Control of vehicle and home energy storage systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12308649-B2
Application number	US-202217989827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2022
Priority date	Nov 18, 2022
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A method includes responsive to indication that a predicted electricity price will exceed a predefined threshold during a timeframe, charging one or more power storage devices to a target amount, that is based on a predicted power demand of the building during the timeframe, before the timeframe begins, and discharging the one or more power storage devices to supply power to the building during the timeframe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power system for a building, comprising: one or more controllers programmed to,
responsive to indication that an electricity price will exceed a threshold during a timeframe, charge one or more power storage devices to a target amount, that is based on a power demand of the building during the timeframe, before the timeframe begins,
discharge the one or more power storage devices to supply power to the building during the timeframe, and
adjust the threshold using the power demand such that the threshold decreases as the power demand increases.

2. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers are further programmed to adjust the target amount based on a capacity of the one or more power storage devices.

3. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers are further programmed to adjust the target amount based on a maximum charging power of the one or more power storage devices.

4. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power storage devices includes a traction battery of a vehicle.

5. A method comprising:
responsive to indication that an electricity price will exceed a threshold during a timeframe, charging one or more power storage devices to a target amount, that is based on a power demand of a building during the timeframe, before the timeframe begins;
discharging the one or more power storage devices to supply power to the building during the timeframe; and
adjusting the threshold using the power demand such that the threshold decreases as the power demand increases.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising adjusting the target amount based on a capacity of the one or more power storage devices.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising adjusting the target amount based on a maximum charging power of the one or more power storage devices.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more power storage devices includes a traction battery.

9. A server in communication with a building having a power storage device, the server comprising:
one or more controllers programmed to,
responsive to indication that an electricity price will exceed a threshold during a plurality of timeframes, command the power storage device to charge to a first energy level before the timeframes begin,
discharge the power storage device to supply power to the building during the timeframes, wherein the first energy level is sufficient to satisfy a first power demand of the building during a first of the timeframes, and
adjust the threshold using the power demand for each timeframe such that the threshold decreases as the corresponding power demand increases.

10. The server of claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are further programmed to command the power storage device to charge to a second energy level between the first timeframe and a subsequent second timeframe to a second energy level that is insufficient to satisfy a second power demand of the building during the second timeframe, and to discharge the power storage device and draw power from a grid at a same time during the second timeframe.

11. The server of claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are further programmed to adjust the first energy level based on a capacity of the power storage device.

12. The server of claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are further programmed to adjust the first energy level based on a maximum charging power of the power storage device.

13. The server of claim 9 , wherein the power storage device includes a traction battery of a vehicle electrically connected to the building.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Yu Lan
• Degner Michael W

Classifications

• H02J3/17

  Demand-responsive operation of AC power transmission or distribution networks · CPC title

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H02J2105/55

  according to an economic condition, e.g. tariff-based load management · CPC title

• H02J2103/35

  Grid-level management of power transmission or distribution systems, e.g. load flow analysis or active network management · CPC title

• B60L55/00

  Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements · CPC title