POWER AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC RESOURCES

摘要

Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a method includes establishing a communication connection with each of multiple electric resources connected to a power grid, receiving an energy generation signal from a power grid operator, and controlling a number of the electric resources being charged by the power grid as a function of the energy generation signal.

主权项

1. A power aggregation system, comprising:
a flow controller, operable to communicate with one or more electric vehicles intermittently connected to a power grid, each vehicle having its own vehicle constraints, the flow controller comprising:
a connection manager, operable to communicate with the one or more electric vehicles;a database, operable to store historical data for the one or more electric vehicles, including historical time of connection to the power grid, historical duration of connection to the power grid, historical location of connection to the power grid, and historical state of charge, wherein the historical vehicle data is updated in the database when the one or more electric vehicles connects to the power grid;a prediction engine, operable to make predictions about the behavior of the one or more electric vehicles using, at least in part, the historical data, wherein the predictions include when the one or more electric vehicles will connect to the power grid, the duration of the connection, the location of the connection, and the state of charge at connect time;a grid interaction manager operable to receive signals from a power grid operator, associated with the power grid, requesting service to the power grid by the one or more electric vehicles; anda constraint optimizer, operable to determine the availability of the one or more electric vehicles to participate in the requested service to the power grid based on constraints of the one or more electric vehicles, the constraints including when the one or more electric vehicles will connect to the power grid, the duration of the connection, the location of the connection, and the state of charge at connect time, the constraint optimizer further operable to send control signals, via the connection manager, to the one or more electric vehicles when the constraints of the one or more electric vehicles are satisfied, wherein the control signals provide information indicating to the electric vehicle when to cause power to flow from the electric vehicle to the power grid or when to cause power to flow from the power grid to the electric vehicle.