Energy store for a photovoltaic system, energy storage power plant, control device, and method for operating an energy store

• US 9,954,360 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2013
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Belschner, Werner
• Primary Examiner(s): Amrany, Adi
• Application Number:
  US13/942,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20140021783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 307 38- 39
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/06 Lead-acid accumulators semi-lead accumulators H01M10/20
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/441 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/10 Batteries in stationary systems, e.g. emergency power source in plant
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/14 Balancing the load in a network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/466 Scheduling the operation of the generators, e.g. connecting or disconnecting generators to meet a given demand
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

An energy store for a photovoltaic system has: a first capacity range which is provided for feeding into the power grid; a second capacity range which is provided for internal consumption and feeding into the power grid; and a third capacity range which is provided for feeding into the power grid.

Claims

1. An energy store, comprising:

at least one interface by which charge is provided to locally connected power consumption devices and by which charge is provided to and received from a power grid, wherein the energy store receives and stores charge from a photovoltaic system; and

a control device that;

measures an actual state of charge of the energy store;

in a first capacity range of the energy store, transfers energy only between the energy store and the power grid;

in a second capacity range of the energy store, transfers energy from the energy store to the locally connected power consumption devices and transfers energy between the energy store and the power grid; and

in a third capacity range of the energy store, transfers energy only between the energy store and the power grid, wherein the first capacity range, the second capacity range and the third capacity range are mutually exclusive, wherein;

the first capacity range is between a first level and a second level,

the second capacity range is below a third level and above the second level,

the third capacity range is below a fourth level and above the third level, and

each of the first, second, and third capacity ranges corresponds to a respective state of charge of the energy store.

2. The energy store as recited in claim 1, wherein, in each of a fourth capacity range of the energy store and a fifth capacity range of the energy store, the control device blocks transfer of energy between the energy store and the power grid and blocks provision of energy from the energy store to the locally connected power consumption devices.

3. The energy store as recited in claim 2,

wherein the control device adjusts an actual state of charge of the energy store in such a way that a predefined energy quantity is transferred between the power grid and the energy store for a predefined time window at a predefined time, wherein the predefined time window and the predefined time are specified in an energy transfer request received by the control device.

4. The energy store as recited in claim 3, wherein the control device adjusts the actual state of charge of the energy store by taking into account at least one of (i) past load curves of energy consumption by the locally connected power consumption devices and (ii) a yield projection of the photovoltaic system.

5. The energy store as recited in claim 4, wherein (i) the first capacity range is approximately 10% to 40% of the capacity of the energy store;

(ii) the second capacity range is from just above the first capacity range to approximately 80% of the capacity of the energy store; and

(iii) the third capacity range is from just above the second capacity range to approximately 90% of the capacity of the energy store.

6. The energy store as recited in claim 5, wherein the energy store is an electrical accumulator in the form of one of a lead accumulator or a lithium-ion accumulator.

7. The energy store as recited in claim 2, wherein the control device includes a communication interface coupled to a central control device, wherein the control device receives through the communication interface a request for a set quantity of energy to be transferred between the energy store and the power grid, and wherein the control device responds to the request by enabling or blocking transfer of the requested quantity of energy according to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth capacity ranges.

8. The energy store as recited in claim 7, wherein the control device responds to the request by reporting to the central control device an amount of available power and a time window during which the available power is guaranteed to be available.