Responding to local grid events and distributed grid events
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1. A system comprising:
- an energy storage device coupled to an electrical grid;
a plurality of sensors coupled to the electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node;
a control system coupled to the energy storage device and the sensors, wherein the control system is configured to;
receive a measurement from each of the sensors;
determine, based on the received measurement, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and
select a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event;
wherein determining whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises calculating a difference between a first phase angle at a first sensor of the plurality of sensors and a second phase angle at a second sensor of the plurality of sensors, and, if the difference exceeds a threshold, determining that the grid event is a distributed event.
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Abstract
A control system for an energy storage device is coupled to sensors on an electrical grid. The control system is configured to receive a measurement from each of the sensors. The control system determines, based on the received measurements, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event. The control system selects a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event.
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1. A system comprising:
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an energy storage device coupled to an electrical grid; a plurality of sensors coupled to the electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node; a control system coupled to the energy storage device and the sensors, wherein the control system is configured to; receive a measurement from each of the sensors; determine, based on the received measurement, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and select a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event; wherein determining whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises calculating a difference between a first phase angle at a first sensor of the plurality of sensors and a second phase angle at a second sensor of the plurality of sensors, and, if the difference exceeds a threshold, determining that the grid event is a distributed event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an energy storage device coupled to an electrical grid; a plurality of sensors coupled to the electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node; a control system coupled to the energy storage device and the sensors, wherein the control system is configured to; receive a measurement from each of the sensors; determine, based on the received measurement, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and select a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event; wherein determining whether the grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises; determining a first power flow from a first sensor of the plurality of sensors to a second sensor of the plurality of sensors; comparing the first power flow with a recorded power flow from the first sensor to the second sensor, and, if the first power flow is oscillating more than a threshold oscillation amount from the recorded power flow or a rate of change of the power flow relative to the recorded power flow exceeds a rate of change threshold, determine that the grid event is a distributed event.
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9. A system comprising:
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an energy storage device coupled to an electrical grid; a plurality of sensors coupled to the electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node; a control system coupled to the energy storage device and the sensors, wherein the control system is configured to; receive a measurement from each of the sensors; determine, based on the received measurement, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and select a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event; wherein the grid comprises first and second levels of grid components and a first plurality of sensors are located in the first level of grid components and a second plurality of sensors are located in the second level of grid components, and wherein determining whether the grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises counting a first number of sensors reporting the grid event in the first level and a second number of sensors reporting the grid event in the second level and determining whether the grid event is a local event or a distributed event based on the first number of sensors and the second number of sensors; wherein determining whether the grid event is a local event or a distributed event based on the first number of sensors and the second number of sensors comprises; determining a difference between the first number of sensors and the second number of sensors; and if the difference is greater than a threshold difference, determining that the grid event is a local event, and if the difference is less than or equal to the threshold difference, determining that the grid event is a distributed event.
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10. A system comprising:
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an energy storage device coupled to an electrical grid; a plurality of sensors coupled to the electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node; a control system coupled to the energy storage device and the sensors, wherein the control system is configured to; receive a measurement from each of the sensors; determine, based on the received measurement, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and select a response mode for controlling the energy storage device based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event; wherein determining whether the grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises; receiving location information from each of the sensors; counting a first number of sensors of a first location reporting the grid event; counting a second number of sensors of a second location reporting the grid event; determining a difference between the first number of sensors and the second number of sensors; and determining that the grid event is a local event if the difference is less than or equal to a threshold difference and determining that the grid event is a distributed event if the difference is greater than the threshold difference.
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a measurement from each of a plurality of sensors coupled to an electrical grid, the electrical grid comprising a plurality of metering nodes at different geographic locations, each sensor being coupled to a metering node; determining, based on the received measurements, whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event; and selecting a response mode for controlling an energy storage device coupled to the electrical grid based on whether the grid event is determined to be a local event or a distributed event; wherein determining whether a grid event is a local event or a distributed event comprises calculating a difference between a first phase angle at a first sensor of the plurality of sensors and a second phase angle at a second sensor of the plurality of sensors, and, if the difference exceeds a threshold, determining that the grid event is a distributed event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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