Method and apparatus for controlling power flow in a hybrid power system

A power control system for managing energy transfer, the power control system comprising:

• a shared electrical bus including an electrical energy generating source, an electrical energy storage device, and an electrical load, each connected to the shared electrical bus;
• and
• a controller operable to execute a plurality of instructions stored in a non-transitory memory on the controller to:
• receive a command corresponding to a desired operation of the power control system,
• receive at least one input corresponding to one of a past operating state and a future operating state of the power control system,
• generate a plurality of control commands, wherein each of the plurality of control commands corresponds to one of the electrical energy generating source, the electrical energy storage device, and the electrical load, and wherein each of the plurality of control commands is generated as a function of the command and of the at least one input, and
• transmit each of the plurality of control commands to the corresponding electrical energy generating source, electrical energy storage device, or electrical load to manage energy transfer between the electrical energy generating source, the electrical energy storage device, and the electrical load;
• and
• at least one knowledge system in communication with the controller, wherein the knowledge system transmits the at least one input to the controller.

A power control system for managing energy transfer, the power control system comprising:

• a shared electrical bus including a first electrical energy generating source, a first electrical energy storage device, and a first electrical load each connected to the shared electrical bus;
• a first controller operable to execute a plurality of instructions stored in a first non-transitory memory on the first controller to:
• receive a first command corresponding to a desired operation of a first portion of the power control system,
• receive at least one first input corresponding to one of a past operating state and a future operating state of the first portion of the power control system,
• generate a plurality of first control commands, wherein each of the plurality of first control commands corresponds to one of the first electrical energy generating source, the first electrical energy storage device, and the first electrical load, and wherein each of the plurality of first control commands is generated as a function of the first command and of the at least one first input, and
• transmit each of the plurality of first control commands to the corresponding first electrical energy generating source, first electrical energy storage device, or first electrical load to manage energy transfer between the first electrical energy generating source, the first electrical energy storage device, and the first electrical load;
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• at least one first sensor providing a signal to the first controller corresponding to one of a voltage, a current, and a level of energy transfer between the shared electrical bus and one of the first electrical energy generating source, the first electrical energy storage device, and the first electrical load, wherein the first controller further generates the plurality of first control commands as a function of the signal received from the at least one first sensor and wherein the first controller is further operable to generate a first log storing the present operating state for each of the first electrical energy generating source, the first electrical energy storage device, and the first electrical load over a predefined duration, and wherein the at least one first input corresponding to the past operating state of the power control system is the log;
• a second electrical bus connected to the shared electrical bus, the second electrical bus including connected to the second electrical bus at least one of a second electrical energy generation source, a second electrical energy storage device, and a second electrical load connected to the second electrical bus;
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• a second controller configured to generate a plurality of second control commands, wherein each of the plurality of second control commands corresponds to one of the second electrical energy generation source, the second electrical energy storage device, and the second electrical load, wherein the second controller is operable to execute a plurality of instructions stored in a second non-transitory memory to:
• receive a second command corresponding to a desired operation of a second portion of the power control system,
• receive at least one second input corresponding to one of a past operating state and a future operating state of the second portion of the power control system,
• generate the plurality of second control commands as a function of the second command and of the at least one second input, and
• transmit each of the plurality of second control commands to the corresponding second electrical energy generation source, second electrical energy storage device, and second electrical load to manage energy transfer therebetween;
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• at least one knowledge system in communication with the first or second controller, wherein the knowledge system transmits the at least one first input or the at least one second input to the first or second controller.