US 12,462,313 B2
Energy dispatch optimization using a fleet of distributed energy resources
Michael K. Ruth, Longmont, CO (US); Duncan R. Brown, Squamish (CA); and Andrew R. Gassner, Garibaldi Highlands (CA)
Assigned to Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc., Waukesha, WI (US)
Filed by Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc., Waukesha, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/458,653.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/373,888, filed on Aug. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0127370 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/06 (2024.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for optimizing the dispatch of energy, the method comprising:
determining, by a processor, an energy need;
determining, by the processor, a first subgroup of a fleet of distributed energy resources to use to meet the energy need based on an economic cost to use each distributed energy resource to meet a portion of the energy need;
determining, by the processor, a second subgroup of the fleet of distributed energy resources to use to meet the energy need based on a storage cost to use each distributed energy resource to meet the portion of the energy need, wherein:
the storage cost indicates a difference between a current deviation and a final deviation;
the current deviation being a difference between a current storage level and an ideal storage level; and
the final deviation being a difference between a final storage level and the ideal storage level;
in response to determining the first subgroup and the second subgroup, transmitting an instruction, by the processor, to the distributed energy resources of the first subgroup and second subgroup to perform an energy adjustment comprising one of (i) discharging energy, (ii) consuming energy, or (iii) both (i) and (ii) to meet the energy need; and
performing the energy adjustment by the distributed energy resources of the first subgroup and second subgroup in response to receiving the transmitted instruction.