Predictive contract system and method
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1. A control method comprising:
- acquiring a power generation requirement for a selected time period of a power generation entity to meet a power contract;
monitoring an internal power consumption of power for a power generation entity;
monitoring the total generation of power from the power generation entity;
projecting an amount of total power needed over a remaining portion of the selected time period to meet the power generation requirement for the selected time period and to meet the internal power consumption, the projected amount of total power needed over a selected time period including an amount of total power produced over a past portion of the selected time period;
predicting a range of power generation achievable by the power generation entity over a portion of the selected time period remaining; and
determining whether the projected amount of total power is within the range of power generation achievable over the selected time period.
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Abstract
A control method includes modeling a power generation apparatus, monitoring the generation of a total amount power from the power generation apparatus, monitoring internal consumption of power for a power generation apparatus, acquiring a power generation requirement for a first selected time period of a power generation apparatus to meet a power contract, and projecting an amount of total power needed over a diminishing time varying prediction horizon based on the model, the power generation requirement and the internal consumption.
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1. A control method comprising:
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acquiring a power generation requirement for a selected time period of a power generation entity to meet a power contract; monitoring an internal power consumption of power for a power generation entity; monitoring the total generation of power from the power generation entity; projecting an amount of total power needed over a remaining portion of the selected time period to meet the power generation requirement for the selected time period and to meet the internal power consumption, the projected amount of total power needed over a selected time period including an amount of total power produced over a past portion of the selected time period; predicting a range of power generation achievable by the power generation entity over a portion of the selected time period remaining; and determining whether the projected amount of total power is within the range of power generation achievable over the selected time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control method comprising:
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modeling a power generation apparatus; monitoring a generation of a total amount power from the power generation apparatus; monitoring internal consumption of power for a power generation apparatus; acquiring a power generation requirement for a first selected time period of a power generation apparatus to meet a power contract; projecting an amount of total power needed over a diminishing time varying prediction horizon based on the model, the power generation requirement and the internal consumption; predicting a range of power generation values achievable over the prediction horizon; and determining whether the projected amount of total power is within the range of power generation achievable over the prediction horizon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible machine-readable medium that includes a set of instructions, the instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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modeling a power generation apparatus; monitoring a generation of a total amount power from the power generation apparatus; monitoring internal consumption of power for a power generation apparatus; acquiring a power generation requirement for a first selected time period of a power generation apparatus to meet a power contract; projecting an amount of total power needed over a diminishing time varying prediction horizon based on the model, the power generation requirement and the internal consumption; predicting a range of power generation values achievable over the diminishing time varying prediction horizon; and determining whether the projected amount of total power is within the range of power generation achievable over the prediction horizon. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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