MANAGING ENERGY ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a regulation market, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one communication interface;
at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of a transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a regulation price associated with the regulation market; and
at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit;
A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model; and
B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are described that can be used to generate an operating schedule for a controller of an energy storage asset that is in communication with a transport vehicle, based on an optimization process. The operating schedule is generated based on an operation characteristic of the energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of the transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a price associated with a market (including a regulation market and/or an energy market). Operation of the energy storage asset according to the generated operating schedule facilitates derivation of energy-related revenue, over a time period T. The energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on the regulation market and/or the energy market.
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94 Claims
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1. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a regulation market, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of a transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a regulation price associated with the regulation market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 74, 75)
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21. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a regulation market and wholesale electricity market, and wherein the wholesale electricity market includes an energy market;
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of a transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, a regulation price associated with the regulation market, and a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the energy market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset using the mathematical model by minimizing a net energy-related cost over the time period T, wherein the net-energy related cost is based at least in part on; an amount of energy accumulated in the energy storage asset based on the expected energy-generating schedule of the transport vehicle; a duration of the energy storage asset participation in the regulation market; an electricity generation by the at least one energy storage asset; and an electricity consumption by the at least one energy storage asset; wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on the minimized net energy-related cost; and wherein the operating schedule specifies, during a time interval within the time period T, a first portion of an available output of the controller for use in the regulation market and a second portion of the available output of the controller for use for use in the energy market; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for determining a suggested operating schedule over a time period T for at least one energy storage asset associated with a transportation operation implemented by an energy customer of a retail electricity supplier, so as to reduce a net energy-related cost, over the time period T, associated with electricity consumption and/or electricity generation by the energy customer, wherein the net energy-related cost is based at least in part on an energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T from a regulation market, the system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and; a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model specifies at least one function that calculates an energy profile for the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operating schedule for the at least one energy storage asset applied to the mathematical model; and an objective cost function representing the net energy-related cost, the objective cost function specifying the energy-related revenue and at least one energy-related cost associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset, the objective cost function calculating the net energy-related cost based at least in part on the energy profile calculated via the mathematical model and a regulation price associated with the regulation market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one input device, the at least one communication interface, and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the suggested operating schedule, via an optimization process, as a solution that minimizes the objective cost function; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the suggested operating schedule determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the suggested operating schedule. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of generating energy-related revenue in connection with operation of an electric rail system, the electric rail system comprising at least one energy storage asset to store regenerative breaking energy arising from the operation of the electric rail system, the method comprising:
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A) electronically determining a suggested operating schedule for charging and discharging of the at least one energy storage asset based on optimization of an objective cost function representing, at least in part, a demand response revenue from a regulation market; and B) controlling the at least one energy storage asset according to the suggested operating schedule.
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31. A power control system to control at least one energy storage asset associated with an electric rail system, the at least one energy storage asset configured to store regenerative breaking energy arising from the operation of the electric rail system, the power control system comprising:
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at least one communication interface to receive a suggested operating schedule for charging and discharging of the at least one energy storage asset, the suggested operating schedule being based on optimization of an objective cost function representing, at least in part, a demand response revenue from a regulation market; and a controller, coupled to the at least one communication interface, to control the at least one energy storage asset according to the suggested operating schedule received via the at least one communication interface.
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32. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a regulation market and a wholesale electricity market, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, the at least one energy storage asset comprising at least one wayside storage unit, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of a transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, a regulation price associated with a regulation market, and a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the wholesale electricity market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model, wherein the operating schedule specifies a first time interval within the time period T for use of the energy storage asset in the regulation market and a second time interval within the time period T for use of the energy storage asset in the energy market; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a regulation market and/or a wholesale electricity market, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the at least one energy storage asset comprises at least one electric vehicle and/or at least one hybrid electric vehicle, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of at least one energy generating asset in communication with the energy storage asset, and (i) a regulation price associated with the regulation market and/or (ii) a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the wholesale electricity market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of a transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the wholesale electricity market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76)
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77. An apparatus for determining a suggested operating schedule over a time period T for at least one energy storage asset associated with a transportation operation implemented by an energy customer of a retail electricity supplier, so as to reduce a net energy-related cost, over the time period T, associated with electricity consumption and/or electricity generation by the energy customer, wherein the net energy-related cost is based at least in part on an energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T from a wholesale electricity market, the system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and; a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model specifies at least one function that calculates an energy profile for the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operating schedule for the at least one energy storage asset applied to the mathematical model; and an objective cost function representing the net energy-related cost, the objective cost function specifying the energy-related revenue and at least one energy-related cost associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset, the objective cost function calculating the net energy-related cost based at least in part on the energy profile calculated via the mathematical model and a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the wholesale electricity market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one input device, the at least one communication interface, and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the suggested operating schedule, via an optimization process, as a solution that minimizes the objective cost function; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the suggested operating schedule determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the suggested operating schedule. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A method of generating energy-related revenue in connection with operation of an electric rail system, the electric rail system comprising at least one energy storage asset to store regenerative breaking energy arising from the operation of the electric rail system, the method comprising:
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A) electronically determining a suggested operating schedule for charging and discharging of the at least one energy storage asset based on optimization of an objective cost function representing, at least in part, a demand response revenue from a wholesale electricity market; and B) controlling the at least one energy storage asset according to the suggested operating schedule.
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83. A power control system to control at least one energy storage asset associated with an electric rail system, the at least one energy storage asset configured to store regenerative breaking energy arising from the operation of the electric rail system, the power control system comprising:
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at least one communication interface to receive a suggested operating schedule for charging and discharging of the at least one energy storage asset, the suggested operating schedule being based on optimization of an objective cost function representing, at least in part, a demand response revenue from a wholesale electricity market; and a controller, coupled to the at least one communication interface, to control the at least one energy storage asset according to the suggested operating schedule received via the at least one communication interface.
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84. An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication interface; at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the at least one energy storage asset comprises at least one electric vehicle and/or at least one hybrid electric vehicle, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of at least one energy generating asset in communication with the energy storage asset, and a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the wholesale electricity market; and at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit; A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based on an optimization process using the mathematical model; and B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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