System, method and computer program product for enhancing commercial value of electrical power produced from a renewable energy power production facility
First Claim
1. A control processor for facilitating application of AC power from a renewable energy power production facility to a power grid, comprising:
- an I/O device configured to receive data from the renewable energy power production facility regarding an amount of power to be delivered by said renewable energy power production facility to said power grid, said I/O device including a communication port configured to transfer to a remote facility an indication regarding said amount of power;
a memory configured to hold computer readable instructions therein;
a processor configured to execute said computer readable instructions so as to implement, a power monitoring mechanism configured to monitor said amount of power, a message forming mechanism configured to include said indication in a coordination message that is sent through said I/O device to said remote facility regarding the amount of AC power applied by said renewable energy power production facility to said power grid.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product enhance the commercial value of electrical power produced from a wind turbine production facility. Features include the use of a premier power conversion device that provides an alternative source of power for supplementing an output power of the wind turbine generation facility when lull periods for wind speed appear. The invention includes a communications infrastructure and coordination mechanism for establishing a relationship with another power production facility such that when excess electrical power is produced by the wind turbine facility, the excess may be provided to the power grid while the other energy production facility cuts back on its output production by a corresponding amount. A tracking mechanism keeps track of the amount of potential energy that was not expended at the other facility and places this amount in a virtual energy storage account, for the benefit of the wind turbine facility. When, the wind turbine power production facility experiences a shortfall in its power production output it may make a request to the other source of electric power, and request that an increase its power output on behalf of the wind turbine facility. This substitution of one power production facility for another is referred to herein as a virtual energy storage mechanism. Furthermore, another feature of the present invention is the use of a renewal power exchange mechanism that creates a market for trading renewable units of power, which have been converted into “premier power” and/or “guaranteed” by secondary sources of power source to provide a reliable source of power to the power grid as required by contract.
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80 Claims
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1. A control processor for facilitating application of AC power from a renewable energy power production facility to a power grid, comprising:
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an I/O device configured to receive data from the renewable energy power production facility regarding an amount of power to be delivered by said renewable energy power production facility to said power grid, said I/O device including a communication port configured to transfer to a remote facility an indication regarding said amount of power;
a memory configured to hold computer readable instructions therein;
a processor configured to execute said computer readable instructions so as to implement, a power monitoring mechanism configured to monitor said amount of power, a message forming mechanism configured to include said indication in a coordination message that is sent through said I/O device to said remote facility regarding the amount of AC power applied by said renewable energy power production facility to said power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product containing computer readable instructions that when executed on a processor facilitate application of AC power from a renewable energy power production facility to a power grid, comprising:
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a power monitoring mechanism configured to monitor an amount of premier power produced by the renewable power production facility, a message forming mechanism configured to include an indication in a coordination message sent to a remote facility regarding an amount of AC power applied by said renewable energy power production facility to said power grid; and
a message communications mechanism configured to send said coordination mechanism to said remote facility. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for facilitating application of AC power from a renewable energy power production facility to a power grid, comprising:
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the renewable energy power production facility configured to produce an amount of electrical power at a time variable frequency that is not compatible with a power grid;
a converter connected between said renewable energy power production facility and the power grid and configured to convert said amount of electrical power from the renewable energy power production facility to premier power that is compatible with a frequency and operational requirement of the power grid such that an output from said converter may be applied directly to the power grid;
a control processor including, a communication port configured to transfer to a remote facility an indication regarding an amount of premier power produced by said converter, a memory configured to hold computer readable instructions, a processor configured to execute said computer readable instructions so as to implement, a power monitoring mechanism configured to monitor said amount of premier power, a message forming mechanism configured to include said indication in a coordination message that is sent through a communication link to said remote facility regarding the amount of premier power available to apply to said power grid. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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