Systems and methods for dynamic control of distributed energy resource systems

A system for identifying and controlling distributed energy resources to meet requests for energy, the system comprising:

• a system controller configured to perform the steps comprising:
• obtaining an electrical signal associated with a demand response curve, the demand response curve comprising a request to provide electric energy to a grid, the demand response curve indicating electric energy demand over time;
• obtaining energy usage information associated with a plurality of distributed energy resource systems, each of the plurality of distributed energy resource systems located at a different consumer site and positioned on the grid side of a billing meter associated with the consumer site, each distributed energy resource system comprising at least one energy storage unit and at least one energy generation unit, the energy usage information obtained by communicating with each of the plurality of distributed energy resource systems, the energy usage information comprising information associated with energy that is at least one of stored in the at least one energy storage unit, and capable of being output by the at least one energy generation unit during a time associated with the demand response curve;
• identifying at least one distributed energy resource system in the plurality of distributed energy resource systems for providing energy to the grid, the identifying comprising identifying, based on the obtained energy usage information, at least one distributed energy resource system that can supply at least a portion of electric energy identified in the demand response curve;
• and
• providing instructions to a plurality of on-site controllers, wherein each on-site controller is associated with at least one distributed energy resource system and each on-site controller is configured to:
• control the at least one storage unit to provide energy to the grid, control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the grid, and control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the at least one storage unit, the providing instructions comprises providing instructions to control the at least one storage unit to provide energy to the grid when a first condition is met, control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the grid when a second condition is met, and control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the at least one storage unit when a third condition is met.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the steps comprising:

• obtaining an electrical signal associated with a demand response curve, the demand response curve comprising a request to provide electric energy to a grid, the demand response curve indicating electric energy demand over time;
• obtaining energy usage information associated with a plurality of distributed energy resource systems, each of the plurality of distributed energy resource systems located at a different consumer site and positioned on the grid side of a billing meter associated with the consumer site, each distributed energy resource system comprising at least one energy storage unit and at least one energy generation unit, the energy usage information obtained by communicating with each of the plurality of distributed energy resource systems, the energy usage information comprising information associated with energy that is at least one of stored in the at least one energy storage unit, and capable of being output by the at least one energy generation unit during a time associated with the demand response curve;
• identifying at least one distributed energy resource system in the plurality of distributed energy resource systems for providing energy to the grid, the identifying comprising identifying, based on the obtained energy usage information, at least one distributed energy resource system that can supply at least a portion of electric energy identified in the demand response curve;
• and
• providing instructions to a plurality of on-site controllers, wherein each on-site controller is associated with at least one distributed energy resource system and each on-site controller is configured to:
• control the at least one storage unit to provide energy to the grid, control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the grid, and control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the at least one storage unit, the providing instructions comprises providing instructions to control the at least one storage unit to provide energy to the grid when a first condition is met, control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the grid when a second condition is met, and control the at least one energy generation unit to provide energy to the at least one storage unit when a third condition is met.