Patent ID: 9300141
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G05B,G06Q,H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for distributing electrical energy to a location in an area having an energy storage device and an electrical load, comprising: identifying a value hierarchy for the location and at least one other location in the area, the value hierarchy having at least two objectives prioritized relative to one another; calculating an objective function based on actual and predicted values, the actual and predicted values each comprising at least one of (1) electricity rates, (2) weather data, and (3) electrical load for the location, identifying periodic and aggregate constraints; controlling the distribution of electrical energy to the energy storage device for charging based on the objective function; and controlling the distribution of electrical energy from the energy storage device for discharging based on the objective function; wherein the objective function is optimized for a lowest priority objective in the value hierarchy based on the periodic and aggregate constraints and then optimized using revised periodic and aggregate constraints determined based on at least one objective prioritized above the lowest priority objective in the value hierarchy.