System and method for monitoring energy distribution

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for monitoring energy distribution by operating a plurality of first transmission devices (12), which are distributed to a plurality of bonded storage facilities (18) such that by means of the respective first transmission device (12) during an energy medium transfer from the allocated bonded storage facility (18) to a transport medium (20) at least one first batch ID specification and a first quantity specification are transmitted to a data storage device (10), operating a plurality of second transmission devices (14) which are distributed to a plurality of energy transfer stations (24) such that by means of the respective second transmission device (14) during an energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium (20) to the allocated energy transfer station (24) at least one second batch ID specification and a second quantity specification are transmitted to the data storage device (10) and determining and / or verifying, taking into consideration at least the first and second batch ID specifications and first and second quantity specifications stored on the data storage device (10), which bonded storage facility (18) from among the plurality of bonded storage facilities (18) the second amount of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station (24) comes from.

Description

[0001] Description

[0002] title

[0003] System and method for monitoring a power distribution

[0004] The present invention relates to a system for monitoring a power distribution system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for monitoring a power distribution system.

[0005] State of the art

[0006] Traditionally, energy media, such as fuels, are temporarily stored in a plurality of control warehouses before being distributed to a plurality of energy transfer stations, such as filling stations and / or filling stations. For energy distribution from the plurality of control warehouses to the plurality of energy transfer stations, it is desirable to ensure that each energy transfer station, which is intended to offer at least one energy medium qualified as climate- and / or environmentally friendly to intermediate and / or end consumers, is also supplied by at least one control warehouse that temporarily stores the respective climate- and / or environmentally friendly energy medium.

[0007] Disclosure of the invention

[0008] The present invention provides a system for monitoring a power distribution having the features of claim 1 and a method for monitoring a power distribution having the features of claim 8.

[0009] Advantages of the invention

[0010] The present invention provides advantageous possibilities for ensuring that at least the energy medium provided at each energy transfer station of a plurality of energy transfer stations actually originates from a specific control warehouse of a plurality of control warehouses that serves for the intermediate storage of the respective energy medium. The present invention thus makes it virtually impossible to introduce an energy medium with less desirable properties into one of the

[0011] The present invention thus contributes to ensuring that the intermediate and / or end users at each of the energy transfer stations actually receive the energy medium with the properties they desire. In particular, the present invention ensures that intermediate and / or end users who are concerned about purchasing climate- and / or environmentally-friendly energy media that the energy medium they receive or purchase actually has the desired climate- and / or environmentally-friendly properties. Therefore, the present invention also contributes to encouraging intermediate and end users to purchase particularly climate- and / or environmentally-friendly energy media.

[0012] A tax warehouse has a first transmitting device, and an energy transfer station, such as a gas station, has a second transmitting device. The same applies to a plurality of tax warehouses and / or a plurality of gas stations.

[0013] In an advantageous embodiment of the system, the plurality of first transmitting devices is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the assigned control warehouse to the respective transport medium by means of the respective first transmitting device, energy medium information regarding an origin of the transferred energy medium, a production of the transferred energy medium, a composition of the transferred energy medium and / or a climate and / or environmental impact occurring during the production and / or consumption of the transferred energy medium can also be sent to the data storage device, wherein the data evaluation device is additionally designed and / or programmed such thatthat, by means of the data evaluation device, taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device, information regarding the climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium handed over to the intermediate or end consumer can be determined and output upon transfer of at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station from the respective energy transfer station to an intermediate or end consumer. The embodiment of the system described here thus enables the intermediate or end consumer to reliably obtain information about the climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium they have purchased. Intermediate and / or end consumers can thus be encouraged to pay particular attention to their climate and / or environmental friendliness when purchasing energy media.

[0014] For example, the transmitted and stored energy medium information can include a CO2 footprint of the transferred energy medium, a sustainability certificate, a transferred flow rate of the energy medium to an end consumer, a share of renewable energy medium components of the transferred energy medium, and / or the origin of the share of renewable energy medium components of the transferred energy medium. This enables the data evaluation device to reliably (in the sense of "provable") and accurately determine the information it issues regarding the climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium transferred / sold to the intermediate or end consumer.

