Solar forecasting for networked power plants

    公开(公告)号:US11489491B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17879270

    申请日:2022-08-02

    申请人: 8me Nova, LLC

    摘要: A method may include obtaining irradiance data at a first time and a second time from sensors, determining whether one or more solar modules of a plurality of networked power plants will be covered by a shadow or shade at a third time based on the irradiance data, and generating, based on the determination, a power output prediction for each power plant of the networked power plants at the third time. The method may further include receiving power delivery profiles for first and second loads, adjusting a power output of one or more power plants of the networked power plants based at least in part on the power output prediction and the power delivery profiles for the first and second loads, and allocating a combined power output of the power plants to the first and second loads based on first and second load reliability thresholds.

    Systems and methods for microutility metering and energy allocation

    公开(公告)号:US11489337B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17850502

    申请日:2022-06-27

    申请人: 8ME NOVA, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02J3/00 H02J3/38

    摘要: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing electrical energy generated by a renewable microgrid. One or more processors of a system may store priorities for one or more consumer loads; forecast an amount of available electrical energy for a time period; allocate a first electrical energy amount to a first consumer load to a first energy limit for the time period; determine more electrical energy is forecast to be available from the RES or the ESS for the time period; identify a second consumer load of the one or more consumer loads; allocate a second electrical energy amount to the second consumer load for the time period; and direct electrical energy from the RES or the ESS to the first and second consumer loads according to the allocations.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BIFACIAL SOLAR MODELING

    公开(公告)号:US20220311380A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17344728

    申请日:2021-06-10

    申请人: 8me Nova, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02S50/10 H02J3/00

    摘要: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for improved bifacial solar modeling. A method may comprise measuring an albedo of a surface on which an array of bifacial solar modules is disposed and setting an albedo parameter of a bifacial gain model. The method may further comprise measuring a backside irradiance of the array and setting a backside irradiance parameter. The method may further comprise setting a shed transparency parameter using the measured backside irradiance and a geometric model of the array. The method may further comprise setting a rear shading parameter using a shading model of the array. The method may further comprise computing an expected bifacial gain of the array. The method may further comprise determining an actual bifacial gain of the array. The method may further comprise setting a rear mismatch parameter to minimize a loss function of the expected bifacial gain and the actual bifacial gain.

    Consistent power delivery via power delivery limits

    公开(公告)号:US11451060B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17589596

    申请日:2022-01-31

    申请人: 8ME NOVA, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02J3/38 H02J3/00 G05B19/042

    摘要: A method for delivering power to a grid. The method may include receiving a prediction of power generation for a renewable energy source (RES), receiving power level requirements of the grid, and receiving length of power delivery requirements of the grid. The method may further include determining a power delivery limit based on the prediction of power generation, the power level requirements, and the length of power delivery requirements. The method may further include delivering power to the grid according to the power delivery limit from the RES and an energy storage system (ESS) electrically coupled to the RES.

    Systems and methods for microutility metering and energy allocation

    公开(公告)号:US12081021B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17978080

    申请日:2022-10-31

    申请人: 8ME NOVA, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02J3/00 H02J3/38

    摘要: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing electrical energy generated by a renewable microgrid. One or more processors of a system may store priorities for one or more consumer loads; forecast an amount of available electrical energy for a time period; allocate a first electrical energy amount to a first consumer load to a first energy limit for the time period; determine more electrical energy is forecast to be available from the RES or the ESS for the time period; identify a second consumer load of the one or more consumer loads; allocate a second electrical energy amount to the second consumer load for the time period; and direct electrical energy from the RES or the ESS to the first and second consumer loads according to the allocations.

    Counter-solar power plant
    37.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12062920B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US18483296

    申请日:2023-10-09

    申请人: 8ME NOVA, LLC

    摘要: A counter-solar power plant may include a controller configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, the instructions including operations to receive data associated with power outputs of a plurality of legacy solar-only resources (LSORs), determine an estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs based on the received data, obtain a target power delivery profile of the plurality of LSORs, the target power delivery profile including a plurality of target power outputs, determine an output of a CSPP renewable energy system (RES) and a charge/discharge of a CSPP energy storage system (ESS) such that a combined output of the CSPP and the estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs satisfies at least one of the plurality of target power outputs of the target power delivery profile, and control the CSPP RES and CSPP ESS according to the determined CSPP RES output and CSPP ESS charge/discharge.

    SEASONAL ELECTRICAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION
    38.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240120744A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18120549

    申请日:2023-03-13

    申请人: 8me Nova, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02J3/38 G05B15/02 H02J3/32

    摘要: An REPP may include a renewable energy source (RES), a first meter associated with a first load, a second meter associated with a second load, a first ESS electrically coupled to the RES and the first meter, a second ESS electrically coupled to the RES and the first meter through a switch, and a controller configured to set a first charge/discharge for the first ESS and a second charge/discharge for the second ESS such that the REPP delivers power to the first load longer than the RES produces power, in response to a trigger condition, actuate the switch such that the second ESS is electrically coupled to the second meter, and set a fourth charge/discharge for the second ESS such that the second ESS maintains a portion of its charge in reserve for the second load.

    AC OVERBUILD ADD-ON
    40.
    发明公开
    AC OVERBUILD ADD-ON 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240022078A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US17812392

    申请日:2022-07-13

    申请人: 8ME NOVA, LLC

    IPC分类号: H02J3/38 H02J3/46

    摘要: An add-on renewable power plant (ARPP) may include a renewable energy source (RES) connected to a legacy renewable power plant (LRPP) interconnection infrastructure, where an output capacity of the RES is sized based on an LRPP transmission capacity and an LRPP power output profile, and an energy storage system (ESS) connected to the LRPP interconnection infrastructure, where a storage capacity of the ESS is sized based on the LRPP transmission capacity and the LRPP power output profile. The ARPP may also include a controller configured to control an ARPP output by controlling an RES output and an ESS charge/discharge such that a variability of an ARPP-LRPP combined power output has a lower variability than a variability of an LRPP output and control the ARPP output such that the ARPP-LRPP combined power output does not exceed a transmission capacity of the LRPP interconnection infrastructure.