Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Virtual power plant

a technology of virtual power plant and power supply device, applied in the direction of greenhouse gas reduction, instruments, computer control, etc., can solve the problems of large and cumbersome residential and commercial power storage and supply devi

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-01-05
SUNVERGE ENERGY
View PDF7 Cites 15 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This patent is about a virtual power plant that can receive and execute requests from a requester. The plant includes a processor, communication interfaces, and memory to receive and analyze the requests. The processor then determines if the request can be performed by the existing units and communicates the result to the requester. If there is a subsequent execution request, the processorexecutes the request. The technical effect of this invention is to enable a flexible and efficient way to manage and use power in a virtual plant.

Problems solved by technology

These technologies, used on residential, commercial, or other sites, can be referred to as “distributed energy sources.” Distributed energy sources have been deployed only to a very limited extent for reasons of cost, convenience, and a lack of harmonized grid inter-connection standards.
As a result, residential and commercial power storage and supply devices may be large and cumbersome.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Virtual power plant
  • Virtual power plant
  • Virtual power plant

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0017]In the following description, specific details are set forth describing some embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that some embodiments may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. The specific embodiments disclosed herein are meant to be illustrative but not limiting. One skilled in the art may realize other elements that, although not specifically described here, are within the scope and the spirit of this disclosure.

[0018]This description and the accompanying drawings that illustrate inventive aspects and embodiments should not be taken as limiting—the claims define the protected invention. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this description and the claims. In some instances, well-known structures and techniques have not been shown or described in detail in order not to obscure the invention.

[0019]Elements and their associated aspects that are described in det...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A virtual power plant is presented. A virtual power plant couples to one or more virtual power plant units that provide power and / or storage of power to a power grid. In some embodiments, a method of operating a virtual power plant includes receiving a request from a requester; determining whether the request can be performed by a set of units; reporting the result to the requester; and if a subsequent execution request is received from the requester, then executing the request.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 791,420, filed on Jul. 4, 2015, entitled “Renewable Energy Integrated Storage and Generation Systems, Apparatus, and Methods with Cloud Distributed Energy Management Services,” by Dean Sanders and Stu Statman, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]Embodiments generally related to systems and methods for Virtual Power Plant operation of distributed power generation and storage assets.DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART[0003]There exists a number of site specific energy generation and back-up systems, often associated with individual commercial, residential sites, or field locations in current use or which are being developed for use. There exist several technologies that can produce electricity at a particular location. Such technologies include, for example, photovoltaic panels (e.g., solar panels); small scale natural gas turbines (also known as ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): H02J3/38G05B15/02
CPCY02B70/3225Y04S20/222H02J3/32H02J7/35Y04S10/126Y04S30/12H02J3/381H02J3/322H02J2310/12H02J2300/10H02J2300/24H02J13/00004H02J13/00034H02J3/14Y02E10/56Y02T90/167H02J13/00002H02J3/46H02J2310/60G05B15/02Y02E70/30H02J3/00H02J3/38Y02E60/00H02J3/388H02J15/00
Inventor SANDERS, DEANSTATMAN, STU
Owner SUNVERGE ENERGY
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com