Mobile micro-grid power system controller and method
First Claim
1. A method for controlling supply of electrical power to a micro-grid power system including a plurality of loads disconnected from utility power and individually capable of consuming electrical power when activated, and a plurality of power supplies operatively coupled to provide electrical power to the micro-grid when activated, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of consumption profiles via a communications interface, each individual consumption profile corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of loads;
determining a micro-grid load profile for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the consumption profiles;
determining an active reserve power level for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the consumption profiles;
obtaining power supply information including at least one power supply profile and power supply data for at least some of the power supplies via the communications interface; and
setting an activation state of one or more of the plurality of loads based at least partially on the power supply information, the determined micro-grid load profile and the determined active reserve power level.
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Abstract
Methods and control apparatus are presented for controlling supply of electrical power to a micro-grid power system, in which a master controller automatically rebalances the micro-grid by changing an activation state of one or more loads and/or activating and deactivating individual power supplies to preferentially activate non-fuel consuming power supplies and deactivate fuel consuming power supplies so as to minimize fuel consumption for the micro-grid power system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling supply of electrical power to a micro-grid power system including a plurality of loads disconnected from utility power and individually capable of consuming electrical power when activated, and a plurality of power supplies operatively coupled to provide electrical power to the micro-grid when activated, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of consumption profiles via a communications interface, each individual consumption profile corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of loads; determining a micro-grid load profile for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the consumption profiles; determining an active reserve power level for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the consumption profiles; obtaining power supply information including at least one power supply profile and power supply data for at least some of the power supplies via the communications interface; and setting an activation state of one or more of the plurality of loads based at least partially on the power supply information, the determined micro-grid load profile and the determined active reserve power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a micro-grid power system including a plurality of loads disconnected from utility power and individually capable of consuming electrical power when activated, and a plurality of power supplies operatively coupled to provide electrical power to the micro-grid when activated, the method comprising:
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determining a micro-grid load profile for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on a plurality of consumption profiles, each individual consumption profile corresponding to a particular one of the plurality of loads; determining an active reserve power level for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the consumption profiles; and setting an activation state of one or more of the plurality of loads based at least partially on (i) the determined micro-grid load profile, (ii) power supply information that includes at least one power supply profile and power supply data for at least some of the power supplies, and (iii) the determined active reserve power level.
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19. A method for controlling a micro-grid power system, the method comprising:
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determining a micro-grid load profile for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on a plurality of consumption profiles, each individual consumption profile corresponding to a particular one of a plurality of loads disconnected from utility power and individually capable of consuming electrical power when activated; determining an active reserve power level for the micro-grid power system based at least partially on the plurality of consumption profiles; and setting an activation state of one or more of the plurality of loads based at least partially on the plurality of consumption profiles, and the determined active reserve power level.
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