US 11,876,377 B2
Intelligent routing of electricity
Dennis Emberling, Brentwood, TN (US); and David Shimon, Hallendale Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to D&DPatent and Trademark Holding Company, LLC, Dover, DE (US)
Filed by D&D Patent and Trademark Holding Company, LLC, Dover, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/853,779.
Application 17/853,779 is a continuation of application No. 17/444,665, filed on Aug. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,456,601.
Prior Publication US 2023/0216306 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/32 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 3/381 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/32 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01); G05B 2219/2639 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A generation facility upstream of a public utility network for producing electricity comprising:
one or more electricity-generating elements for producing electricity from a renewable energy source;
a controller upstream of the public utility network and conductively coupled to:
a first conductive path leading from the one or more electricity-generating elements;
a second conductive path leading to the public utility network; and
a third conductive path leading to an energy storage system upstream of the public utility network, for storing electrical energy, wherein the energy storage system is conductively coupled to a fourth conductive path leading to the public utility network,
the controller comprising one or more processors coupled to a non-transitory computer readable storage media embodying software that is operable when executed by the processors to;
determine whether an amount of electricity produced by the one or more electricity-generating elements exceeds an electricity cap associated with the public utility network;
when the amount of electricity produced by the one or more electricity-generating elements exceeds the electricity cap, then direct an amount of electricity less than or equal to the electricity cap to the public utility network over the second conductive path, and direct the remaining electricity produced by the one or more electricity-generating element to the energy storage system over the third conductive path; and
when the amount of electricity produced by the one or more electricity-generating elements does not exceed the electricity cap, then direct at least a portion of the electricity produced by the one or more electricity-generating elements to the public utility network.