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US 11,107,169 B2Granted
Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring power assets
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWilliam Forrester Seely, Frederick William Block, John Joseph Raffensperger
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Abstract
A system for managing multiple power assets is provided. The system includes at least one volatile asset, at least one deterministic asset, and a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one volatile asset and the at least one deterministic asset, the controller configured to receive data from said at least one volatile asset, predict a change in power output for said at least one volatile asset based on the received data, and control operation of said at least one deterministic asset to compensate for the predicted change in power output.
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A system for managing multiple power assets, said system comprising:
- at least one volatile asset, the power generation capability of the at least one volatile asset is dependent on an uncontrolled source of power;
- a plurality of deterministic assets consisting of at least one of a nuclear powered generation plant and a fuel burning generation plant, the plurality of deterministic assets comprising:
- a first subset of at least one deterministic asset of the plurality of deterministic assets having a first determinable response time to load changes;
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- a second subset of at least one remaining deterministic asset of the plurality of deterministic assets having a second determinable response time to load changes that is slower than the first determinable response time;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to said at least one volatile asset and said first subset, said controller configured to:
- receive current operating data from said at least one volatile asset;
- retrieve historical data from said at least one volatile asset;
- predict future fluctuations in a power output of said at least one volatile asset based on the received current operating data and the retrieved historical data, wherein the future fluctuations in the power output of said at least one volatile asset are further predicted for a time period defined by the slower second determinable response time, whereby the second subset is controlled during the time period and prior to occurrence of the predicted future fluctuations to facilitate compensation of the predicted future fluctuations;
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- operate at least said second subset in a real-time control mode wherein a current power output of at least said second subset is controlled during the time period in response to the predicted future fluctuations in the power output of said at least one volatile asset, such that the power output of said first subset plus the power output of said second subset plus the power output of said at least one volatile asset remains equal to a predetermined combined power output when the predicted future fluctuations occur.
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A controller for managing multiple power assets, said controller comprising:
- a memory device;
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- a processor communicatively coupled to said memory device, said processor configured to:
- receive current operating data from at least one volatile asset;
- retrieve historical data from the at least one volatile asset, wherein the power generation capability of the at least one volatile asset is dependent on an uncontrolled source of power;
- predict future fluctuations in a power output of the at least one volatile asset based on the received current operating data and the retrieved historical data, wherein the future fluctuations in the power output of the at least one volatile asset are further predicted for a time period defined by a slower of a first response time for a first subset of a plurality of deterministic assets and a second response time for a second subset of the plurality of deterministic assets, whereby at least the slower responding one of the first subset and the second subset is controlled during the time period and prior to occurrence of the predicted future fluctuations to facilitate compensation of the predicted future fluctuations;
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- operate at least one of the first subset and the second subset in a real-time control mode wherein a power output of the at least one of the first subset and the second subset is controlled during the time period in response to the predicted future fluctuations in the power output of the at least one volatile asset, such that the power output of the first subset plus the power output of the second subset plus the power output of the at least one volatile asset remains equal to a predetermined combined power output when the predicted future fluctuations occur, and wherein the plurality of deterministic assets include at least one of a nuclear powered generation plant and a fuel burning generation plant.
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A method for managing multiple power assets, said method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, current operating data from at least one volatile asset, wherein the power generation capability of the at least one volatile asset is dependent on an uncontrolled source of power;
- retrieving historical data from the at least one volatile asset;
- predicting, using the controller, future fluctuations in a power output of the at least one volatile asset based on the received current and the retrieved historical data, wherein the future fluctuations in the power output of the at least one volatile asset are further predicted for a time period defined by a slower of a first response time for a first subset of a plurality of deterministic assets and a second response time for a second subset of the plurality of deterministic assets, whereby at least the slower responding one of the first subset and the second subset is controlled during the time period and prior to occurrence of the predicted future fluctuations to facilitate compensation of the predicted future fluctuations;
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- operating, by the controller, at least one of the first subset and the second subset in a real-time control mode wherein a power output of at least one of the first subset and the second subset is controlled in response to the predicted future fluctuations in the power output of the at least one volatile asset, such that the power output of the first subset plus the power output of the second subset plus the power output of the at least one volatile asset remains equal to a predetermined combined power output when the predicted future fluctuations occur, and wherein the first subset and the second subset include at least one of a nuclear powered generation plant and a fuel burning generation plant.
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