[0015] Preferably, a transmitting device can send the sustainability certificate to the data storage device. This particularly preferably applies to each transmitting device. The data of the sustainability certificate is updated along the energy medium's supply chain, from the tax warehouses to the energy transfer stations. This allows, for example, the energy medium's CO2 footprint to be cumulated across the entire supply chain.

[0016] Advantageously, the transmitted and stored energy medium information corresponds to energy medium information that can be sent to a statutory database. The distributor of the energy medium thus sends the corresponding energy medium information of the energy medium (e.g., fuel) it has placed on the market to a statutory database.

[0017] This information particularly preferably corresponds to the proof of sustainability at this point in time. Preferably, the plurality of second transmitting devices is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the respective second transmitting device, at least one partial quantity indication relating to the transferred partial quantity of the energy medium can be sent to the data storage device upon each transfer of at least a partial quantity of the energy medium provided at the assigned energy transfer station from the assigned energy transfer station to each intermediate or end consumer. The data evaluation device is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device, an actual fill level of the respective energy transfer station can be determined taking into account the second quantity indications and partial quantity indications stored on the data storage device for the same energy transfer station.In the embodiment of the system described here, the data evaluation device therefore immediately detects "smuggling" into at least one of the energy transfer stations by detecting that the partial quantity data stored for the respective energy transfer station exceeds the stored second quantity data, or the actual fill level of the respective energy transfer station becomes negative. Likewise, the data evaluation device can detect when there is no balance between filling the respective energy transfer station and withdrawal from the respective energy transfer station.

[0018] Preferably, the plurality of first transmitting devices is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse to the respective transport medium by means of the respective first transmitting device, a current first transfer time can also be sent to the data storage device, while the plurality of second transmitting devices is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the second quantity of the energy medium from the respective transport medium to the associated energy transfer station by means of the respective second transmitting device, a current second transfer time can also be sent to the data storage device, wherein the data evaluation device is additionally designed and / or programmed such thatthat, by means of the data evaluation device, and additionally taking into account the first and second transfer times stored on the data storage device, it is possible to determine and / or verify from which of the plurality of control warehouses the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station originates. In particular, based on the first and second transfer times, the data storage device in the embodiment of the system described here can reliably detect when the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station obviously does not originate from the desired control warehouse.

[0019] As an advantageous further development, the system can additionally comprise a plurality of third transmitting devices, which can be distributed or are distributed among the plurality of transport media in such a way that at least one of the third transmitting devices can be arranged or is arranged in and / or on each of the transport media, by means of which at least one third batch ID indication and / or a third quantity indication relating to a third quantity of the energy medium transported by means of the assigned transport medium can be sent to the data storage device at least once between the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the respective control warehouse to the assigned transport medium and the subsequent energy medium transfer of the second quantity of the energy medium from the assigned transport medium to the respective energy transfer station, wherein the data evaluation device is additionally designed and / or programmed in such a way thatthat by means of the data evaluation device, with additional consideration of the third batch ID and / or third quantity stored on the data storage device, it is possible to determine and / or verify from which of the plurality of tax warehouses the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station originates. The embodiment of the system described here thus also includes monitoring of the energy distribution during the transport of the respective energy medium by means of the plurality of transport media. This also contributes to making it more difficult to "smuggle" an energy medium with disadvantageous properties into at least one of the energy transfer stations.

[0020] Alternatively or additionally, the plurality of first transmitting devices can additionally be designed and / or programmed in such a way that, when the energy medium is transferred from the associated control warehouse to the respective transport medium, a residual charge quantity indication relating to a residual charge quantity of a further energy medium present on the respective transport medium before the energy medium is transferred from the associated control warehouse to the respective transport medium can also be sent to the data storage device by means of the respective first transmitting device. This makes it more difficult to "smuggle in" the further energy medium, in which case it is already charged on the respective transport medium before the energy medium is transferred.

