Patent ID: 9509176
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G05B,G05F,G06Q,H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A computerized method for controlling balancing services based on a combination of an energy storage system and reserves using a computer, the method comprising: receiving at the computer a first physical model relating to a rate of degradation of the energy storage system; retrieving from a first database, using the computer, first historical data relating to historical renewable energy generation; retrieving from a second database, using the computer, second historical data relating to historical forecast error; receiving at the computer one or more possible configurations for the energy storage system; receiving at the computer a cost model for the energy storage system; receiving at the computer information relating to a cost of providing the reserves; receiving at the computer one or more possible operating strategies of the energy storage system for minimizing a cost of the balancing services, receiving at the computer a second physical model relating to forecast uncertainty; calculating, using the computer, an optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves that minimizes a cost of balancing the difference based on the first historical data, the second historical data, the first and second physical models, the information relating to a cost of providing the reserves, the one or more possible energy storage system configurations, the one or more possible energy storage system operating strategies, and the cost model; and charging or discharging, using a controller, an energy storage asset of the energy storage system in accordance with the calculated optimal combination of the energy storage system and the reserves.