Systems for Optimizing Battery Charging and Discharging

A system comprising:

• a battery;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors and comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• access historic five-minute electricity data for a predetermined number of previous days;
• determine, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a matrix of maximum charge price and minimum discharge price combinations for the predetermined number of previous days, the matrix including a respective set number of maximum charge prices and minimum discharge prices for each of the predetermined number of previous days, the set number determined by a number of five-minute periods for the battery to be completely discharged;
• determine, using the matrix of maximum charge price and minimum discharge price combinations for the predetermined number of previous days, a maximum charge price for the predetermined number of previous days;
• determine that a current amount of charge of the battery is less than a maximum charge amount of the battery;
• access live five-minute electricity data for a current day;
• determine that an upcoming next live five-minute electricity price is less than the determined maximum charge price using a price prediction model;
• in response to the determining that the amount of charge of the battery is less than the maximum charge amount of the battery and that the electricity price is less than the determined maximum charge price, electronically communicate to the battery, across a communications network, instructions to charge the battery during the next five-minute period;
• wherein the battery is configured, in response to electronically receiving the instructions across the communications network, to charge during the next five-minute period.

A method comprising:

• by a computing device, accessing historic five-minute electricity data for a predetermined number of previous days;
• by the computing device, determining, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a matrix of maximum charge price and minimum discharge price combinations for the predetermined number of previous days, the matrix including a respective set number of maximum charge prices and minimum discharge prices for each of the predetermined number of previous days, the set number determined by a number of five-minute periods for a battery to be completely discharged;
• by the computing device, determining, using the matrix of maximum charge price and minimum discharge price combinations for the predetermined number of previous days, at least one of:
• a maximum charge price, a minimum discharge price, or combination thereof for the predetermined number of previous days;
• by the computing device, determining a current amount of charge of the battery;
• by the computing device, accessing live five-minute electricity data for a current day using a price prediction model;
• by the computing device, electronically communicating to the battery, across a communications network, instructions to at least one of:
• (i) discharging the battery during a next five-minute period, in response to the determining that an amount of charge of the battery is greater than zero and that electricity price is greater than the determined minimum discharge price;
• (ii) charging the battery during the next five-minute period, in response to the determining that the amount of charge of the battery is less than the maximum charge amount of the battery and that the electricity price is less than the determined maximum charge price;
• and charge the battery during the next five-minute period;
• or
• (iii) combination thereof;
• and
• by the computing device, executing corresponding to the instructions at least one of:
• discharging the battery during the next five-minute period, charging the battery during the next five-minute period, or combination thereof.