Feedforward dynamic multifunctional structure with distributed energy storage system
AssigneeMichael Gurin
InventorMichael Gurin
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Abstract
A system and method for energy distribution leveraging dynamic feedforward allocation of distributed energy storage using multiple energy distribution pathways to maximize load-balancing to accelerate return on investment, reduce system energy consumption, and maximize utilization of existing energy infrastructure particularly for modular construction.
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A modular distributed energy system comprising:
- an energy flow isolation switch as part of a segmented energy storage system, an energy flow connector being substantially flexible between a first energy flow segment having a first energy storage device in energy flow communication with a first energy consumer of the segmented energy storage system and a second energy flow segment having a second energy storage device in energy flow communication in the segmented energy storage system, whereby the first energy consumer has a first energy flow on the first energy flow segment and a second energy flow on the second energy flow segment, whereby the second energy storage device is dispatchable from a second energy storage device first location to a second energy storage device second location, wherein the first location has a first internal interconnection from the energy flow isolation switch, whereby the first internal interconnection from the energy flow isolation switch is relative to an external interconnection from a grid-source energy source, wherein the second location has a second internal interconnection from the energy flow isolation switch, and whereby the second internal interconnection from the energy flow isolation switch is relative to the external interconnection from the grid-source energy source.
A method of tracking variable states of a modular distributed energy system for controlling the modular distributed energy system in transient conditions by a control system comprised of an at least two energy storage systems, an at least two energy flow isolation switches as part of a segmented energy storage system, and an at least one energy consumer, whereby the at least one energy consumer has energy flow from a first energy flow segment of a first energy storage system of the at least two energy storage systems and energy flow from a second energy flow segment of a second energy storage system of the at least two energy storage systems, the method comprising:
- obtaining in a processor of a control system input data representative of the segmented energy storage system comprising at least a first segmented energy flow segment and a second segmented energy flow segment with each segmented energy flow having an energy flow isolation switch in the segmented energy storage system;
- calculating via the processor an energy flux of each segmented energy flow segment;
- calculating via the processor an energy storage charge or discharge rate for each of the at least two energy storage systems and energy consumption of an at least one energy consumer reference transient predicted energy flux based on an input data including historic data, calendar impact data, environmental data and weather data;
- calculating via the processor a feedforward variable based on the predicted energy flux of each segmented energy flow segment;
- obtaining in the processor a feedback variable and determining via the processor a control variable based on a multivariable coupled combination of the feedforward variable and a feedback variable based on a real-time energy flow for each segmented energy flow segment relative to a maximum threshold;
- wherein determining the control variable based on the multivariable coupled combination of the feedforward variable and the feedback variable is calculated by a discretized dynamic equation with control of each energy flow isolation switch and the energy storage charge or discharge rate for each of the at least two energy storage systems, wherein the discretized dynamic equation comprising feedforward response, feedback response, aggregate energy flow as a function of time, individual and aggregate stored energy state of each of the at least two energy storage system;
- and wherein the control system contemporaneously controls operation of the segmented energy storage system based on the control variable.
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