Network system and method of controlling network system

• US 9,256,214 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Koonseok, Lee, Hoonbong, Kim, Yanghwan, Kim, Daewoong
• Primary Examiner(s): Shechtman, Sean
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARLAND, STEVEN R
• Application Number:
  US13/511,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20130131876A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,903 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/40 wherein a plurality of decentralised, dispersed or local energy generation technologies are operated simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/008 involving trading of energy or energy transmission rights
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/123 the energy generation units being or involving renewable energy sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

Provided are a network system and a method of controlling the same. The network system includes an energy supply part including a plurality of power supply sources, an energy metering part communicating with the plurality of power supply sources, the energy metering measuring energy supplied from the plurality of power supply sources, an energy management part receiving energy-related information supplied from the energy supply part, and an energy consumption part consuming power supplied from the energy supply part, the energy consumption part being operable and controllable by the energy management part. At least one power supply source of the plurality of power supply sources is selected according to an order of priority of a power supply, based on energy information related to the plurality of power supply sources. Thus, the power supply source having minimum costs is selected to efficiently manage energy within an intellectual power supply network.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

an energy supply part comprising a plurality of power supply sources;

an energy metering part communicating with the plurality of power supply sources, the energy metering part measuring energy supplied from the plurality of power supply sources;

an energy management part receiving energy-related information supplied from the energy supply part;

an energy consumption part consuming power supplied from the energy supply part, the energy consumption part being operable and controllable by the energy management part;

a storage provided at the energy management part or the energy consumption part to store power consumption information for the energy consumption part,

wherein the plurality of power supply sources comprises a main power supply source; and

a post-order power supply source having a lower order of priority than the main power supply source,

wherein while a threshold for power consumption amount or charge during a set period is recognized, the energy management part or the energy consumption part is configured to;

sample a power consumption amount stored in the storage, and

determine a predicted power consumption or charge during the set period, using the sampled power consumption amount,

wherein when the threshold is equal to or greater than the determined predicted power consumption or the charge, the main power supply source is used without the post-order power supply source, and

wherein when the threshold is less than the determined predicted power consumption or the charge, the main power supply source and the post-order power supply source are used.

2. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the energy-related information comprises at least one of suppliable power amount information, energy charge information, energy quality information, and suppliable time information.

3. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of power supply sources further comprises a power source supplied from a power plant or a self-powered supply source.

4. The network system according to claim 3, wherein the power source supplied from the power plant comprises at least one of a thermal power plant, a nuclear power plant, a solar power plant, and a wind power plant.

5. The network system according to claim 4, wherein a power supply source of the power plant is provided in plurality, and

a power supply source having the most inexpensive charge is selected as the usage power supply source.

6. The network system according to claim 3, wherein the self-powered supply source comprises at least one of a distributed power source, an electric vehicle, and a solar cell.

7. The network system according to claim 3, wherein the self-powered supply source is constituted by the plurality of power supply sources in which an order of priority is set.

8. The network system according to claim 7, wherein the order of priority of the self-powered supply source is decided based on power information comprising a sale price of the self power, a power generation per time, a power generation per day, or a suppliable power amount.

9. The network system according to claim 3, wherein, when power from the self-powered supply source is greater than a required power amount, the self-powered supply source is selected as the usage power supply source.

10. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the predicted power consumption is calculated by predicting a future power consumption pattern, based on power consumption information per sampled period.

11. A method of controlling a network system comprising a plurality of power supply sources, the method comprising:

recognizing an available power supply source of the plurality of power supply sources;

receiving energy information of available power supply sources comprising a plurality of power supply sources; and

selecting at least one power supply source according to an order of priority, based on the energy information,

the method further comprising;

recognizing a threshold for power consumption amount or charge during a set period;

storing in a storage power consumption information for an energy consumption part;

sampling a power consumption amount stored in the storage; and

determine a predicted power consumption or charge during the set period, using the sampled power consumption amount,

wherein the plurality of available power supply sources comprise a main power supply source; and

a post-order power supply source having a lower order of priority than the main power supply source,

wherein when the threshold is equal to or greater than the determined predicted power consumption or the charge, the main power supply source is used without the post-order power supply source, and

wherein when the threshold is less than the determined predicted power consumption or the charge, the main power supply source and the post-order power supply source are used.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of available power supply sources further comprises a self-powered supply source and a power plant supply source,

wherein the self-powered supply source or the power plant supply source is selectively used based on a comparison result between a power amount of the self-powered supply source and a required power amount.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, when the power amount of the self-powered supply source is greater than the required power amount, the self-powered supply source is used.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein, when the power amount of the self-powered supply source is less than the required power amount, the power plant supply source is used.