Alderbuck Active Power Flow Converter

A streamlined solid-state power electronics and energy management solution acting as a nexus for integration of renewable generation and loads. Reduces project CAPEX, OPEX, and footprint while delivering higher energy efficiency, power quality, and reliability.
Designed for medium voltage grid interconnection, xxxx is modular and scalable to application-specific power demands, paired with advanced control and energy management.
Alderbuck PowerBlock provides a stack of function in one system, eliminating the need for multiple pieces of traditional equipment.

The array of costly typical grid equipment needed:

Transformer

To step voltage up & down

Tap Changers and Capacitors

For voltage support

Power Filters and Conditioners

For power quality, harmonics mitigation

Sensors

For monitoring, fault detection

Computing

For data collection, power and energy management

Power Block

Active power flow converter provides the functionality of many pieces of grid equipment, in one system.

Transformers

To step voltage up & down

Capacitors

For voltage support

Power Filters

For power quality, harmonics mitigation

Sensors

For monitoring, fault detection

Inverters

To convert DC to AC

Computing

For data collection, power and energy management

Active Power Flow Converter

Customer
Benefits

20-30%

Lower project CAPEX

20-30%

Smaller and lighter

3-5%

Higher energy efficiency

30-50%

Reduction in construction time

Markets

High Power EV Charging Infrastructure

  • Reduce project equipment and integration expenses​
  • Construct faster (no delays in transformer procurement)​
  • Interoperability for connection of facilities, on-site PV for wholistic site energy management
  • Capitalize on flexible grid interconnection, V2G, V2X
  • Increase charger uptime and reliability
  • Optionally connect facilities, on-site PV for wholistic site energy management
  • Leverage PowerVectorAI to optimize charging schedule based on your inputs, using a natural language interface

Data Center

  • Reduce project equipment and integration expenses
  • Construct faster (no delays in transformer procurement)
  • Serve high power density compute racks with higher energy efficiency
  • Facilitate integration of co-located generation
  • Capitalize on flexible grid interconnection

Utilities

  • Support more load on constrained circuits through flexible interconnection
  • Enable DC as a service
  • Eliminate distribution grid infrastructure components with a single system providing reliable, bi-directional power flow:
    • Harmonic filtering and power factor correction to improve power quality at the point of interconnection.
    • Volt/Var control
    • Power factor correction
    • Power filtering
  • Dynamic response supports grids with high PV penetration
  • Shortens deployment time and civil work
  • Lower cost to utility and to customer

Solar + Storage

  • Reduce project CAPEX
  • Ensure reliable power quality and power flow
    • Volt/Var control
    • Power factor correction
    • Power filtering
  • Dynamic response supports grids with high PV penetration
  • Shortens deployment time and civil work
  • Lower cost to utility and to customer

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