[0021] The advantages described above are also ensured when implementing a corresponding method for monitoring a power distribution. It is expressly noted that the method for monitoring a power distribution can be further developed according to the system embodiments explained above.

[0022] Short description of the drawings

[0023] Further features and advantages of the present invention are explained below with reference to the figures. They show:

[0024] Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of the system for monitoring a power distribution; and

[0025] Fig. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the method for monitoring a power distribution.

[0026] Embodiments of the invention

[0027] Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of the system for monitoring a power distribution.

[0028] The system schematically shown in Fig. 1 comprises at least one data storage device 10, a plurality of first (data) transmission devices / communication points 12, a plurality of second (data) transmission devices / communication points 14, and a data evaluation device 16. The plurality of first transmission devices 12 can be distributed / distributed among a plurality of control warehouses 18 in such a way that at least one of the first transmission devices 12 can be arranged / arranged in and / or on each of the control warehouses 18. The control warehouses 18 can each be understood as a storage facility for an energy medium. The respective energy medium can be temporarily stored at the control warehouse 18 provided for this purpose. The control warehouses 18 thus serve to bring the at least one energy medium into circulation. At least one of the control warehouses 18 can, in particular, be a so-called tank farm.The pictorial representation of only the one control bearing 18 with the one first transmitting device 12 in Fig. 1 serves only for better clarity.

[0029] Advantageously, data is transferred from the tax warehouse 18 to a statutory database 50, for example, to Nabisy (Sustainable Biomass System). This means that the distributor of the energy medium sends energy medium information about the transferred or marketed energy medium to the statutory database 50. This energy medium information preferably corresponds in whole or in part to the sustainability certificate of the transferred energy medium.

[0030] The respective energy medium can be understood as an energy source, such as in particular a fuel, or an energy product. The at least one fuel can be, for example, hydrogen (H2), natural gas (CNG, compressed natural gas), liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, gasoline, diesel oil, marine diesel oil, biodiesel, machine oil, palm oil, hydrogenated / hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) and / or a paraffinic fuel. However, the examples listed here for the fuels that can be used as energy media are not to be interpreted as exhaustive. The respective energy medium can also be electricity.

[0031] Each of the first transmitting devices 12 is designed and / or programmed such that, upon an energy medium transfer from the assigned control warehouse 18 to a transport medium 20 of a plurality of transport media 20, data 22 can be sent / are sent to the data storage device 10 by means of the respective first transmitting device 12 such that the sent data 22 can be stored / are stored on the data storage device 10. (Hereinafter, the control warehouse 18 equipped with the respective first transmitting device 12 is referred to as the assigned control warehouse 18.) The data 22 comprise at least a first batch ID indication and a first quantity indication relating to a first quantity of the energy medium transferred from the assigned control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20.The first batch ID information can be understood as an identification information regarding the energy medium transferred from the assigned tax warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20, such as in particular a batch ID of the energy medium transferred from the assigned tax warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20.

[0032] The plurality of second transmitting devices 14 can be distributed / distributed among a plurality of energy transfer stations 24 such that at least one of the second transmitting devices 14 can be arranged / disposed in and / or on each of the energy transfer stations 24. The energy transfer stations 24 can each be understood as a station at which the at least one energy medium provided there can be transferred / sold to at least one intermediate and / or end consumer. For example, at least one of the energy transfer stations 24 can be a sales station for the at least one energy medium provided there. At least one of the energy transfer stations 24 can, in particular, be a filling station and / or a stationary or mobile gas station. The pictorial representation of exactly three energy transfer stations 24 in Fig. 1 is to be interpreted only as an example.

