US 12,105,485 B1
Application for priority-switching dual-use renewable power plant
Thomas Buttgenbach, Santa Monica, CA (US); Lukas Hansen, El Dorado Hills, CA (US); Gautham Ramesh, Emeryville, CA (US); and Finbar Sheehy, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to 8ME NOVA, LLC, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Filed by 8ME NOVA, LLC, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,915.
Application 18/374,915 is a continuation of application No. 18/137,289, filed on Apr. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,782,399.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 3/32 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 13/04 (2013.01) [H02J 3/003 (2020.01); H02J 3/32 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 2300/20 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling power distribution between a renewable energy source (RES) that generates electrical power, a power grid, an energy storage system (ESS) coupled to and configured to store electrical power from the RES and the power grid, and a behind-the-meter (BTM) load coupled to and configured to receive electrical power from the RES, the ESS, and the power grid, the system comprising:
a controller including a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the controller to:
determine a prioritization mode based on information comprising at least one of current or expected weather in the vicinity of the RES, a time of day, a time of year, current or expected demand for power from the grid, or current or expected demand for power from the BTM load, wherein in the prioritization mode, RES-generated power is preferably supplied to one of the ESS, BTM load, or the grid, and any remaining RES-generated power is preferably supplied to another of the ESS, BTM load, or the grid; and
control the flow of electrical power in the system based on the prioritization mode.