Method for optimizing and constructing a segmental electrification system
AssigneeVoltify Inc
InventorAlon KESSEL
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and an electrification system for charging a rolling stock energy storage unit while the rolling stock is in or passes through a charging segment infrastructure. In addition, the present invention further discloses of a method configured to produce an optimized microgrid plan configured to supply power to a rolling stock.
Claims20
An electrification system configured to charge a rolling stock energy storage unit while in or passing through a charging segment infrastructure is characterized by:
- a. segmental charging infrastructure for charging said energy storage unit of a rolling stock;
- b. group or network of microgrids configured to supply electric power to at least one of said segmental charging infrastructure;
- c. non-electrified segments;
- d. energy-optimizing operating system (EO-OS) configured to optimize:
- (i) operation of said segmental charging infrastructures;
- (ii) operation of a group or network of microgrids having an at least one mutual constraint;
- (iii) amount of energy transferred from said group or network of microgrids to an at least one storage energy unit;
- (iv) energy arbitrage gain over geographic and time without using an electrical grid;
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- (v) any combination thereof;
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- e. processor configured to
- (i) updating time-resolved data of energy supply constrains, rolling stock energy consumption, location and transport plan thereof;
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- (ii) computing, optimizing the energy cost of the system, specifying the timetable, location, and schedules.
A method for producing an optimized microgrid plan configured to supply power to a rolling stock comprising:
- a. at least one segmental charging infrastructure;
- b. a group or network of microgrids configured to supply electric power to said at least one segmental charging infrastructure, said microgrids comprises at least one mutual constrain, a decision variable, and any combination thereof;
- c. energy storage unit of said rolling stock;
- d. an energy-optimizing operating system (EO-OS) configured to optimize:
- (i) operation of said segmental charging infrastructures;
- (ii) operation of a group or network of microgrids having an at least one mutual constraint;
- (iii) amount of energy transferred from said group or network of microgrids to an at least one storage energy unit;
- (iv) energy arbitrage gain over geographic and time without using an electrical grid;
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- (v) any combination thereof,
- wherein at any given moment energy within said energy storage unit is positive.
A method for charging said at least one storage energy unit in said segmental charging infrastructure comprising
- a. TRAINi having an energy storage unit;
- b. a segmental charging infrastructure configured to charge the energy storge unit while it passes through or in the segmental infrastructure;
- c. a group or network of self-maintain microgrids, MGj;
- d. an un-electrified segment of the track;
- e. an energy-optimizing operating system (EO-OS) configured to optimize:
- (i) operation of said segmental charging infrastructures;
- (ii) operation of a group or network of microgrids having an at least one mutual constraint;
- (iii) amount of energy transferred from said group or network of microgrids to an at least one storage energy unit;
- (iv) energy arbitrage gain over geographic and time without using an electrical grid;
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- (v) any combination thereof;
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- f. a processor;
- wherein said energy storage unit comprises energy at any given time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.