or from the bidirectional power device, wherein the adjusting is sufficient to prevent the power delivery rate from exceeding the limit up to a maximum storage capacity of the bidirectional power device if the present state-of-charge is less than a set point for scaling down power input, or up to a maximum amount of available power in the bidirectional power device if the present state-of-charge is greater than a set point for scaling down power output;wherein during the adjusting step, the amount of power that may be transferred to or from the bidirectional power device is limited to a maximum amount, wherein the maximum amount of power absorbed by the bidirectional power device is gradually reduced as the bidirectional power device approaches a maximum state-of-charge, and wherein the maximum amount of power supplied by the bidirectional power device is gradually reduced as the bidirectional power device approaches a minimum state-of-charge. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: adjusting the limit based on the present state-of-charge of the bidirectional power device. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with increases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with decreases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein limit comprises a first ramp rate associated with increases in the power generation rate and a second ramp rate associated with decreases in the power generation rate, and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the first ramp rate to a maximum value and the second ramp rate to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge exceeds a maximum state-of-charge. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein adjusting the power transfer rate to or from the bidirectional power device comprises: increasing the power transfer rate from the bidirectional power device to match a decrease in the power generation rate in excess of the second ramp rate; andsetting the power transfer rate to the bidirectional power device to match the increase in the power generation rate in excess of the first ramp rate. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein limit comprises a first ramp rate associated with increases in the power generation rate and a second ramp rate associated with decreases in the power generation rate, and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the first ramp rate to a minimum value and the second ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge falls below a minimum state-of-charge. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein adjusting the power transfer rate to or from the bidirectional power device comprises: increasing the power transfer rate to the bidirectional power device to match an increase in the power generation rate in excess of the first ramp rate; andsetting the power transfer rate from the bidirectional power device to match the decrease in the power generation rate in excess of the second ramp rate. 17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions operable to cause a power generation control system to perform the operations of: determining a change in a power generation rate;determining whether the change in the power generation rate exceeds a limit;determining, by the processing circuitry, a present state-of-charge of a power storage device; andadjusting a power transfer rate to or from the power storage device, wherein the adjusting is sufficient to prevent the power delivery rate from exceeding the limit up to a scaled maximum storage capacity of the power storage device or a scaled maximum amount of available power in the power storage device;wherein the step of adjusting a power transfer rate takes into account the state of charge of the power storage device such that the amount of power that may be transferred to or from the power storage device is limited to a maximum amount, wherein the maximum amount is gradually reduced as the power storage device approaches a maximum or minimum state of charge. 18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, the instructions further operable to cause the power generation control system to adjust the limit based on the present state-of-charge of the power storage device. 19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with increases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the limit comprises a ramp rate limit associated with decreases in the power generation rate and wherein adjusting the limit comprises: setting the ramp rate limit to a minimum value if the present state-of-charge is greater than a maximum state-of-charge;setting the ramp rate to a maximum value if the present state-of-charge is less than a minimum state-of-charge; andsetting the ramp rate to a value between the minimum value and the maximum value if the present state-of-charge is neither less than the minimum state-of-charge nor greater than the maximum state-of-charge. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of power that may be transferred to or from the power storage device is equal to zero if the present state-of-charge of the power storage device is greater than a maximum allowable state-of-charge or is less than a minimum allowable state-of-charge, respectively.
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