SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• US 20110276194A1
• Filed: 05/10/2011
• Published: 11/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Energy Investment Fund, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Energy Investment Fund, Ltd.
• Inventors: Swan, David, Glenn, Herman, Emalfarb, Hal A., Turik, Scott
• Application Number:
  US13/104,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20110276194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/297
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/26 involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources maximum power point systems in particular G05F1/67
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/40 wherein a plurality of decentralised, dispersed or local energy generation technologies are operated simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/322 the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The present invention provides for multiple energy pooling stations to combine renewable energy, utility energy and back-up power services in the form of Green and Black Energy with energy storage to create a multi-income stream. An energy pooling station is an advanced part of an evolving “energy network” in which multiple energy pooling stations are communicating with each other to share energy credit, bank energy, and distribute the energy to customers.

Claims

1. A method utilized by an energy pooling station, wherein the energy pooling station has a renewable energy generator for generating Green Energy, has a connection to a power grid for receiving Green Energy and Black Energy, wherein Black Energy is defined as being created by a non-renewable energy source, has storage facility for storing Green Energy for allocation and use and includes vehicle charging plugs for connecting a vehicle to the energy pooling station, the method comprising the steps of:

measuring on-site Green Energy/Green Power generation;

calculating available Green Energy/Green Power at a current rate of use;

comparing a request for Green Energy and Green Power made at the energy pooling station by a customer with the Green Energy/Green Power available at the energy pooling station;

upon determining that the request for Green Energy/Green Power made at the energy pooling station can be meet, adjusting an allocation of the storage of Green Energy and Green Power storage to meet the requests;

upon determining that the Green Energy and Green Power requests made at the energy pooling station cannot be meet, adjusting an allocation of the storage of Green Energy and Green Power storage to meet a portion of the requests and utilizing grid power and energy to meet a remaining portion of the requests; and

when grid power is utilized, comparing Green Energy credits available to the energy pooling station and notifying the customer if Green Energy/Green Power is not available.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of on-site Green Energy generation includes storing a status of Green Energy storage for a predetermined time and storing a status of Green Power storage.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of comparing energy and power requests includes a determination of available Green Energy/Green Power based on one or more of the following:

time of day, day of the week, season, and weather.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating with an energy network for sharing Green Energy/Green Power information with at least one other energy pooling station.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising using a Green Energy credit available by said other energy pooling station to meet the request for Green Energy/Green Power at said energy pooling station.

3. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of calculating available Green Energy/Green Power includes averaging the measured values over a predetermined period to account for integration of energy transfers between components.