Ubiquitous energy network for achieving optimized utilization of energy and method for providing energy transaction and service

• US 9,778,719 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ENN Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ENN Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Gan, Zhongxue, Meng, Binshen, Liu, Zhengjian, Wei, An, Tang, Qing, Zhang, Fan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartman, Jr., Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/695,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20130238158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,349 Days
• Field of Search: 700286, 700288, 700291, 700295
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

There discloses a ubiquitous energy network for optimum utilization of energy, which includes nodes connected by an interconnected network architecture of virtual pipelines transferring a ubiquitous energy flow, with the ubiquitous energy flow being transferred among the nodes bi-directionally. The node includes a system energy efficiency controller, and at least one of other nodes, an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device, and an energy regeneration device connected to the controller. The controller controls the input and output of the ubiquitous energy flow of the at least one of the other nodes, the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device, the energy regeneration device. Furthermore, the node, an access terminal, a virtual tag, and the virtual pipeline of the ubiquitous energy network, and a server and method for providing energy transaction and service by the ubiquitous energy network are disclosed.

Claims

1. A ubiquitous energy network for efficient cooperative coupling and utilization of energy, comprising more than one node that are connected through an interconnected network architecture of virtual pipelines for transmitting a ubiquitous energy flow, with the ubiquitous energy flow being bidirectionally transmitted between the nodes, wherein,

the node comprises a system energy efficiency controller and at least one of other node, an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device and an energy regeneration device that are connected to the system energy efficiency controller;

the system energy efficiency controller is adapted to control an input and an output of the ubiquitous energy flow of at least one of the other node, the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device;

the ubiquitous energy flow comprises a logic smart flow formed by coupling and cooperating of an energy flow, a material flow and an information flow;

the energy generation device includes a distributed energy system located near the energy utilization device; and

the distributed energy system includes an electric power generation device adapted to generate electric power by utilizing exhaust gas, waste heat and a differential pressure generated by the energy utilization device.

2. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein the other node comprises a system energy efficiency controller and at least one of another node, an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device and an energy regeneration device that are connected to the system energy efficiency controller;

the system energy efficiency controller is adapted to control an input and an output of the ubiquitous energy flow of at least one of the another node, the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device.

3. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the energy generation device further includes a heat energy generation device that generates heat energy by utilizing exhaust gas and waste heat generated by the electric power generation device, and/or an electric energy generation device that generates electric energy by utilizing exhaust gas and waste heat generated by the electric power generation device.

4. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the energy storage device is at least one of a vanadium redox battery, a lithium ion battery and a heat or cold storage tank and/or

the energy utilization device includes a charging station, a gas filling station, a factory power utilization equipment, a villa, an apartment and a smart energy service system;

and/or

the energy regeneration device includes a microalgae carbon absorption device, a waste water regeneration device and a water heat regeneration device.

5. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the system energy efficiency controller includes at least two of a terminal, an exchanger, a router, a logic controller, a building controller, an industrial control machine, and a special-purpose control system or controller.

6. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the system energy efficiency controller obtains state information of the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device connected therewith, and transfers a control command to the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device to perform energy efficiency optimization.

7. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the energy flow includes electric energy and heat energy and/or

the material flow is at least one selected from products generated by cold, heat, electricity and an energy regeneration device.

8. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 7, wherein, the material flow includes at least one of natural gas, hot water, cold water, CO2 and biogas and/or

the product generated by the energy regeneration device is helix algae.

9. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the information flow includes virtual tags of the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device and real-time price information of the energy.

10. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 9, wherein, the virtual tag is data encapsulation including attribute information of the energy flow and the material flow and the transmission source and/or destination.

11. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the information flow is transmitted via at least one of an optical fiber, a power line carrier and an electric cable.

12. The ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein, the system energy efficiency controller realizes machine-machine mutual sensing and/or

the system energy efficiency controller provides, to a manager, information for a decision on optimizing the energy efficiency and performing control.

13. A virtual tag applicable to a ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, comprising data encapsulation of information generated from labeling, sensing and controlling of at least one of the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device.

14. The virtual tag of claim 13, comprising any one or combination of information of:

an Energy Type, which is any one of or a combination of electricity, natural gas, heat, cold, CO2, biogas;

a Producer, which is a manufacturer, a controllable region, or a virtual transaction participator;

Carbon Discharge, including a carbon tax, a carbon index, a tax reduction and subsidy; and

others such as date and place.

15. A virtual pipeline applicable to a ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein the virtual pipeline is adapted to connect nodes and transmit a ubiquitous energy flow between the nodes.

16. The virtual pipeline of claim 15, wherein the virtual pipeline comprises a set of an interconnected network and a local area network for transmitting an information flow, an electric network and a heating network for transmitting an energy flow, and a fuel gas network, a hot water and/or cold water pipeline network, a carbon dioxide recovery pipeline network, a waste water recovery pipeline network and a material transportation equipment for transmitting a material flow.

17. A method for providing an energy transaction and service through a ubiquitous energy network of claim 1, wherein the ubiquitous energy network comprises a transaction server acting as a node of the ubiquitous energy network, the transaction server is adapted to control the energy transaction and service for the node connected directly or indirectly with the transaction server, and the method comprises steps that:

a) a plurality of energy generation devices and/or energy storage devices transmit a virtual tag containing energy-related information to the ubiquitous energy network;

b) the transaction server generates a real-time price according to the virtual tags of a plurality of energy generation devices and a plurality of energy storage devices and the demand of an energy utilization device;

c) the energy utilization device obtains the virtual tags of the energy generation devices and energy storage devices and the real-time price information from the transaction server;

d) the energy utilization device selects an energy source according to the information obtained; and

e) the energy utilization device obtains the energy via a virtual pipeline of claim 15.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein at the step e), the energy utilization device obtains the energy from the energy generation device or the energy utilization device obtains the energy from the energy storage device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the energy generation device, the energy storage device and the energy utilization device are located at the same node or different nodes of the ubiquitous energy network.

20. A node of a ubiquitous energy network, comprising a system energy efficiency controller and at least one of other node, an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device and an energy regeneration device that are connected to the system energy efficiency controller;

wherein the system energy efficiency controller is adapted to control an input and an output of the ubiquitous energy flow of at least one of the other node, the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device;

the ubiquitous energy flow comprises a logic smart flow formed by coupling and cooperating of an energy flow, a material flow and an information flow;

the energy generation device includes a distributed energy system located near the energy utilization device; and

the distributed energy system includes an electric power generation device adapted to generate electric power by utilizing exhaust gas, waste heat and a differential pressure generated by the energy utilization device.

21. The node of claim 20, wherein the other node comprises a system energy efficiency controller and at least one of another node, an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device and an energy regeneration device that are connected to the system energy efficiency controller;

the system energy efficiency controller is adapted to control an input and an output of the ubiquitous energy flow of at least one of the another node, the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device.

22. An access terminal of a ubiquitous energy network, comprising a system energy efficiency controller and at least one of an energy generation device, an energy storage device, an energy utilization device and an energy regeneration device that are connected to the system energy efficiency controller;

wherein the system energy efficiency controller is adapted to control an input and an output of the ubiquitous energy flow of at least one of the energy generation device, the energy storage device, the energy utilization device and the energy regeneration device;

the ubiquitous energy flow comprises a logic smart flow formed by coupling and cooperating of an energy flow, a material flow and an information flow;

the energy generation device includes a distributed energy system located near the energy utilization device; and

the distributed energy system includes an electric power generation device adapted to generate electric power by utilizing exhaust gas, waste heat and a differential pressure generated by the energy utilization device.