Customized electric power storage device for inclusion in a microgrid
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving at least one parameter for a source of electric power into a computer-readable model of a proposed microgrid;
receiving at least one parameter for a variable load that consumes electric power into the computer-readable model of the proposed microgrid;
responsive to receiving the at least one parameter for the source of electric power and the at least one parameter for the variable load, the computer-readable model computing at least one parameter for at least one electric power storage device having a customized profile that is to be placed in the proposed microgrid, the electric power storage device configured to retain electric power generated by the source of electric power and discharge electric power requested by the variable load, the at least one parameter for the at least one electric power storage device computed based at least in part upon the at least one parameter for the source of electric power and the at least one parameter for the variable load, and wherein the at least one parameter for the at least one electric power storage device conforms to a stability constraint for the microgrid;
wherein the at least one parameter of the at least one electric power storage device is one of electric power storage capacity, charge rate, or discharge rate; and
wherein the customized profile conforms to one or more stability constraints; and
dynamically controlling and installing an electric power storage device with the customized profile comprising the at least one parameter of the electric power storage device into an operating microgrid;
wherein the customized profile is indicative of the at least one parameter of the electric power storage device that is to be included in the microgrid that satisfies the stability constraint.
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Abstract
An electric power storage device included in a microgrid is described herein. The electric power storage device has at least one of a charge rate, a discharge rate, or a power retention capacity that has been customized for the microgrid. The at least one of the charge rate, the discharge rate, or the power retention capacity of the electric power storage device is computed based at least in part upon specified power source parameters in the microgrid and specified load parameters in the microgrid.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving at least one parameter for a source of electric power into a computer-readable model of a proposed microgrid;
receiving at least one parameter for a variable load that consumes electric power into the computer-readable model of the proposed microgrid; responsive to receiving the at least one parameter for the source of electric power and the at least one parameter for the variable load, the computer-readable model computing at least one parameter for at least one electric power storage device having a customized profile that is to be placed in the proposed microgrid, the electric power storage device configured to retain electric power generated by the source of electric power and discharge electric power requested by the variable load, the at least one parameter for the at least one electric power storage device computed based at least in part upon the at least one parameter for the source of electric power and the at least one parameter for the variable load, and wherein the at least one parameter for the at least one electric power storage device conforms to a stability constraint for the microgrid; wherein the at least one parameter of the at least one electric power storage device is one of electric power storage capacity, charge rate, or discharge rate; and wherein the customized profile conforms to one or more stability constraints; and dynamically controlling and installing an electric power storage device with the customized profile comprising the at least one parameter of the electric power storage device into an operating microgrid; wherein the customized profile is indicative of the at least one parameter of the electric power storage device that is to be included in the microgrid that satisfies the stability constraint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- receiving at least one parameter for a source of electric power into a computer-readable model of a proposed microgrid;
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10. A system, comprising:
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a receiver component that receives an indication that a customized profile for an electric power storage device that is to be included in a proposed microgrid is desirably generated, wherein the proposed microgrid comprises; an electric power source that generates electric power; a variable load that consumes electric power; the electric power storage device, wherein the electric power storage device is configured to supplement the source of electric power when demand of the variable load exceeds supply of electric power produced by the source of electric power, wherein the electric power storage device is configured to supplement the variable load when supply of electric power produced by the source of electric power exceeds demand of the variable load, wherein the source of electric power has parameters that are descriptive thereof, and wherein the variable load has parameters that are descriptive thereof; and a profile calculator component that, responsive to the receiver component receiving the indication, uses a microgrid model to generate the customized profile for the electric power storage device based at least in part upon the parameters that are descriptive of the source of electric power and the parameters that are descriptive of the variable load; wherein the customized profile conforms to one or more stability constraints; and wherein the customized profile is implemented in the at least one electric power storage device in a collective microgrid represented by the microgrid model; and dynamically controlling the electric power storage device with the customized profile within the one or more stability constraints. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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