[0033] Each of the second transmitting devices 14 is designed and / or programmed such that, upon an energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24, data 26 can be sent / are sent to the data storage device 10 by means of the respective second transmitting device 14 such that the sent data 26 can be stored / are stored on the data storage device 10. (The energy transfer station 24 equipped with the respective second transmitting device 14 is referred to below as the associated energy transfer station 24.) The data 26 sent from the respective second transmitting device 14 to the data storage device 10 comprise at least a second batch ID indication and a second quantity indication relating to a second quantity of the energy medium transferred from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24.The second batch ID information can be understood as an identification information regarding the energy medium transferred from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24, such as in particular a batch ID (assigned by the respective control warehouse 18 and / or an intermediate storage facility), also a batch ID combined from at least two batch IDs, of the energy medium transferred from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24.

[0034] Preferably, the data 26 transmitted from the respective second transmitting device 14 to the data storage device 10 further include a time of delivery of the energy medium transferred to the associated energy transfer station 24, for example, a gas station. The time of delivery of the energy medium can, for example, serve to protect against the corruptibility of the data, in particular the sustainability certificate.

[0035] The data evaluation device 16 is designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device 16, taking into account at least the first and second batch ID details and the first and second quantity details stored on the data storage device 10, it is possible to determine and / or verify from which control warehouse 18 of the plurality of control warehouses 18 the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station 24 originates. For example, the data evaluation device 16 can be designed and / or programmed to compare the identification details of the first and second batch ID details with one another and to compare the first and second quantity details with one another.If, for example, the identification information of the first and second batch ID information does not match and / or the second quantity information is greater than the first quantity information, the data evaluation device 16 can reliably detect an attempt to "smuggle" an energy medium into the respective energy transfer station 24. Using the system described here, the "smuggling" of an energy medium that does not originate from the claimed / desired tax warehouse 18, i.e., likely an energy medium with less desirable properties, into the respective energy transfer station 24 can therefore be quickly and reliably detected.

[0036] Specifically, the data evaluation device 16 can be designed / programmed to output corresponding warning information h to at least one person responsible for monitoring the energy distribution from the plurality of control warehouses 18 to the plurality of energy transfer stations 24 upon detection that the second quantity of energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station 24 does not (fully) originate from the claimed / desired control warehouse 18. The system described here thus ensures that the energy media provided in the plurality of energy transfer stations 24 actually originate from the respective claimed / desired control warehouse 18 and therefore have their desired properties with verifiable certainty.The system described here thus ensures that intermediate and / or end users can be more confident that the energy medium provided at each energy transfer station 24 is actually delivered to the respective energy transfer station 24 while reliably adhering to the desired energy distribution, and accordingly has the desired properties. Thus, the system described here also increases the willingness of intermediate and / or end users to spend more money on a climate- and / or environmentally friendly energy medium, since the intermediate and / or end users can rely on reliable adherence to the desired energy distribution at the respective energy transfer station 24.

[0037] Preferably, the plurality of first transmitting devices 12 is additionally designed and / or programmed such that the data 22 transmitted to the data storage device 10 during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium from the assigned control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20 by means of the respective first transmitting device 12 also includes so-called energy medium information. Particularly preferably, the energy medium information contains the sustainability certificate or parts of the sustainability certificate. Where appropriate, the energy medium information is understood to be information regarding an origin of the transferred energy medium, a production of the transferred energy medium, a composition of the transferred energy medium, and / or a climate and / or environmental impact occurring during the production and / or consumption of the transferred energy medium.The data evaluation device 16 is then preferably additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device 16, taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device 10, upon transfer of at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station 24 from the respective energy transfer station 24 to an intermediate or end consumer, information h relating to a climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium transferred / sold to the intermediate or end consumer can be determined / determined and output / is output.

[0038] Thus, each time at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station 24 is transferred from the respective energy transfer station 24 to the respective intermediate or end consumer, the data evaluation device 16 can specifically encourage the intermediate or end consumer to purchase / buy a particularly climate- and / or environmentally-friendly energy medium by outputting the information h. The embodiment of the system described here thus contributes to promoting the purchase / sale of climate- and / or environmentally-friendly energy media, while discouraging intermediate and / or end consumers from purchasing / buying an energy medium with climate- and / or environmentally-damaging properties.

