Delayed reactive electrical consumption mitigation
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the discharge of an energy storage system (ESS) for electricity consumption mitigation, the ESS being connected to an electrical system at a site, the method comprising:
- detecting a peak in electricity consumption of an electrical system at the site;
responsive to detecting the peak, preventing the ESS from discharging for purposes of mitigating the consumption of the peak from when the peak is detected until a waiting period has elapsed;
measuring an electricity consumption indicating parameter of electrical system during the waiting period; and
discharging energy from the ESS to the electrical system after the waiting period has elapsed according to discharge instructions, the discharge instructions comprising a magnitude function providing the magnitude of the power level at which to discharge the ESS, wherein the magnitude function is dependent on the electricity consumption indicating parameter measured.
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Abstract
The electrical consumption mitigation provided by energy storage systems can be unreliable when a consumption peak lasts long enough to deplete the energy stored and the remainder of the peak is unmitigated. By implementing a waiting period between detecting the peak and discharging the energy storage in which characteristics of the peak are observed, a peak mitigation system can lengthen the effective discharge duration of the energy storage system and prevent unmitigated plateaus from appearing. For example, when a consumption plateau is detected, the system may discharge at a slower rate than when a spike is detected in order to prolong mitigation activities before the conclusion of the plateau. Thus otherwise-incurred demand-related utility charges can be reduced without having to increase the capacity of the mitigation system. In some cases, these processes are performed with respect to the bounds of demand-averaged time periods used to calculate demand charges.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the discharge of an energy storage system (ESS) for electricity consumption mitigation, the ESS being connected to an electrical system at a site, the method comprising:
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detecting a peak in electricity consumption of an electrical system at the site; responsive to detecting the peak, preventing the ESS from discharging for purposes of mitigating the consumption of the peak from when the peak is detected until a waiting period has elapsed; measuring an electricity consumption indicating parameter of electrical system during the waiting period; and discharging energy from the ESS to the electrical system after the waiting period has elapsed according to discharge instructions, the discharge instructions comprising a magnitude function providing the magnitude of the power level at which to discharge the ESS, wherein the magnitude function is dependent on the electricity consumption indicating parameter measured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method for controlling the discharge of an energy storage system (ESS) for electricity consumption mitigation, the ESS being connected to an electrical distribution grid at a site, the method comprising:
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detecting a peak in electricity consumption of an electrical system at the site; responsive to detecting the peak, preventing the ESS from discharging for purposes of mitigating the consumption of the peak from when the peak is detected until a waiting period has elapsed; measuring an electricity consumption indicating parameter of electrical system during the waiting period; and discharging energy from the ESS to the electrical system after the waiting period has elapsed according to discharge instructions, the discharge instructions comprising a magnitude function providing the magnitude of the power level at which to discharge the ESS, wherein the magnitude function is dependent on the electricity consumption indicating parameter measured. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for controlling the discharge of an energy storage system (ESS) for electricity consumption mitigation, the ESS being connected to an electrical distribution grid at a site, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a processor; and b. a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform processes that include; i. detecting a peak in electricity consumption of the site; ii. responsive to detecting the peak, preventing the ESS from discharging for purposes of mitigating the consumption of the peak, the preventing lasting from when the peak is detected until a waiting period has elapsed; iii. measuring the electricity consumption of the site during the waiting period; and iv. discharging the ESS into the site after the waiting period has elapsed according to discharge instructions, the discharge instructions comprising a magnitude function providing the magnitude of the power level at which to discharge the ESS, wherein the magnitude function is dependent on the electricity consumption of the site measured during the waiting period. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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