Controller for hybrid energy storage
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1. A method of providing regulation service using a hybrid energy storage system, comprising:
- providing a regulation service to an electrical power grid using a first energy unit and a second energy storage unit;
receiving a regulation signal indicative of a change of output needed to meet an imbalance on the electrical power grid;
classifying the second energy storage unit according to at least four energy thresholds including at least two inner thresholds and at least two outer thresholds, which define a capacity range of the second energy storage unit;
determining whether the second energy storage unit is within a desired capacity range; and
if the second energy storage unit is within the desired capacity range, using the second energy storage unit to substantially track changes in the regulation signal while the first energy unit remains at a substantially constant power output regardless of the changes in the regulation signal, wherein the regulation signal is tracked using the second energy storage unit if the second energy storage unit is within the desired capacity range.
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Abstract
A controller is disclosed for hybrid systems providing power to an electrical power grid. The controller reduces wear on hybrid systems by having only a fast unit tuned to track fluctuations of a regulation signal in a normal mode of operation. By contrast, the slow unit does not track fluctuations in the regulation signal in the normal mode of operation, which reduces wear on the slow unit. The normal mode of operation is defined by an energy range of the fast unit. Energy band parameters associated with the energy range can be dynamically modified in order to optimize the efficiency of the hybrid system.
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1. A method of providing regulation service using a hybrid energy storage system, comprising:
- providing a regulation service to an electrical power grid using a first energy unit and a second energy storage unit;
receiving a regulation signal indicative of a change of output needed to meet an imbalance on the electrical power grid;
classifying the second energy storage unit according to at least four energy thresholds including at least two inner thresholds and at least two outer thresholds, which define a capacity range of the second energy storage unit;
determining whether the second energy storage unit is within a desired capacity range; and
if the second energy storage unit is within the desired capacity range, using the second energy storage unit to substantially track changes in the regulation signal while the first energy unit remains at a substantially constant power output regardless of the changes in the regulation signal, wherein the regulation signal is tracked using the second energy storage unit if the second energy storage unit is within the desired capacity range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- providing a regulation service to an electrical power grid using a first energy unit and a second energy storage unit;
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10. A method of providing power in a hybrid energy system, comprising:
- providing disparate energy devices including a first energy device and a second energy storage device;
defining energy thresholds associated with the second energy storage device, wherein defining the energy thresholds includes defining at least two inner thresholds and at least two outer thresholds;
dynamically modifying the energy thresholds in order to control a distribution of energy output between the first and second energy devices for providing a combined power output to an electrical power grid;
determining whether the second energy storage device is within a desired capacity range as defined by the energy thresholds; and
tracking a regulation signal using only the second energy storage device if the second energy storage device is within the desired capacity range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
- providing disparate energy devices including a first energy device and a second energy storage device;
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14. A hybrid energy storage system, comprising:
- a first energy device and a second energy storage device, the first and second energy storage devices being of different types, that provide a combined power output for an electrical power grid; and
a controller coupled to the first and second energy devices for adjusting a total power output of the first and second energy devices in response to a received regulation signal, the controller for adjusting only the second energy storage device to track the regulation signal while the second energy storage device is within a determined energy range, the first energy device remaining at a substantially constant power output regardless of the regulation signal while the second energy storage device is within the determined energy range;
wherein the second energy storage device is classified according to at least four energy thresholds, the at least four energy thresholds including at least two inner thresholds and at least two outer thresholds, the at least four energy thresholds defining a capacity range of the second energy storage device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- a first energy device and a second energy storage device, the first and second energy storage devices being of different types, that provide a combined power output for an electrical power grid; and
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