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US 12,461,547 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for actively managing electric power supply for an electric power grid
AssigneeCausam Enterprises, Inc.
InventorJoseph W. Forbes, Jr.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing power supplied over an electric power grid from at least one power supply source. A coordinator manages communications between at least one server and the at least one power supply source, wherein the server is operable to initiate power commands, wherein the communications comprise an actual amount of power supply available for the electric power grid from the at least one power supply source, and wherein the at least one power supply source is operable to provide power supply to the electric power grid based on the power commands.
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A system for managing distributed energy resources, comprising:
- at least one coordinator constructed and configured for network communication with at least one server and a plurality of power storage devices;
- wherein the at least one server includes at least one energy management system (EMS), and wherein the at least one coordinator is configured to receive commands from the at least one EMS;
- wherein the at least one coordinator receives frequency information for the plurality of power storage devices and transmits the frequency information to the at least one server;
- wherein each of the at least one coordinator is configured to manage multiple grid connections;
- wherein, based on the frequency information being outside a tolerance range, the at least one server receives Internet Protocol (IP)-based power control commands from at least one utility or at least one independent system operator (ISO) and transmits the IP-based power control commands to the at least one coordinator;
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- where the at least one coordinator transmits power control messages based on the IP-based power control commands, causing the plurality of power storage devices to increase or decrease a rate of discharge.
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A method for managing distributed energy resources, comprising:
- providing at least one coordinator in network communication with at least one server and a plurality of power storage devices;
- the at least one server including at least one energy management system (EMS), and the at least one coordinator receiving commands from the at least one EMS;
- the at least one coordinator receiving frequency information for the plurality of power storage devices and transmitting the frequency information to the at least one server;
- each of the at least one coordinator managing multiple grid connections;
- based on the frequency information being outside a tolerance range, the at least one server receiving Internet Protocol (IP)-based power control commands from at least one utility or at least one independent system operator (ISO) and transmitting the IP-based power control commands to the at least one coordinator;
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- where the at least one coordinator transmitting power control messages based on the IP-based power control commands, causing the plurality of power storage devices to increase or decrease a rate of discharge.
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A system for managing distributed energy resources, comprising:
- at least one coordinator constructed and configured for network communication with at least one server and at least one active supply director (ASD);
- wherein the at least one ASD is operable to communicate messages between the at least one coordinator and a plurality of power storage devices;
- wherein the at least one server includes at least one energy management system (EMS), and wherein the at least one coordinator is configured to receive commands from the at least one EMS;
- wherein the at least one coordinator receives frequency information and status messages for the plurality of power storage devices and transmits the frequency information and status messages to the at least one server;
- wherein each of the at least one coordinator is configured to manage multiple grid connections;
- wherein, based on the frequency information being outside a tolerance range, the at least one server receives Internet Protocol (IP)-based power control commands from at least one utility or at least one independent system operator (ISO) and transmits the IP-based power control commands to the at least one coordinator;
- where the at least one coordinator transmits power control messages based on the IP-based power control commands, causing the plurality of power storage devices to increase or decrease a rate of discharge;
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- wherein the system is configured to provide grid stability and grid reliability according to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.