Energy storage modeling and control

• US 9,509,176 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IHI Terrasun Solutions Inc. (IHI Corporation)
• Original Assignee: IHI INC. (IHI Corporation)
• Inventors: Carter, W. Craig, Ferrara, Marco, Goroff, Michael, Mann, Maxwell
• Primary Examiner(s): Fennema, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Norton, Jennifer L
• Application Number:
  US13/838,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20140039710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,355 Days
• Field of Search: 700/291
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/041 in which a variable is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0428 Safety, monitoring G05B19/0423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2639 Energy management, use maximum of cheap power, keep peak load low
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/67 to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• 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

Abstract

Systems and methods for optimal planning and real-time control of energy storage systems for multiple simultaneous applications are provided. Energy storage applications can be analyzed for relevant metrics such as profitability and impact on the functionality of the electric grid, subject to system-wide and energy storage hardware constraints. The optimal amount of storage capacity and the optimal operating strategy can then be derived for each application and be prioritized according to a dispatch stack, which can be statically or dynamically updated according to data forecasts. Embodiments can consist of both planning tools and real-time control algorithms.

Claims

1. A computerized method for controlling balancing services based on a combination of an energy storage system and reserves using a computer, the method comprising:

receiving at the computer a first physical model relating to a rate of degradation of the energy storage system;

retrieving from a first database, using the computer, first historical data relating to historical renewable energy generation;

retrieving from a second database, using the computer, second historical data relating to historical forecast error;

receiving at the computer one or more possible configurations for the energy storage system;

receiving at the computer a cost model for the energy storage system;

receiving at the computer information relating to a cost of providing the reserves;

receiving at the computer one or more possible operating strategies of the energy storage system for minimizing a cost of the balancing services,

wherein the one or more possible operating strategies are computed via

calculating, using the computer, a renewable energy power supply commitment based on forecasted renewable energy generation and user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements; and

calculating, using the computer, a difference between the calculated renewable energy power supply commitments and real-time renewable energy generation,

wherein the renewable energy power supply commitment comprises a plurality of power block commitments, each of the power block commitments being characterized by a duration, a slope, and a jump from an adjacent power block commitment, and

the user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements comprise a maximum allowed slope and a maximum allowed jump from an adjacent power block commitment for the power block commitments;

receiving at the computer a second physical model relating to forecast uncertainty;

calculating, using the computer, an optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves that minimizes a cost of balancing the difference based on the first historical data, the second historical data, the first and second physical models, the information relating to a cost of providing the reserves, the one or more possible energy storage system configurations, the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies, and the cost model; and

charging or discharging, using a controller, an energy storage asset of the energy storage system in accordance with the calculated optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the renewable energy generation comprises wind power generation.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the one or more possible energy storage system configurations comprise at least one of capacity information, power rating information, charge rate information, discharge rate information, efficiency loss information, and useful life information.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the step of calculating the optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves comprises using at least one of a list comparison, a multivariate regression technique, a local optimization technique, linear programming, non-linear programming, a Monte Carlo optimization, a machine learning technique, a regression fitting technique, and a multivariate optimization technique.

5. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising calculating, using the computer, at least one of an optimal energy storage system capacity, an optimal energy storage system operating strategy, and a financial metric for the energy storage system based on simulation of the one or more possible energy storage system configurations and the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies.

6. A system for controlling balancing services based on a combination of an energy storage system and reserves, the system comprising:

a first database;

a second database;

a computer configured to;

receive a first physical model relating to a rate of degradation of the energy storage system;

retrieve from the first database first historical data relating to historical renewable energy generation;

retrieve from the second database second historical data relating to historical forecast error;

receive one or more possible configurations for the energy storage system;

receive a cost model for the energy storage system;

receive information relating to a cost of providing the reserves;

receive one or more possible operating strategies of the energy storage system for minimizing a cost of the balancing services,

wherein the one or more possible operating strategies are computed via

calculating a renewable energy power supply commitment based on forecasted renewable energy generation and user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements; and

calculating a difference between the calculated renewable energy power supply commitments and real-time renewable energy generation,

wherein the renewable energy power supply commitment comprises a plurality of power block commitments, each of the power block commitments being characterized by a duration, a slope, and a jump from an adjacent power block commitment, and

the user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements comprise a maximum allowed slope and a maximum allowed jump from an adjacent power block commitment for the power block commitments;

receive a second physical model relating to forecast uncertainty; and

calculate an optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves that minimizes a cost of balancing the difference based on the first historical data, the second historical data, the first and second physical models, the information relating to a cost of providing the reserves, the one or more possible energy storage system configurations, the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies, and the cost model; and

a controller configured to charge or discharge an energy storage asset of the energy storage system in accordance with the calculated optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the renewable energy generation comprises wind power generation.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more possible energy storage system configurations comprise at least one of capacity information, power rating information, charge rate information, discharge rate information, efficiency loss information, and useful life information.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer is further configured to calculate the optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves by using at least one of a list comparison, a multivariate regression technique, a local optimization technique, linear programming, non-linear programming, a Monte Carlo optimization, a machine learning technique, a regression fitting technique, and a multivariate optimization technique.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer is further configured to calculate at least one of an optimal energy storage system capacity, an optimal energy storage system operating strategy, and a financial metric for the energy storage system based on simulation of the one or more energy storage system configurations and the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable code which causes a computer to perform a method for controlling balancing services based on a combination of an energy storage system and reserves, the method comprising:

receiving at the computer a first physical model relating to a rate of degradation of the energy storage system;

retrieving from a first database, using the computer, first historical data relating to historical renewable energy generation;

retrieving from a second database, using the computer, second historical data relating to historical forecast error;

receiving at the computer one or more configurations for the energy storage system;

receiving at the computer a cost model for the energy storage system;

receiving at the computer information relating to a cost of providing the reserves;

receiving at the computer one or more possible operating strategies of the energy storage system for minimizing a cost of the balancing services,

wherein the one or more possible operating strategies are computed via

calculating, using the computer, a renewable energy power supply commitment based on forecasted renewable energy generation and user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements; and

calculating, using the computer, a difference between the calculated renewable energy power supply commitments and real-time renewable energy generation;

wherein the renewable energy power supply commitment comprises a plurality of power block commitments, each of the power block commitments being characterized by a duration, a slope, and a jump from an adjacent power block commitment, and

the user defined renewable energy power shaping requirements comprise a maximum allowed slope and a maximum allowed jump from an adjacent power block commitment for the power block commitments;

receiving at the computer a second physical model relating to forecast uncertainty;

calculating, using the computer, an optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves that minimizes a cost of balancing the difference based on the first historical data, the second historical data, the first and second physical models, the information relating to a cost of providing the reserves, the one or more possible energy storage system configurations, the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies, and the cost model; and

charging or discharging, using a controller, an energy storage asset of the energy storage system in accordance with the calculated optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the renewable energy generation comprises wind power generation.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more possible energy storage system configurations comprise at least one of capacity information, power rating information, charge rate information, discharge rate information, efficiency loss information, and useful life information.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the step of calculating the optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves comprises at least one of a list comparison, a multivariate regression technique, a local optimization technique, linear programming, non-linear programming, a Monte Carlo optimization, a machine learning technique, a regression fitting technique, and a multivariate optimization technique.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises calculating, using the computer, at least one of an optimal energy storage system capacity, an optimal energy storage system operating strategy, and a financial metric for the energy storage system based on simulation of the one or more possible energy storage system configurations and the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies.