公开(公告)号：US11831161B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17360080

申请日：2021-06-28

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Thomas Buttgenbach ,  Lukas Hansen ,  Philippe Garneau-Halliday ,  Emily Arnold

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/38 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/32 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B19/04 ,  H02S50/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02J3/007 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/004 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G05B2219/25252 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/28

摘要： An integrated renewable energy source (RES) and energy storage system (ESS) facility configured to supply power to an AC electrical grid includes energy storage system capacity and inverter capacity that are larger than a point of grid interconnect (POGI) limit for the facility, enabling high capacity factors and production profiles that match a desired load. At least one first DC-AC power inverter is associated with RES, and at least one second AC-DC power inverter is associated with the ESS. AC-DC conversion is used when charging the ESS with RES AC electric power, and DC-AC conversion utility is used when discharging ESS AC electric power to the electric grid. Aggregate DC-AC inverter utility exceeds the facility POGI limit, and excess RES AC electric power may be diverted to the second inverter(s).

公开(公告)号：US11811236B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US18213422

申请日：2023-06-23

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Thomas Buttgenbach

IPC分类号： H02J3/46

CPC分类号： H02J3/466

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.

公开(公告)号：US11811231B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US18223446

申请日：2023-07-18

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Nadim Kanan ,  Finbar Sheehy

IPC分类号： H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/007 ,  H02J7/00

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing power from an energy storage system (ESS). A method may include, for each of a plurality of energy storage units, calculating a length of time to complete discharge for the energy storage unit according to a rated power capacity of the energy storage unit and an amount of stored energy in the energy storage unit; determining a discharge control protocol for the plurality of energy storage units based on the calculated lengths of time to complete discharge, the discharge control protocol indicating a period of time to discharge power to an energy grid and an amount of power to discharge to the energy grid during the period of time; and discharging the plurality of energy storage units to the energy grid according to the discharge control protocol.

公开(公告)号：US11770098B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US18117870

申请日：2023-03-06

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Lukas Hansen ,  Philippe Garneau-Halliday ,  Gautham Ramesh ,  Bora Akyol ,  Brandon Carpenter ,  Rahul Mondal

IPC分类号： H02S50/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H02S10/12 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02S50/00 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H02J3/004 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/0071 ,  H02S10/12 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H01M2010/4271 ,  H02J2300/20 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/28

摘要： A method includes obtaining a state of charge (SOC) schedule for an energy storage device and a time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production by a renewable electrical energy generation resource; generating a time-varying charge/discharge control signal for the electrical energy storage device based on the time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production, wherein the time-varying charge/discharge control signal is configured to maintain an average SOC of the energy storage device as low as possible while satisfying the SOC schedule; and controlling charging and discharging of the energy storage device with the time-varying charge/discharge control signal.

公开(公告)号：US11769218B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US18087386

申请日：2022-12-22

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Gautham Ramesh ,  Zeljko Gigio Sakota

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/0048 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/40

摘要： A system includes a first renewable energy source (RES) configured to provide electrical energy; a first circuit comprising a first energy storage system (ESS) and a point of interconnection (POI) coupled to a power grid; a second circuit comprising a second ESS and a source-sensitive destination; and a first switch configured to selectively connect one of the first circuit or the second circuit to the first RES.

公开(公告)号：US11764597B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US18131205

申请日：2023-04-05

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Finbar Sheehy ,  Gautham Ramesh

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/14 ,  H01M10/42

CPC分类号： H02J7/0063 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H02J7/0071 ,  H02J2207/20

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for optimizing loading of battery inverters. A method may include determining a required power for a load, the load coupled to a plurality of inverters, the plurality of inverters coupled to a plurality of energy storage units in an energy storage system (ESS); determining a number of the plurality of energy storage units in the ESS needed to provide the required power; establishing a schedule for the determined number of the plurality of energy storage units, wherein the schedule includes a plurality of time periods for power delivery; and sending a first control signal to engage a first grouping of energy storage units for a first time period and a second control signal to engage a second grouping of energy storage units for a second time period of the plurality of time periods.

公开(公告)号：US11764577B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US18118570

申请日：2023-03-07

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Thomas Buttgenbach ,  Finbar Sheehy ,  Alex Rozkin ,  Charlie Patton

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02J3/003 ,  H02J3/004 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J2203/10 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/28

摘要： A micro utility system. The micro utility system may include a portable container configured to house an energy storage system (ESS) and solar panel storage structures; a portable solar panel structure having two or more solar panels coupled to each other at one end, wherein the two or more solar panels are coupled to at least two wheels at a distal end of the portable solar panel structure; and circuitry configured to receive electrical power from the portable solar panel structure, wherein the circuitry includes a processor configured by machine-readable instructions to direct electrical energy from the portable solar panel structure or the ESS to a load.

公开(公告)号：US11726517B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US18116131

申请日：2023-03-01

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Gautham Ramesh ,  Finbar Sheehy

IPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J2203/20 ,  H02J2300/24

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for optimizing loading of solar inverters. A system may include a first solar module group, a second solar module group, a first inverter, a second inverter, and a switching system. The switching system can be configured to connect the first and second solar module groups in (i) a first position in which the first solar module group outputs energy to the first inverter and the second solar module group outputs energy to the second inverter, and, when a combined output of the first solar module group and the second solar module group is below a threshold percentage of a maximum output of the first inverter or the second inverter, (ii) a second position in which the first solar module group and the second solar module group output energy to the first inverter.

公开(公告)号：US11721982B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17873489

申请日：2022-07-26

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Thomas Buttgenbach

IPC分类号： H02J3/46

CPC分类号： H02J3/466

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.

公开(公告)号：US11705727B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US18096824

申请日：2023-01-13

申请人： 8ME NOVA, LLC

发明人： Lukas Mercer Hansen ,  Gautham Ramesh ,  Finbar Sheehy

IPC分类号： G05B15/02 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/38

CPC分类号： H02J3/004 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/0048

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an operation of an electric power plant comprising a renewable energy resource and an energy storage device. The method may comprise determining, at a first time, a forecast of predicted energy production by the electric power plant over a time period subsequent to the first time based on a forecast for the time period; detecting a current state of charge of the energy storage device; calculating a range of automatic generation controls the electric power plant is capable of satisfying for the time period based on the forecast of predicted energy production and the detected current state of charge of the energy storage device; and signaling, from the electric power plant to a central utility controlling a power grid, the range of automatic generation controls the electric power plant is capable of satisfying for the time period.