[0039] The transmitted and stored energy medium information can include, for example, a CO2 footprint of the transferred energy medium, such as specifically a sustainability certificate, a share of renewable energy medium components of the transferred energy medium, and / or the origin of the share of renewable energy medium components of the transferred energy medium. Furthermore, the energy medium information can include a timestamp of the transfer and a quantity of the transferred energy medium. The information h issued to the respective intermediate or end consumer can thus specifically include the CO2 footprint of the transferred / sold energy medium, its share of renewable energy medium components, and / or its origin.In this way, a strong incentive is created for the respective intermediate or final consumer to purchase / buy an energy medium with a good CO2 footprint, a relatively high share of renewable energy medium components and / or their desirable origin.

[0040] As schematically shown in Fig. 1, at least one of the energy transfer stations 24 can also comprise a plurality of energy medium storage areas 28, such as a plurality of tanks / ground tanks, each of which can dispense the energy media provided there to the respective intermediate or end consumer by means of its own extraction device 30. In this way, different energy media can also be provided at the same energy transfer station 24, wherein a total number of the different energy media provided at the same energy transfer station 24 is preferably less than or equal to a total number of energy medium storage areas 28 of the respective energy transfer station 24. The energy medium storage areas 28 of the same energy transfer station 24 can be understood to mean, for example, different tanks. The number of energy medium storage areas 28 per energy transfer station 24 can vary between the energy transfer stations 24.For example, a fuel nozzle can be used as a withdrawal device 30.

[0041] The data 26 transmitted during the energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24 by means of the respective second transmitting device 14 can also include an energy medium storage ID information relating to the respective energy medium storage 28 into which the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the associated energy transfer station 24 is filled. The respective energy medium storage ID information can, in particular, be a tank ID of the respective energy medium storage 28 configured as a tank.In this way, the intermediate or final consumer operating one of several withdrawal devices 30 - for example, fuel pumps at a petrol station - of the respective energy transfer station 24 can also be provided with information h regarding the climate and / or environmental friendliness of the transferred / sold energy medium, which takes into account from which energy medium storage facility 28 the transferred / sold energy medium is withdrawn by means of the respective withdrawal device 30.

[0042] Optionally, the plurality of second transmitting devices 14 can also be designed and / or programmed such that, with each transfer / sale of at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the associated energy transfer station 24 from the associated energy transfer station 24 to each intermediate or end consumer, further data 32 can be sent / are sent to the data storage device 10 by means of the respective second transmitting device 14 such that the sent data 32 can be stored / are stored on the data storage device 10. Such data 32 can, for example, be quantities of the transferred energy medium, or a time of delivery or receipt of the transferred energy medium.

[0043] As can also be seen in Fig. 1, in an alternative embodiment, the system can also have a plurality of third (data) transmission devices / communication points 34, which can be distributed among the plurality of extraction devices 30 and / or energy medium storage devices 28 of the energy transfer stations 24 in such a way that at least one of the third transmission devices 34 can be arranged in and / or on each of the extraction devices 30 of the energy transfer stations 24 or on the respectively assigned energy medium storage device 28. If necessary, the data 32 can be sent from the respective third transmission device 34 of the extraction device 30 responsible for transferring at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the assigned energy transfer station 24 to the data storage device 10.The data 32 includes at least a partial quantity specification regarding the transferred / sold partial quantity of the energy medium; preferably, this is compared with a flow rate of the energy medium through the withdrawal device 30. Optionally, the data 32 can also contain an energy medium storage ID specification, such as a tank ID, which indicates the energy medium storage 28 from which the transferred / sold energy medium was taken. This allows, for example, the data of the sustainability certificate to be verifiably verified.

