Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20090062969
Please help the USPTO examine the application by evaluating the relevance of the publicly submitted prior art to the patent application.
Peer To Patent forwards the Top 10 most relevant prior art submissions and their annotations to the USPTO.
Review this prior art and click on the thumbs up (or down) to indicate whether this submission should be forwarded to the USPTO.
If you login then you can add an annotation by typing in the box at the bottom of the screen to comment on the relevance of the prior art to the claims of the patent application.
Review this prior art and click on the thumbs up (or down) to indicate whether this submission should be forwarded to the USPTO.
If you login then you can add an annotation by typing in the box at the bottom of the screen to comment on the relevance of the prior art to the claims of the patent application.
Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | The purpose of the Energy Management System is to make decisions regarding the best use of the generators for producing electric power and heat. These decisions will be based upon the heat requirements of the local equipment, the weather, the price of electric power, the cost of fuel and many other considerations. The EMS will dispatch the generators and provide an overview of the Combined Heat and Power system. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Print Publication |
| Publication Title * | Microgrid Energy Managment System |
| Author | J. D. Kueck, R.H. Staunton, S. D. Labinov, B.J. Kirby |
| ISBN | |
| Page Range | |
| Medium | Other printed publication |
| Publication Date * | January 29, 2003 |
| URL | http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/BTC/Re... |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | This paper should be evaluated by someone expert in the field to determine its applicability. |
Excerpt
Excerpt The distributed energy resource (DER) may consist of various power generation
technologies including microturbines, fuel cells, reciprocating engines, photovoltaic cells or other generation types. The DER typically supplies both electrical energy and heat. Some DER use essentially free fuels like sunlight or landfill gas. These will be usually operated at maximum power level whenever the fuel is available and the load can use the power, but others, which use natural gas or hydrogen, may only be run when it is most economical to operate them. Some DER generate excess heat, which can be used in building or industrial processes, such as heating domestic hot water. The determination of when to operate each DER, and at what power level, may turn out to be a rather complex decision depending on the cost of fuel, the cost of the electric power that is
deferred, the cost of the heat that is deferred, the impact of the emissions both from the DER device and the deferred emissions from the central generator. |
Relevance
Claims
1
Relevance
Describes a system for managing microgrids with multiple assets, utilizing optimization algorithms.
Describes a system for managing microgrids with multiple assets, utilizing optimization algorithms.
Claim Chart
All
