An inverter system includes a plurality of inverters and a communication apparatus. The inverter is configured to convert a direct current into an alternating current. A first inverter is connected to at least one second inverter through a power line, and the first inverter communicates with the second inverter through the power line based on a first protocol stack. The communication apparatus is connected to the first inverter. A second protocol stack and a third protocol stack are included. The communication apparatus is configured to communicate with the first inverter based on the second protocol stack, and communicate with a management device based on the third protocol stack.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of accurately controlling according to a predetermined plan, transmitted power when power generated by a power generation system comprised of a solar cell and a storage battery is transmitted between sites via a power transmission network. An electric power control device according to the present invention calculates the power to be charged and discharged by the storage battery, based on the difference between the planned power that was scheduled to be transmitted via the power transmission network and the actual resulting power which was actually transmitted, and calculates the power that the solar cell needs to generate (refer to FIG. 8).

Various embodiments include a method for controlling energy exchanges between energy systems via a power grid using a central control device. At least one of the energy systems comprises a heat generation installation converting electrical energy into heat. An example method includes: providing an electrical load forecast

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for the heat generation installation required to cover an envisaged thermal load

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transmitting the electrical load forecast

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to the control device, wherein other energy systems also transmit respective electrical load forecasts to the control device; ascertaining electric powers

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associated with energy exchanges using the control device, on the basis of transmitted electrical load forecasts

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executed by an optimization method for minimizing an associated target function minimizing a number of starts

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of the heat generation installation for covering the envisaged thermal load

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and controlling energy exchanges according to the electric powers

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using the control device.

An electric-power management administration system includes an electric-power management administration device adapted to administer charging/discharging of a first charging/discharging system and a second charging/discharging system, wherein the first charging/discharging system and the second charging/discharging system is each connected to a first electric-power supply system and a second electric-power supply system through an electric-power network and is each connected to a first electric-power demand system and a second electric-power demand system, the plurality of charging/discharging systems includes charging/discharging systems having different charging/discharging efficiencies, the plurality of electric-power supply systems includes electric-power supply systems having different electric-power generation schemes, and the electric-power management administration device sets a charging/discharging plan for the respective charging/discharging systems, based on the charging/discharging efficiencies, and based on priorities for improving electric-power efficiency, which are associated with the electric-power generation schemes.

The present disclosure provides an energy orchestration router arranged to be installed between a utility energy meter and a main breaker panel of a building. The router includes a communication interface arranged to communicatively couple the router to the utility energy meter, the main breaker panel, and one or more energy assets at the building. The router further includes a power stage arranged to orchestrate bidirectional energy conversion and distribution for the energy assets and at least one processor arranged to perform operations including receiving data from the utility energy meter, the main breaker panel, and the energy assets, generating orchestration policies for allocating energy flows between the energy assets, and executing the orchestration policies in real-time, causing the power stage to control electron flow between the utility energy meter and the energy assets to dynamically optimize operation based on the orchestration policies.

A system is disclosed for monitoring a modular electrical power plant, the modular electrical power plant including at least two power generation units and an auxiliary system. The system for monitoring a modular electrical power plant includes a plurality of data collection channels for receiving data describing operating conditions of the at least two power generation units and a processing unit configured to generate a user interface. The user interface includes a single power generation unit view and a multiple power generation unit view. The processing unit is configured to select between the single power generation unit view and multiple power generation unit view based on the data describing the operating conditions of the at least two power generation units.

A system is disclosed for monitoring a modular electrical power plant, the modular electrical power plant including at least two power generation units and an auxiliary system. The system for monitoring a modular electrical power plant includes a plurality of data collection channels for receiving data describing operating conditions of the at least two power generation units and a processing unit configured to generate a user interface. The user interface includes a single power generation unit view and a multiple power generation unit view. The processing unit is configured to select between the single power generation unit view and multiple power generation unit view based on the data describing the operating conditions of the at least two power generation units.