[0044] Advantageously, the data evaluation device 16 can additionally be designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device 16, an actual fill level of the respective energy transfer station 24 or each of its energy medium storages 28 can be determined, taking into account the second quantity information and partial quantity information stored on the data storage device 10 for the same energy transfer station 24. The data evaluation device 16 can thus also detect when a larger quantity of the respective energy medium is withdrawn from an energy transfer station 24 or one of its energy medium storages 28 than was previously supplied to the energy transfer station 24 / the respective energy medium storage 28, i.e., when the flow rates are no longer consistent. In this way, the data evaluation device 16 can also reliably detect any "smuggling in" of an energy medium that differs from the data 22, 26, 32, and 38.

[0045] At least one of the energy transfer stations 24, or at least one of the energy medium storage areas 28, can also be equipped with an energy medium fill level sensor, such as a fuel level sensor. The respective energy medium fill level sensor can send a trigger signal whenever a fill level of the associated energy transfer station 24 / the associated energy medium storage area 28 experiences a significant increase or decrease. This also ensures that every filling of the respective energy transfer station 24 / the respective energy medium storage area 28 and every removal from the respective energy transfer station 24 / the respective energy medium storage area 28 can be monitored by the data storage device 10; the corresponding flow rates of the energy medium must be consistent.

[0046] Preferably, the second transmitting device 14 transmits data 26, 32 to the data storage device 10 when an energy medium level sensor detects a significant change (increase or decrease) in the amount of energy medium in the corresponding energy medium storage 28. Preferably, a quantity adjustment is performed in the event of an increase in the amount of energy medium:

[0047] The quantity of energy medium determined by the energy medium fill level sensor is compared with the quantity of energy medium stored in the energy medium information created during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium from the assigned control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20.

[0048] And / or the quantity of energy medium determined by the energy medium fill level sensor is compared with the quantity of energy medium stored in the energy medium information created during the energy medium transfer from the transport medium to the associated energy transfer station 24.

[0049] And / or the quantity of energy medium determined by the energy medium fill level sensor is compared with the quantity or partial quantity of energy medium stored in the energy medium information created during the energy medium transfer from the associated energy transfer station 24 to the withdrawal device 30.

[0050] For the latter case, the following applies: the energy medium information stored on the data storage device 10 upon transfer of at least a partial quantity of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station 24 from the respective energy transfer station 24 to an intermediate or end consumer is compared with an energy medium fill level sensor of the energy transfer station 24 with respect to the partial quantity. In this case, the data 26 sent from the second transmitting device 14 to the data storage device 10 are compared with the additional data 32 relating to the energy medium provided from the associated energy transfer station 24 to the intermediate or end consumer; this comparison must be plausible in terms of the quantity balance (flow rates) and medium type over periods between time stamps of fill level changes.

[0051] The energy distribution monitoring system therefore preferably uses available data or energy medium information—such as quantity specifications and time stamps—to verify that the energy medium has been transported seamlessly, meaning that no energy has been added or removed. Sustainability certificates with corresponding energy medium information are advantageously used for this purpose. Such data can include freight documents from the sender, incoming messages from the recipient, time stamps, and sensor data. The sustainability certificate is preferably maintained from the tax warehouse to the end consumer and is calculated accordingly for mixtures of different energy medium quantities.

[0052] The transport media 20 can be understood, for example, as mobile media, such as in particular trucks, ships and / or trains, and / or power lines, by means of which an energy medium transport of the energy medium transferred from the assigned control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20 to at least one desired energy transfer station 24 is possible. At least one of the transport media 20 can be a truck, for example. As an advantageous development, the system can additionally have a plurality of fourth (data) transmission devices / communication points 36, which can be distributed among the plurality of transport media 20 in such a way that at least one of the fourth transmission devices 36 can be arranged in and / or on each of the transport media 20.Optionally, each of the fourth transmitting devices 36 is designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the respective fourth transmitting device 36, data 38 can be sent / are sent to the data storage device 10 at least once between an energy medium transfer from the respective control warehouse 18 to the associated transport medium 20 and a subsequent energy medium transfer from the associated transport medium 20 to the respective energy transfer station 24, such that the sent data 38 can be stored / are stored on the data storage device 10. (The transport medium 20 equipped with the respective fourth transmitting device 36 is hereinafter referred to as the associated transport medium 20).

