Electric vehicle power management systems
    43.
    发明授权
    Electric vehicle power management systems 有权
    电动车电源管理系统

    公开(公告)号:US08796881B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-05

    申请号:US13671717

    申请日:2012-11-08

    申请人: GridPoint, Inc.

    发明人: Jeremy Davis

    IPC分类号: H02J1/00

    摘要: A system that enables power flow management for electrical devices, such as electric vehicles. Power flow managers can coordinate charging activities. Power flow decisions may be based on site-level information. Power flow management strategies may be optimized. Power spikes may be avoided by using safe failure modes. Generation stacks may be used for reducing cost. AGC commands are used to control power resources. Power regulation are apportioned to power resources, and power regulation ranges may be determined. Power flow strategies are implemented in response to changes in intermittent power flow. Locations of devices may be determined using network fingerprints. Power flow measurements are determined, and AC power flows are inferred from DC power flows. Network traffic consumption are minimized. Communication protocols are translated. Enhanced vehicle communications are provided that communicate to vehicle subsystems, that arbitrate smart charge points, and that use existing hardware, non-specific hardware, or control extensibility systems.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够对电气设备(如电动汽车)进行电力流量管理的系统。 电力经理可以协调充电活动。 功率流决定可以基于站点级信息。 电力流量管理策略可能会被优化。 使用安全故障模式可以避免电源尖峰。 生成堆可以用于降低成本。 AGC命令用于控制电源。 功率调节分配给电源,可以确定功率调节范围。 功率流策略是为了响应间歇功率流的变化而实现的。 可以使用网络指纹来确定设备的位置。 确定功率流测量,并从直流功率流推断交流电流。 网络流量消耗最小化。 通信协议被翻译。 提供了与车辆子系统通信,仲裁智能充电点以及使用现有硬件,非特定硬件或控制可扩展性系统的增强型车辆通信。

    Software modeling systems for metering and translating measurements
    44.
    发明授权
    Software modeling systems for metering and translating measurements 有权
    用于计量和翻译测量的软件建模系统

    公开(公告)号:US08781809B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-15

    申请号:US12751852

    申请日:2010-03-31

    申请人: Seth W. Bridges

    发明人: Seth W. Bridges

    IPC分类号: G06G7/54

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for collecting and aggregating a plurality of power flow measurements from a plurality of devices in a power management system. The error bounds of the aggregated power flow measurement are then determined using at least one error model. Systems and methods are also provided for inferring AC power flows from DC power flows. A device having at least one DC power flow sensor is augmented with at least one AC power flow sensor AC and DC power flows through the device are measured using the sensors over a range of operating points. An inference model of AC power flow in the device as a function of DC power flow is then built, wherein the error of the model is bounded. DC power flow through the device and in similar devices can then be then measured and used to infer AC power flow for the device.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法被提供用于从电力管理系统中的多个设备收集和聚合多个功率流测量值。 然后使用至少一个误差模型确定聚合潮流测量的误差范围。 还提供系统和方法来推断来自直流电力流的交流电力流。 具有至少一个DC功率流量传感器的装置通过至少一个AC功率流量传感器AC进行增强,并且使用传感器在一定范围的工作点上测量通过该装置的DC功率。 然后构建了作为直流功率流的函数的设备中交流电流的推理模型,其中模型的误差是有界的。 然后可以测量通过设备和类似设备的直流功率流,并用于推断设备的AC功率流。

    VALUATING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    46.
    发明申请
    VALUATING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    评估能源管理体系

    公开(公告)号:US20130041853A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-14

    申请号:US13495783

    申请日:2012-06-13

    IPC分类号: G06Q50/06

    CPC分类号: G06Q50/06 G06Q10/04 Y02P90/84

    摘要: A method including receiving data from an energy-consuming device; determining an amount of energy consumed by the device during a time interval; calculating an actual energy cost based on the determined amount of energy consumed by the device during the time interval; predicting an amount of energy that would have been consumed by the at least one device during the time interval if the at least one device were not associated with the energy management system; calculating a predicted energy cost based on the predicted amount of energy that would have been consumed by the at least one device during the time interval if the at least one device were not associated with the energy management system; and calculating a valuation of the energy management system for the at least one energy consuming device over the time interval by comparing the actual energy cost and the predicted energy cost.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法,包括从能量消耗装置接收数据; 确定所述装置在一段时间间隔期间消耗的能量的量; 基于在所述时间间隔期间所确定的所述装置消耗的能量的量来计算实际能量成本; 如果所述至少一个设备未与所述能量管理系统相关联,则在所述时间间隔期间预测所述至少一个设备将消耗的能量的量; 基于在所述至少一个设备未与所述能量管理系统相关联的所述时间间隔期间将由所述至少一个设备消耗的预测的能量量来计算预测能量成本; 以及通过比较实际能量成本和预测的能量成本,在时间间隔内计算至少一个能量消耗装置的能量管理系统的估值。

    VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT
    48.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT 审中-公开
    车辆电力管理车辆通信系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110010043A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-13

    申请号:US12751862

    申请日:2010-03-31

    申请人: Joby Lafky

    发明人: Joby Lafky

    摘要: A system and methods that enables enhanced vehicle communications for electric vehicle power management. In an embodiment, a system provides for communications in a power flow management system utilizing existing hardware including a smart charging module. In another embodiment, a communications module provides communication services to vehicle subsystems including a central processing unit in a vehicle and a CAN-bus transceiver. In yet another embodiment, an interface enables the installation of a charge controller for a control extensibility system including a physical interface to a vehicle's CAN-bus comprising an electrical contact plug. In an embodiment, an interface enables an electric vehicle to communicate with an electric power supply device without specific hardware by modulating the power transfer between the electrical load and an electric power supply. In another embodiment, a system provides for arbitrating a smart chargepoint includes a first smart charging module implemented on equipment located inside a vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够加强电动车辆电力管理车辆通信的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,系统提供利用包括智能充电模块的现有硬件的功率流管理系统中的通信。 在另一个实施例中,通信模块向包括车辆中的中央处理单元和CAN总线收发器的车辆子系统提供通信服务。 在另一个实施例中,接口使得能够安装用于控制可扩展性系统的充电控制器,所述控制扩展系统包括与包括电接触插头的车辆CAN总线的物理接口。 在一个实施例中,接口使得电动车辆能够通过调节电力负载和电力供应之间的功率传递而不用特定硬件与电力供应装置进行通信。 在另一个实施例中,系统提供智能充电点的仲裁,包括在位于车辆内部的设备上实现的第一智能充电模块。

    Energy arbitrage by load shifting
    50.
    发明授权
    Energy arbitrage by load shifting 有权
    能量套利负荷转移

    公开(公告)号:US07590472B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US11558068

    申请日:2006-11-09

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 H02J15/00

    CPC分类号: H02J3/32 G06Q50/06

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for realizing energy cost savings through load shifting utilizing a battery bank that may serve as a battery back-up on a premises for providing power in the event of a grid power outage or curtailment. A budget of unreserved cycles of battery charging and discharging is determined, taking into account the rated battery life in terms of both time (e.g., years) and number of cycles. That cycle budget is allocated to days of the year identified as days on which the greatest savings can be realized through load shifting. These days are identified by taking into account the peak and off-peak usage rates applicable on those days, any rate tiers that may be entered as a result of the additional energy expended to load shift, and the round trip efficiency of the charge/discharge cycles. Load shifting is executed in accordance with an established schedule of the identified days, by discharging the batteries during peak usage hours and charging the batteries during off-peak periods. In the event the budget of unreserved cycles exceeds the number of profitable days for load shifting, the depth of discharge on each cycle may be increased to realize greater savings on the scheduled days, at the tolerable cost of losing cycles not expected to be used in any event.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法和系统,用于通过利用电池组来实现能量成本节约,所述电池组可以在电网停电或削减的情况下在用于提供电力的房屋中的电池备用。 确定电池充电和放电的无保留周期的预算,考虑到在时间(例如,年数)和循环次数方面的额定电池寿命。 该周期预算分配给确定为通过负载转移实现最大节约的天数的年份。 这些日子是通过考虑到那些天适用的峰值和非高峰使用率来确定的,任何可能由于负载偏移所需的额外能量而可能输入的速率层次以及充电/放电的往返效率 周期。 通过在高峰使用时间内对电池进行放电,并在非高峰时段对电池充电,根据所确定的日期的规定执行负载移动。 如果无保留周期的预算超过负载转移的有利可图的天数,则可以增加每个周期的排放深度,以便在预计的日子中实现更大的节省,以可预期的损失周期的成本 任何事件。