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NET ZERO ENERGY FACILITIES

A method includes providing a net consumption trajectory comprising net consumption targets for one or more subperiods of a time period. Each net consumption target indicates a target difference from a beginning of a time period to an end of the subperiod between total consumption and total production or offset. The method also includes generating, for a subperiod of the plurality of subperiods, a set of curtailment actions predicted to achieve the net consumption target for the subperiod and implementing the set of curtailment actions.

POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CONVERGENCE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREIN
20230027074 · 2023-01-26 ·

Provided is an power and communications network convergence system including wireless base stations, and DC grid groups, each grid group belonging to a cell. Each grid in the grid group has a DC line to which devices including a power generator and a power storage are connected, and performs, based on state information on each device, first control for reducing power fluctuations in the line. A first grid belonging to a cell performs, based on state information on each grid, second control for interchanging power with a second grid belonging to the cell. If a power situation of a first grid group belonging to a first cell and a power situation of a second grid group belonging to a second cell satisfy a preset condition, the first grid group performs third control for interchanging power with the second grid group.

HIGH VOLTAGE SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEMS

A system for transmission of power offshore comprises two or more power stations operably connected with a high voltage cable system. The high voltage cable system may comprise a dynamic, dry type high voltage submarine cable of varying length configured to transmit at least about 45 megawatts of power. In some cases the dynamic, dry type high voltage submarine cable comprises a first end connected to an offshore power station and second end connected to a static submarine cable system which is connected to an onshore power station. The systems may facilitate transmission of power for applications such as compressing and/or pumping subsea natural gas in deep water.

Battery Storage Formulation and Impact on Day Ahead Security Constrained Unit Commitment

A method, system and computer-readable medium of directed towards improving battery storage is provided. In some embodiments, battery storage formulations are provided and an impact of the constraints on the computational performance of security constrained unit commitment (SCUC) is determined. For example, binary variables may be generally required due to mutual exclusiveness of charging and discharging modes. In some embodiments, valid inequalities may be used to improve state of charge (SOC) constraints. Adding batteries to the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs)/Independent System Operators (ISOs) day ahead market clearing cases may reveal an impact of binary variables and the valid inequalities on SCUC solving time. Warm start and lazy constraint techniques may be applied to improve the performance and make the valid inequalities more effective, reducing computation time to acceptable levels for implementation.

Parameter monitoring and control for an electric driven hydraulic fracking system

An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. A controller associated with the single VFD and is mounted on the single pump trailer. The controller monitors operation parameters associated with an operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system as each component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system operates to determine whether the operation parameters deviate beyond a corresponding operation parameter threshold. Each of the operation parameters provides an indicator as to an operation status of a corresponding component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system. The controller initiates corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold. Initiating the corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold maintains the operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.

NETWORKED LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH DEDICATED KEEPALIVE NORMAL POWER EMERGENCY PROTOCOL
20230021905 · 2023-01-26 ·

A lighting control system includes a control group including a plurality of member devices which includes a power monitor and an emergency luminaire. The power monitor includes a power supply driven by a normal power source. The power monitor implements the following function. Transmit, via a wireless lighting control network, a normal power active message to the control group repeatedly at a predetermined time interval. The emergency luminaire includes an emergency light source to continuously emit illumination lighting during an emergency, and a power supply driven by an emergency power line. The emergency luminaire implements the following functions. Track an active message gap time. Reset the active message gap time after receiving the normal power active message. In response to the tracked active message gap time exceeding an active message timeout, enter an emergency mode active state by controlling the emergency light source to continuously emit the illumination lighting.

APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, AND APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
20230231410 · 2023-07-20 ·

An appliance management method is designed to make power distribution equipment, provided on a power supply channel, control and/or monitor an appliance to be electrically connected to the power distribution equipment. The appliance management method includes an authentication step and a management step. The authentication step includes allowing a high-order system to perform authentication on the power distribution equipment by making the power distribution equipment access the high-order system via a public network after the power distribution equipment has been energized. The management step includes making the power distribution equipment that has been authenticated in the authentication step control and/or monitor the appliance.

Delivery of electrical power
11563329 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A tethered aircraft or balloon carrying a communications base station for rapid deployment in emergency situations. Electrical power is delivered from a generator on the ground using a pulsed electrical supply system in which each power pulse is delivered over a cable and acknowledged, and pulses only continue to be delivered whilst such acknowledgements are received by the ground station. This reduces the risks associated with delivering electrical power over an aerial tether, and avoids the need for an earth (ground) connection, reducing the risk from lightning.

DEMAND ADJUSTMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, DEMAND ADJUSTMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
20230231381 · 2023-07-20 ·

A demand adjustment control system includes an obtainer, a determiner, and a controller. The obtainer obtains a target adjustment amount according to a temporary demand adjustment request. The determiner determines one or more target devices each of which is to be a target of demand adjustment control from a device group in a facility, based on the target adjustment amount obtained by the obtainer. The controller executes the demand adjustment control on the one or more target devices to cause an adjustment amount achieved by the one or more target devices to fall within a range of the target adjustment amount during a period in which demand adjustment is being requested. The device group includes one or more first devices of which demand adjustment control mode is not changed during the period and one or more second devices of which demand adjustment control mode can be changed during the period.

METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE COORDINATED OPERATION OF URBAN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND WATERSHED NETWORK

A method for flexible coordinated operation of an urban distribution network and a watershed network, including: constructing a watershed network dynamic operation model; constructing a river water storage model a lake water storage model based on the watershed network dynamic operation model; constructing a distribution network linear alternating-current (AC) power flow model and an operating power-flow rate operation model of the pump stations to obtain a coordinated operation model of the urban distribution network and the watershed network; constructing a watershed-electricity composite sensitivity matrix; quantifying a time-varying adjustable power domain of each pump station through a pump station flexibility assessment method based on the watershed-electricity composite sensitivity matrix; constructing a power flow optimization model of the urban distribution network and a hydraulic energy flow optimization model of the watershed network; and performing electricity-water energy flow interactive optimization involving a flexible resource of the pump stations.