[0053] The transmitted and stored data 38 can include, for example, a third batch ID, a third quantity specification relating to a third quantity of the energy medium transported by means of the associated transport medium 20, a time of the quantity delivery, a delivery document, and / or pump information relating to at least one pump of the associated transport medium 20. The third batch ID specification can be understood as an identification specification relating to the energy medium transported by means of the associated transport medium 20, such as, in particular, a batch ID of the energy medium transported by means of the associated transport medium 20.

[0054] The data evaluation device 16 is preferably additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device 16, and with additional consideration of the data 38, it can be determined and / or verified from which control warehouse 18 of the plurality of control warehouses 18 the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station originates. For example, if the identification information of the third batch ID information does not match at least one of the identification information of the first and second batch ID information and / or if the second quantity information is greater than the third quantity information, the data evaluation device 16 can also reliably detect an attempt to "smuggle" an energy medium into the respective energy transfer station 24 in this case.Thus, even during the ongoing transport of the respective energy medium from the respective control warehouse 18 to the respective energy transfer station 24, it can be ensured by means of the transmission and storage of the data 38 that a high level of reliability in maintaining a desired quality and / or climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station 24 is guaranteed.

[0055] If the third quantity is also greater than the first quantity, the data evaluation device 16 can detect that (immediately) before the energy medium was transferred from the respective control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20, a residual load of another energy medium was already present on the respective transport medium 20. Such an attempt to "smuggle in" by "mixing" the first quantity of the energy medium with the residual load of the other energy medium can therefore also be detected by the data evaluation device 16.

[0056] Alternatively or additionally, the plurality of first transmitting devices 12 can also be designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium from the assigned control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20, a residual charge quantity indication relating to a residual charge quantity of another energy medium present on the respective transport medium 20 (immediately) prior to the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium can be / is sent to the data storage device 10 as part of the data 22 by means of the respective first transmitting device 12. In this case, too, an attempt to "smuggle in" by "dilution" can be detected by means of the data evaluation device 16.Optionally, the data evaluation device 16 can also be used to detect when the residual charge quantity information sent and stored as a residual charge quantity information does not match a difference between the third quantity of energy medium and the first quantity of energy medium. As an optional development, the plurality of first transmitting devices 12 and the plurality of second transmitting devices 14 can additionally be designed and / or programmed such that, both during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium from the associated control warehouse 18 to the respective transport medium 20 and during the energy medium transfer of the second quantity of energy medium from the respective transport medium 20 to the associated energy transfer station 24, a current first or second transfer time can be sent / is sent as part of the data 22 or 32 to the data storage device 10 by means of the respective first or second transmitting device 12 or 14.If necessary, the data evaluation device 16 is preferably designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device 16, it is possible to determine and / or verify which control warehouse 18 of the plurality of control warehouses 18 the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station 24 originates from, also taking into account the first and second transfer times stored on the data storage device 10. If, for example, a time difference between the second transfer time minus the first transfer time is unusually high, the data evaluation device 16 can output a message as warning information h indicating that a possible reason for the relatively high time difference should be inquired about. The first transfer time and the second transfer time can each be defined by means of a time stamp.Data 32 and 38 can also optionally include an additional handover or transport time specified by means of a time stamp.

[0057] As schematically shown in Fig. 1, a transport medium 20 can also supply a plurality of energy transfer stations 24, in particular with different types of energy media. However, this does not preclude reliable monitoring of the energy distribution using the system described here. Optionally, the data 22 can also contain a destination address relating to the at least one energy transfer station 24 to be supplied by the respective transport medium 20. At the respective control warehouse 18, in particular, a delivery note for the transport can be created which includes the destination address of the respective energy medium and its batch ID. The delivery note can also be sent to the data storage device 10 as part of the data 38. The data 22 can also include computer-supported transport and control system data in the form of an electronic transport note, such as a freight document.

