Method for controlling an electric power plant associated with a temporally random power source
First Claim
1. Method for controlling an electric power plant associated with a power source with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source, in which method, when the random power is available, the battery current supply is controlled, wherein the supply is controlled so as to come as close as possible to a state of complete charge of the battery, and preferably to reach this state.
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Abstract
The method serves for the control of an electric power plant (2) associated with a power source (6) with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery (10) adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source. When the random power (6) is available, the battery (10) current supply is controlled. The supply is controlled so as to come as close as possible to a state of complete charge of the battery, and preferably to reach this state.
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20 Claims
- 1. Method for controlling an electric power plant associated with a power source with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source, in which method, when the random power is available, the battery current supply is controlled, wherein the supply is controlled so as to come as close as possible to a state of complete charge of the battery, and preferably to reach this state.
- 15. Electric power plant adapted to be associated with a power source with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source, and control means for controlling the plant, wherein the control means controls the battery current supply, when the random power is available, so as to come as close as possible to a state of complete charge of the battery, and preferably to reach this state.
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18. A method of operating an electric power plant associated with a power source with temporally random availability, the plant comprising at least one battery adapted to be supplied with electric current from the source, said method comprising:
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determining an effective capacity of said at least one battery in a state of complete charge;
measuring quantity of electricity entering said at least one battery during a charging phase; and
controlling the electric current from the source to said at least one battery based on (1) the quantity of electricity entering the battery, and (2) the effective capacity of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
determining when the at least one battery has reached the state of complete charge based on the quantity of electricity entering the at least one battery and the effective capacity of the at least one battery; and
disconnecting the at least one battery from the source when the state of complete charge is determined.
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