Method and control device for operating a stationary, electric energy storage that is provided for an electric consumption unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11038372-B2
Application number	US-201916565667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	Sep 11, 2018
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

A method operates an electric energy storage that is provided for an electric consumption unit, wherein the electric consumption unit is additionally coupled to an electric power grid. The method is characterized in that the control device performs the following steps of a) providing different operation logics for controlling the power flow as a function of the state of charge and of a total unit load, b) observing a status signal that is signaling the present and/or the next supply condition of the grid, c) selecting one of the operation logics as an active operation logic depending on a current value of the status signal, and d) operating the power converter according to the active operation logic.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating an electric energy storage that is provided for an electric consumption unit, wherein the electric consumption unit is additionally coupled to an electric power grid and wherein the grid supplies electric power to the consumption unit under different supply conditions at different time periods and wherein a control device observes a state of charge of the energy storage and controls an electric power flow of the energy storage by way of an electric power converter,
the method comprising the steps of:
providing different operation logics for controlling power flow as a function of the state of charge and a function of a total unit load, wherein the total unit load is a net balance value of a power consumption in the consumption unit and an internal power delivery in the power consumption unit;
observing a status signal that is signaling a present and/or a next supply condition of the grid;
selecting one of the operation logics as an active operation logic depending on a current value of the status signal;
operating the power converter according to the active operation logic,
wherein one of the supply conditions is a demand-response supply condition which is valid during demand-response periods and one of the supply conditions is a pre-event supply condition which is valid during pre-event periods each of which immediately precedes a respective demand-response period, and for the pre-event supply condition a pre-event operation logic is selected, which pre-event operation logic comprises:
if a time duration remaining until the end of the present pre-event period is shorter than or equal to a predefined stretched Final Charge Window, a positive power flow for charging the energy storage is set to a scaled value which is calculated such that the state of charge reaches a maximum level at the end of the pre-event period.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
a Final Charge Window is a time value needed for charging the energy storage from its present state of charge to a maximum level, if a maximum converter power of the power converter is used, and
the stretched Final Charge Window is the Final Charge Window multiplied by a stretch factor α, with a greater than or equal to 1, wherein the scaled value is the maximum converter power divided by the stretch factor α.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein for the pre-event operation logic:
if the time duration remaining until the end of the present pre-event period is greater than the stretched Final Charge Window, and the total unit load is greater 0, indicating a net power consumption, the power flow for charging the energy storage is set to 0 independently of the state of charge, and otherwise, if the total unit load is smaller 0, indicating a net power delivery, a positive power flow is set for charging the energy storage, if the state of charge is below maximum value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein for the demand-response supply condition, a demand-supply operation logic is applied, which demand-supply operation logic comprises:
if the total unit load is greater 0, indicating a net power consumption, and the state of charge is greater than a predefined demand-response threshold, a negative power flow is set for discharging the energy storage,
if the total unit load is smaller 0, indicating a net power delivery, and either the state of charge is at a predefined maximum level or the state of charge is below the maximum level and net energy metering applies, the power flow is set to 0, otherwise, if the total unit load is smaller 0, indicating a net power delivery, a positive power flow is set for charging the energy storage.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein for a non-event period, when neither the pre-event period nor the demand-response period applies, a non-event operation logic is applied, which non-event logic comprises:
if the total unit load is greater 0, indicating a net power consumption, and the state of charge is greater than a predefined demand-response threshold, a negative power flow is set for discharging the energy storage,
if the total unit load is smaller 0, indicating a net power delivery, and the state of charge is at the maximum level, the power flow is set to 0, otherwise, if the total unit load is smaller 0, a positive power flow is set for charging the energy storage.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an absolute value of the power flow is limited by both a maximum converter power of the power converter and an absolute value of the total unit load.

7. A control device for controlling an electric power flow of an electric energy storage, wherein the control device comprises a processing unit operatively configured to carry out the acts of:
providing different operation logics for controlling the power flow as a function of the state of charge and a function of a total unit load, wherein the total unit load is a net balance value of a power consumption in the consumption unit and an internal power delivery in the consumption unit;
observing a status signal that is signaling a present and/or a next supply condition of the grid;
selecting one of the operation logics as an active operation logic depending on a current value of the status signal;
operating the power converter according to the active operation logic,
wherein one of the supply conditions is a demand-response supply condition which is valid during demand-response periods and one of the supply conditions is a pre-event supply condition which is valid during pre-event periods each of which immediately precedes a respective demand-response period, and for the pre-event supply condition a pre-event operation logic is selected, which pre-event operation logic comprises:
if a time duration remaining until the end of the present pre-event period is shorter than or equal to a predefined stretched Final Charge Window, a positive power flow for charging the energy storage is set to a scaled value which is calculated such that the state of charge reaches a maximum level at the end of the pre-event period.

8. A system, comprising:
an electric consumption unit;
an electric energy storage;
a power converter by which electric power flows to/from the energy storage; and
a control device, wherein the control device comprises a processing unit operatively configured to carry out the acts of:
providing different operation logics for controlling the power flow as a function of the state of charge and a function of a total unit load, wherein the total unit load is a net balance value of a power consumption in the consumption unit and an internal power delivery in the consumption unit;
observing a status signal that is signaling a present and/or a next supply condition of the grid;
selecting one of the operation logics as an active operation logic depending on a current value of the status signal;
operating the power converter according to the active operation logic,
wherein one of the supply conditions is a demand-response supply condition which is valid during demand-response periods and one of the supply conditions is a pre-event supply condition which is valid during pre-event periods each of which immediately precedes a respective demand-response period, and for the pre-event supply condition a pre-event operation logic is selected, which pre-event operation logic comprises:
if a time duration remaining until the end of the present pre-event period is shorter than or equal to a predefined stretched Final Charge Window, a positive power flow for charging the energy storage is set to a scaled value which is calculated such that the state of charge reaches a maximum level at the end of the pre-event period.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Arslan Eren
• Bogen Michelle
• Maul Lukas
• Van Triel Florian

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