Distributed hybrid renewable energy power plant and methods, systems, and comptuer readable media for controlling a distributed hybrid renewable energy power plant
First Claim
1. A geographically distributed and hybrid renewable energy power plant, the power plant comprising:
- a plurality of renewable energy power generation sources that are distributed over a geographic area;
a plurality of grid interface boxes, wherein each of the grid interface boxes is respectively configured to connect one renewable energy power generation source of the renewable energy power generation sources to a power distribution grid, to measure a power output by the one renewable energy power generation source, and to regulate power delivered to the power distribution grid by the one renewable energy power generation source; and
a plant front end for communicating with the grid interface boxes, for determining a total output power available from the renewable energy power generation sources based on instantaneous power available from each of the renewable energy power generation sources, for determining a statistical availability of the total output power based on weather and other conditions affecting power output from the renewable energy power generations sources, and for outputting the total output power and the statistical availability to an energy management system.
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Abstract
The subject matter described herein includes a distributed hybrid renewable energy power plant. One exemplary hybrid renewable energy power plant includes a plurality of renewable energy power generation sources that are distributed over a geographic area. A plurality of grid interface boxes connect each of the renewable energy power generation sources to a power distribution grid, measure power output by each of the renewable energy power generation sources, and regulate power delivered to the grid by each of the renewable energy power generation sources. A plant front end communicates with the grid interface boxes, determines a total output power available from the renewable energy power generation sources based on instantaneous power available from each of the renewable energy power generation sources, determines a statistical availability of the total output power based on weather and other conditions affecting power output from the renewable energy power generation sources, and outputs the total output power and the statistical availability to an energy management system.
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22 Claims
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1. A geographically distributed and hybrid renewable energy power plant, the power plant comprising:
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a plurality of renewable energy power generation sources that are distributed over a geographic area; a plurality of grid interface boxes, wherein each of the grid interface boxes is respectively configured to connect one renewable energy power generation source of the renewable energy power generation sources to a power distribution grid, to measure a power output by the one renewable energy power generation source, and to regulate power delivered to the power distribution grid by the one renewable energy power generation source; and a plant front end for communicating with the grid interface boxes, for determining a total output power available from the renewable energy power generation sources based on instantaneous power available from each of the renewable energy power generation sources, for determining a statistical availability of the total output power based on weather and other conditions affecting power output from the renewable energy power generations sources, and for outputting the total output power and the statistical availability to an energy management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for controlling a distributed hybrid renewable energy power plant, comprising:
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a plurality of grid interface boxes, wherein each of the grid interface boxes is respectively configured to connect one energy resource belonging to a plurality of distributed energy resources to a power distribution grid, to measured power output from the one energy resource, and to regulate the measured power output by the energy resource to be delivered to the power distribution grid; and a plant front end comprising; a protocol conversion module for receiving, from the plurality of grid interface boxes, inputs indicating the measured power output; a plurality of model instances for modeling the statistical availability of each of the plurality of distributed energy resources; and an aggregation engine for aggregating the measured power outputs and statistical availabilities, and for presenting the aggregated power outputs and statistical availabilities as an aggregated distributed energy resource to a utility energy management system (EMS). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a distributed hybrid renewable energy power plant, comprising:
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receiving inputs, from a plurality of grid interface boxes, indicating the measured power output originating from a plurality of distributed energy resources, wherein each of the grid interface boxes is respectively, configured to connect one energy resource of the plurality of distributed energy resources to a power distribution grid, to measure the power output by the one energy resource, and to regulate power delivered to the power distribution grid by the one energy resource; modeling the statistical availability of each of the plurality of distributed energy resources; aggregating the measured power outputs and statistical availabilities; and presenting the aggregated power outputs and statistical availabilities as an aggregated distributed energy resource to a utility energy management system (EMS). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
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receiving inputs, from a plurality of grid interface boxes, indicating the measured power output originating from a plurality of distributed energy resources, wherein each of the grid interface boxes is respectively configured to connect one energy resources of the plurality of distributed energy resources to a power distribution grid, to measure the power output by the one energy resource, and to regulate power delivered to the power distribution grid by the one energy resource; modeling the statistical availability of each of the plurality of distributed energy resources; aggregating the measured power outputs and statistical availabilities; and presenting the aggregated power outputs and statistical availabilities as an aggregated distributed energy resource to a utility energy management system (EMS).
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