MICROGRID MODEL BASED AUTOMATED REAL TIME SIMULATION FOR MARKET BASED ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
First Claim
1. A system for real-time modeling of electrical system performance of a microgrid electrical system, comprising:
- a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system;
an analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, comprising,a virtual system modeling engine configured to generate predicted data output for the electrical system utilizing a first virtual system model of the electrical system,an analytics engine configured to monitor the real-time data output and the predicted data output of the electrical system, the analytics engine further configured to initiate a calibration and synchronization operation to update the first virtual system model when a difference between the real-time data output and the predicted data output exceeds a threshold, anda network optimization simulation engine configured to use the virtual system model updated based on the real-time data to forecast the cost of operating the microgrid electrical system and the reliability and availability of the microgrid electrical system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for optimizing energy consumption in multi-energy sources sites are provided. These techniques include developing a real-time model and a virtual model of the electrical system of a multi-energy source site, such as a microgrid. The real-time model represents a current state of the electrical system can be developed by collecting data from sensors interfaced with the various components of the electrical system. The virtual model of the electrical system mirrors the real-time model of the electrical system and can be used to generate predictions regarding the performance, availability, and reliability of cost and reliability of various distributed energy sources and to predict the price of acquiring energy from these sources. The virtual model can be used to test “what if” scenarios, such as routine maintenance, system changes, and unplanned events that impact the utilization and capacity of the microgrid.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for real-time modeling of electrical system performance of a microgrid electrical system, comprising:
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a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system; an analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, comprising, a virtual system modeling engine configured to generate predicted data output for the electrical system utilizing a first virtual system model of the electrical system, an analytics engine configured to monitor the real-time data output and the predicted data output of the electrical system, the analytics engine further configured to initiate a calibration and synchronization operation to update the first virtual system model when a difference between the real-time data output and the predicted data output exceeds a threshold, and a network optimization simulation engine configured to use the virtual system model updated based on the real-time data to forecast the cost of operating the microgrid electrical system and the reliability and availability of the microgrid electrical system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 20)
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8. The system for making real-time predictions to optimize the operation of a microgrid electrical system, as recited in claim 8, wherein the forecasted cost of operating the microgrid electrical system and the reliability and availability of the microgrid electrical system is communicated by way of text on a display interfaced with the client terminal.
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10. A computer implemented method for real-time modeling of the performance of a microgrid electrical system, wherein one or more processors are programmed to perform steps, comprising:
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creating a first virtual system model of the microgrid electrical system; acquiring real-time data from sensors interfaced with components of the electrical system; calculating predicated data forecasting the cost of operating the microgrid electrical system and the reliability and availability of the microgrid electrical system, the predicted data being calculated using the first virtual system model of the microgrid electrical system; initiating a calibration and synchronization calibration and synchronization operation to update the first virtual system model when a difference between the real-time data and the predicted data exceeds a threshold; and recalculating the predicated data forecasting the cost of operating the microgrid electrical system and the reliability and availability of the microgrid electrical system using the calibrated first virtual system model of the microgrid electrical system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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