Energy management system
AssigneeGrid Edge Limited
InventorsThomas ANDERSON, James SCOTT, Daniel WRIGHT
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Abstract
A method of managing energy in an energy consuming and storage system includes the step of measuring the frequency or voltage of the electricity supply over a period and permitting excess energy to be stored in one or more assets in the system when the frequency or voltage of the supply exceeds a pre-set maximum or ceasing taking energy from the supply when the frequency or voltage of the supply falls below a pre-set minimum.
Claims9
A method of managing energy in an energy consuming and storage system used for ventilating, heating and/or cooling a space, said system being connected to an electric supply, comprises:
- measuring a parameter of the electricity supply;
- measuring over a period of time the energy consumption against time of the system and storing the measurements taken;
- measuring over a period of time the energy stored against time in the system and storing the measurements taken;
- using the measurements of energy consumption and energy stored to derive a base net energy need for the system;
- using the base net energy need to demand energy from an electrical supply at times of predicted lower overall energy cost and storing the energy demanded to supply the system with energy at times of predicted higher overall energy cost;
- increasing the energy taken from the electric supply and storing it when a parameter of the supply is above a pre-set maximum indicating that there is more energy in the electric supply that can be consumed and reducing taking energy from the electric supply when the parameter of the supply falls below a pre-set minimum indicating high demand for electric energy.
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