Patent ID: 11949237
Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A system comprising:
a computer processor operatively coupled to computer memory and configured by machine-readable instructions to:
receive first forecast weather data, first forecast temperature data, and first forecast cloud coverage data for a first renewable energy power plant (REPP) comprising a renewable energy source (RES) and an energy storage system (ESS);
determine a first forecast power output of the RES based on the first forecast weather data, the first forecast temperature data, and the first forecast cloud coverage data;
receive a second forecast power output for a second REPP, wherein the second forecast power output is based on second forecast weather data, second forecast temperature data, and second forecast cloud coverage data at the second REPP, wherein the first REPP and the second REPP are connected to each other only through a power grid;
set a desired firmed combined power output of the first REPP and the second REPP to a node of the power grid for a plurality of time points;
prior to the plurality of time points, determine a separate desired power output of the ESS for each of the plurality of time points based on the forecast power output of the second REPP for each of the plurality of time points such that a sum of the first forecast power output of the RES and the desired power output of the ESS for the plurality of time points is substantially equal to a difference between the desired firmed combined power output and the second forecast power output for each of the plurality of time points; and
prior to the plurality of time points, set an actual power output of the ESS for the plurality of time points to be substantially equal to the desired power output of the ESS and an actual combined power output to the node is firmed over the plurality of time points.