METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE EFFICIENCY OF AN ENERGY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing the efficiency of an energy system, which system has at least one energy unit that is coupled to a control unit and to a DC/DC converter for regulating power output of the energy unit, and the control unit regulates the power output to an electrical component via the DC/DC converter as a function of an operating state of the energy system, comprising the steps of:
- having the energy unit communicate with an observer via a first information channel;
transmitting information from the energy unit during operation of the energy system via the first information channel to the observer,ascertaining from the transmitted information an efficiency performance of the energy unit andtransmitting the efficiency performance to the control unit via a second information channel, as a result of which overall efficiency of the energy system is improved.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for optimizing the efficiency of an energy system, which system has at least one energy unit that is coupled to a control unit and a DC/DC converter for regulating the power output of the energy unit, and the control unit regulates the power output to an electrical component via the DC/DC converter as a function of an operating state of the energy system. According to the invention, it is provided that the energy unit communicates with an observer via a first information channel, and information from the energy unit is transmitted during the operation of the energy system via the first information channel to the observer, which from the transmitted information ascertains the efficiency performance of the energy unit and transmits the efficiency performance to the control unit via a second information channel, as a result of which the overall efficiency of the energy system is improved.
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1. A method for optimizing the efficiency of an energy system, which system has at least one energy unit that is coupled to a control unit and to a DC/DC converter for regulating power output of the energy unit, and the control unit regulates the power output to an electrical component via the DC/DC converter as a function of an operating state of the energy system, comprising the steps of:
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having the energy unit communicate with an observer via a first information channel; transmitting information from the energy unit during operation of the energy system via the first information channel to the observer, ascertaining from the transmitted information an efficiency performance of the energy unit and transmitting the efficiency performance to the control unit via a second information channel, as a result of which overall efficiency of the energy system is improved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. An apparatus for optimizing the efficiency of an energy system having at least one energy unit that is coupled to a control unit and a DC/DC converter for regulating power output of the energy unit, and the control unit regulates the power output to an electrical component via the DC/DC converter as a function of an operating state of the energy system, wherein the energy unit communicates with an observer via a first information channel, and information from the energy unit is transmitted during the operation of the energy system via the first information channel to the observer, as a result of which, from the transmitted information, an efficiency performance of the energy unit can be ascertained by the observer, and the efficiency performance can be transmitted to the control unit via a second information channel.
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