MANAGING ENERGY ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT OPERATIONS

• US 20160363948A1
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Viridity Energy Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Viridity Energy Incorporated
• Inventors: DeVore, Duncan, Steven, Alain P., Stewart, Craig
• Application Number:
  US15/153,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20160363948A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/026 using a predictor
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/04 involving the use of models or simulators
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49068 Minimum cost adaptive
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/10 Complex mathematical operations function generation by table look-up G06F1/03; evaluation of elementary functions by calculation G06F7/544
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2119/06 Power analysis or power optimisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00022 using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2203/20 Simulating, e g planning, reliability check, modelling or computer assisted design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/008 involving trading of energy or energy transmission rights
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/28 Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 : Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/84 : Greenhouse gas [GHG] management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/14 : Energy storage units
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 : Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 : Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 : General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 : using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 : using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 : Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 : Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

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.

Claims

1-29. -29. (canceled)

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:

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.

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:

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.

32-81. -81. (canceled)

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:

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.

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:

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.

84-94. -94. (canceled)