Service-based Approach Toward Management of Grid-Tied Microgrids
AssigneeNEC Laboratories America, Inc.
InventorsBabak Asghari, Ratnesh Sharma, Ali Hooshmand
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing service based interactions between a utility and a microgrid by adjusting power flow profile at a point of common coupling (PCC) between a microgrid and a utility, wherein the power flow profile is adjusted to achieve a predetermined objective function based on a utility request; delivering different services to the utility at different periods of time by altering its internal operation of distributed generators, energy storage units, and demands as a multi-purpose microgrid; and managing the microgrid to deliver services to the utility and reduce its operational cost simultaneously.
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A method for providing service based interactions between a utility and a microgrid, comprising:
- adjusting power flow profile at a point of common coupling (PCC) between a microgrid and a utility, wherein the power flow profile is adjusted to achieve a predetermined objective function based on a utility request;
- delivering different services to the utility at different periods of time by altering its internal operation of distributed generators, energy storage units, and demands as a multi-purpose microgrid;
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- managing the microgrid to deliver services to the utility and reduce its operational cost simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.