Patent ID: 8886362
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G05F,H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a power forecasting module for forecasting a load profile of a distribution system and a power generation forecast of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the distribution system for a period of interest; a demand response module for estimating an available demand response on the distribution system for the period of interest based on the load profile and the power generation forecast and modifying the load profile by dispatching an optimal demand response; an energy storage commitment module to determine a charging and discharging schedule of energy storage devices in the distribution system for the period of interest based on the modified load profile and generate a second load profile by incorporating the charging and discharging schedule of energy storage devices in the modified load profile; an unit commitment module to determine a DER schedule of supplying electrical power to the loads in the second load profile based on a first objective function; an economic dispatch module to determine an optimum operating point for each DER in the DER schedule; and an Integrated Volt-VAR Control (IVVC) module having software and hardware elements to control distribution assets to maintain a voltage profile for the period of interest in the distribution system based on information from the economic dispatch module.