Power Management System
First Claim
1. A power management system for reducing peak demand on the electric grid having one or more energy generators or fuel-powered turbines, including, but not limed to, natural gas generators, fuel cells, diesel generators, bio-diesel generators, ethanol generators, propane generators, biogas generators and kerosene generators, or a combination of any or all of these sources with or without a battery energy storage system, comprisinga generator;
- an automatic transfer switcha circuit breaker;
a battery energy storage system inverter/charger; and
a energy inverter and/or rectifier, whereinsaid circuit breaker is connected to said electric grid and at least one of said generator, energy inverter and rectifier, said battery energy storage system inverter/charger and said power load,said energy generator being also connected to said at least one onsite connected energy source,said generator with or without battery energy storage system inverter/charger being connected to said at least one onsite connected energy source and to said generator with or without battery energy storage system and via said circuit breaker to the power load,wherein said system is configured toprovide power to said power load and/or to said grid from said least one onsite connected energy source and/or said generator with or without battery energy storage system,wherein said system is configured to (a) reduce peak power demand, and/or (b) reduce consumption charges during times in which consumption costs are higher due to variable billing or otherwise, and/or (c) provide energy to the user of the system at a time that such user is offsetting, in whole or in part, a reduction of the demand from the electric grid to, among other things, quality for, participate in and/or satisfy the requirements of demand response or similar programs with third parties, by performing at least one of the following steps if a battery energy storage system is integrated into the power management system;
(a) Charging the battery energy storage system at predetermined times;
(b) Monitoring the power load taken from the electric grid and, when such power load is detected to fall below a predetermined level, charging the battery energy storage system;
(c) Monitoring the power load taken from the electric grid and, when such power load is below the appropriate level as determined by the power management system, charging the battery energy storage system; and
(d) Monitoring the remaining capacity level of the battery energy storage system and, when the remaining capacity of the battery energy storage system drops below a predetermined level or an appropriate level as determined by the power management system, charging the battery energy storage system.
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Abstract
A system to energy being used from the electric grid as well as being used and generated from one or more energy generators or fuel-powered turbines, including, but not limited to, natural gas generators, fuel cells, diesel generators, bio-diesel generators, ethanol generators, propane generators, biogas generators and kerosene generators, or a combination of any or all of these sources, with or without a battery energy storage system, resulting in (a) a reduction of the peak power demand from the electric grid of a user of the system, and/or (b) a reduction of the high consumption charges during times in which consumption costs are higher due to variable billing or otherwise, and/or (c) the ability to provide energy to the user of the system at a time that such user is offsetting, in whole or in part, a reduction of its demand from the electric grid to, among other things, quality for, participate in and/or satisfy the requirements of demand response or similar programs with third parties.
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12 Claims
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1. A power management system for reducing peak demand on the electric grid having one or more energy generators or fuel-powered turbines, including, but not limed to, natural gas generators, fuel cells, diesel generators, bio-diesel generators, ethanol generators, propane generators, biogas generators and kerosene generators, or a combination of any or all of these sources with or without a battery energy storage system, comprising
a generator; -
an automatic transfer switch a circuit breaker; a battery energy storage system inverter/charger; and a energy inverter and/or rectifier, wherein said circuit breaker is connected to said electric grid and at least one of said generator, energy inverter and rectifier, said battery energy storage system inverter/charger and said power load, said energy generator being also connected to said at least one onsite connected energy source, said generator with or without battery energy storage system inverter/charger being connected to said at least one onsite connected energy source and to said generator with or without battery energy storage system and via said circuit breaker to the power load, wherein said system is configured to provide power to said power load and/or to said grid from said least one onsite connected energy source and/or said generator with or without battery energy storage system, wherein said system is configured to (a) reduce peak power demand, and/or (b) reduce consumption charges during times in which consumption costs are higher due to variable billing or otherwise, and/or (c) provide energy to the user of the system at a time that such user is offsetting, in whole or in part, a reduction of the demand from the electric grid to, among other things, quality for, participate in and/or satisfy the requirements of demand response or similar programs with third parties, by performing at least one of the following steps if a battery energy storage system is integrated into the power management system; (a) Charging the battery energy storage system at predetermined times; (b) Monitoring the power load taken from the electric grid and, when such power load is detected to fall below a predetermined level, charging the battery energy storage system; (c) Monitoring the power load taken from the electric grid and, when such power load is below the appropriate level as determined by the power management system, charging the battery energy storage system; and (d) Monitoring the remaining capacity level of the battery energy storage system and, when the remaining capacity of the battery energy storage system drops below a predetermined level or an appropriate level as determined by the power management system, charging the battery energy storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Computer program product comprising computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable medium for causing a computer to perform method steps, when said computer readable instructions are executed on a computer or a computerized power management system, comprising:
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program code for determining a level of power available from generator with or without battery energy storage system, program code for determining whether or not said generator with or without battery energy storage system is sufficiently able to provide power, program code for obtaining a time of day, to be determined, and program code for putting the generator into standby mode, program code for charging the battery energy storage system at a previously determined duration and rate of charge, and program code for evaluating whether said charging is completed, program code for returning to said obtaining of time step, program code for obtaining the day of the week, and program code for determining if said obtained day of the week is Sunday or Saturday, program code for resetting and putting the generator into Standby mode, and program code for float charging said battery energy storage system and returning to said obtaining of the day or the week and said following steps, and program code for monitoring real time demand, and program code for obtaining said generator status and battery energy storage charge or discharge values, and program code for communicating said generator status and battery energy storage charge or discharge values to power management system, and program code for controlling release and/or charge from/into said generator with or without battery energy storage, and program code for determining end of operation/charge and/or discharge of the generator with or without battery energy storage, and program code of setting or determining demand value or operation/discharge set points, and program code for communicating data regarding the power management system, and program code for logging diagnostic information regarding the power management system.
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