Clustered power generator architecture
AssigneeEngie Storage Services Na LLC
InventorHo Shing Abraham Poon
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Abstract
Multiple dispatchable resources such as energy storage systems, generators, and curtailable loads are used to fulfill electricity usage control instructions by implementing multiple different sets of dispatch instructions. The sets of dispatch instructions vary based on individual status characteristics and aggregate status characteristics of the dispatchable resources in order to use the resources optimally. The resources may in some instances be prioritized according to their status characteristics in order to improve response efficiency, improve cost-effectiveness, reduce errors and flawed fulfillment, and improve the ability of the resources to respond to different kinds of electricity usage control instructions over time.
Claims17
A method of providing a response to electricity usage control instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving an electricity usage control instruction;
- determining a status characteristic for each of a plurality of dispatchable electrical resources, each of the plurality of dispatchable resources configured to supply electrical power to a utility distribution grid and receive electrical power from the utility distribution grid, the status characteristic of each dispatchable electrical resource comprising a cost efficiency of supplying power to the utility distribution grid from the dispatchable electrical resource;
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- dividing the electricity usage control instruction into a plurality of electricity control instructions for the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources based on the status characteristics of each dispatchable electrical resource, wherein dividing the electricity usage control instruction into the plurality of electricity control instructions comprises prioritizing dispatching a first set of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources over a second set of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources, wherein the first set is prioritized in discharge magnitude over the second set.
A method of providing a response to electricity usage control instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving an electricity usage control instruction;
- determining a status characteristic for each of a plurality of dispatchable electrical resources, each of the plurality of dispatchable resources configured to supply electrical power to a utility distribution grid and receive electrical power from the utility distribution grid, the status characteristic of each dispatchable electrical resource comprising a cost efficiency of receiving power from the utility distribution grid to the dispatchable electrical resource;
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- dividing the electricity usage control instruction into a plurality of electricity control instructions for the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources based on the status characteristics of each dispatchable electrical resource, wherein the electricity usage control instruction is divided proportionally to the status characteristics of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources.
A method of providing a response to electricity usage control instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving an electricity usage control instruction;
- determining a status characteristic for each of a plurality of dispatchable electrical resources, each of the plurality of dispatchable resources configured to supply electrical power to a utility distribution grid and receive electrical power from the utility distribution grid, the status characteristic of each dispatchable electrical resource comprising a cost efficiency of supplying power to the utility distribution grid from the dispatchable electrical resource;
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- dividing the electricity usage control instruction into a plurality of electricity control instructions for the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources based on the status characteristics of each dispatchable electrical resource;
- wherein dividing the electricity usage control instruction into the plurality of electricity control instructions comprises prioritizing dispatching a first set of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources over a second set of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources;
- wherein the first set is prioritized in discharge magnitude over the second set;
- wherein prioritizing dispatching the first set over the second set includes dispatching the first set for a different duration of time then the second set;
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- wherein the electricity usage control instruction is divided proportionally to the status characteristics of the plurality of dispatchable electrical resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.