Patent SG-11201806371W-A (SG)
Title: Methods and systems for controlling supply of power generated by a weather dependent power generator
Inventor: OGIER ROHAN
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2017-01-25
Abstract: W O 20 17 / 127 889 Al 102 Figure 1 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/127889 Al 3 August 2017 (03.08.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111011111111111010111110111011101011111H1101110111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: F04D 15/00 (2006.01) H02J 3/06 F04B 49/06 (2006.01) H02J 3/32 E03F 5/22 (2006.01) H02J 7/00 E03F 7/00 (2006.01) G05D 7/00 (21) International Application Number: PCT/AU2017/050058 (22) International Filing Date: 25 January 2017 (25.01.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2016900237 27 January 2016 (27.01.2016) AU (71) Applicant: SOUTH EAST WATER CORPORATION [AU/AU]; WatersEdge, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, Vic- toria 3199 (AU). (72) Inventors: OGLER, Rohan; WatersEdge, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199 (AU). PASTULOVIC, Paul; WatersEdge, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199 (AU). CASEY, Eamon; WatersEdge, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199 (AU). (74) Agent: FB RICE; 90 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (AU). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (54) Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY OF POWER GENERATED BY A WEATHER DE- PENDENT POWER GENERATOR (57) : A pressure sewer control sys- tem comprises a server in communication with one or more pressure sewer installations across a communications network. Each of the one or more pressure sewer installations comprises a controller and one or more sewerage tanks. The server is configured to determine weather data for a region associated with the pressure sewer installation and to estimate power gener- ating capability of a weather-dependent power generator of the pressure sewer installation for a time period based on the weather data. The server is further configured to receive fluid level data indicative of a fluid level in the one or more sewerage tanks from the controller and to determine whether a pump action should be instigated by the controller to pump fluid from the sewage tank based on the estimated power generating capability of the weather-dependent power generator and the fluid level data. The server is further configured to transmit a pump control instruction to the controller to cause the controller to activate the pump in response to determining that a pump action should be instigated by the controller.