[0058] If necessary, the transport media 20 can temporarily store the respective energy medium in at least one stationary or mobile (not shown) intermediate storage facility between the plurality of control storage facilities 18 and the plurality of energy transfer stations 24. Alternatively, each of the intermediate storage facilities can be equipped with at least a fifth (data) transmission device, which, in accordance with the previously described transmission devices 12, 14, 34, and 36, transmits respective data relating to the temporarily stored energy medium to the data storage device 10, which can later be evaluated by the data evaluation device 16.

[0059] The term “batch ID” used several times above can be understood as the specific batch ID given to the respective energy medium at the control warehouse 18 used for its intermediate storage.

[0060] Fig. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the method for monitoring a power distribution.

[0061] In a method step S1 of the method described here, a plurality of first transmitting devices, which are distributed across a plurality of control warehouses such that at least one of the first transmitting devices is arranged in and / or on each of the control warehouses, are operated such that, by means of the respective first transmitting device, at least a first batch ID indication and a first quantity indication relating to a first quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective transport medium are sent to a data storage device upon an energy medium transfer from the assigned control warehouse to a transport medium of a plurality of transport media. The first batch ID indication and the first quantity indication are then stored on the data storage device.

[0062] As method step S2, a plurality of second transmitting devices, distributed across a plurality of energy transfer stations such that at least one of the second transmitting devices is arranged in and / or at each of the energy transfer stations, is operated such that, upon an energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium to the assigned energy transfer station, at least a second batch ID and a second quantity information relating to a second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the assigned energy transfer station are sent to the data storage device by means of the respective second transmitting device. The second batch ID and the second quantity information are also stored on the data storage device.

[0063] In a later method step S3, taking into account at least the first and second batch ID information and the first and second quantity information stored on the data storage device, it is determined or verified from which of the plurality of control warehouses the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station originates. Options for carrying out method step S3 have already been explained above. Thus, carrying out the method described here also provides the advantages listed above.

[0064] Optionally, an (optional) method step S4 can be carried out at least once between method steps S1 and S2, i.e. between the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of energy medium from the respective control warehouse to the assigned transport medium and the subsequent energy medium transfer of the second quantity of energy medium from the assigned transport medium to the respective energy transfer station. In method step S4, a plurality of third transmitting devices, which are distributed across the plurality of transport media in such a way that at least one of the third transmitting devices is arranged in and / or on each of the transport media, are operated in such a way that at least one third batch ID indication and / or a third quantity indication relating to a third quantity of the energy medium transported by means of the assigned transport medium is sent to the data storage device by means of the respective third transmitting device.The transmitted third batch ID and / or third quantity are stored on the data storage device. Accordingly, the third batch ID and / or third quantity stored on the data storage device can also be taken into account when executing method step S3.

[0065] As an advantageous development, the method can also have an (optional) method step S5, which is carried out when at least a partial quantity of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station is transferred from the energy transfer station to an intermediate or end consumer. This presupposes, however, that when carrying out method step S1, i.e. when the first quantity of the energy medium is transferred from the assigned control warehouse to the respective transport medium by means of the respective first transmission device, energy medium information relating to an origin of the transferred energy medium, a production of the transferred energy medium, a composition of the transferred energy medium and / or a climate and / or environmental impact occurring during the production and / or consumption of the transferred energy medium is also sent to the data storage device.In method step S5, information regarding climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium handed over to the intermediate or final consumer is determined and output, taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device.

Claims

Claims 1 . System for monitoring an energy distribution system, comprising: a plurality of first transmitting devices (12) which are or can be distributed among a plurality of control warehouses (18) in such a way that at least one of the first transmitting devices (12) can be arranged or is arranged in and / or on each of the control warehouses (18), by means of which at least one first batch ID indication and a first quantity indication relating to a first quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective transport medium (20) can be sent to a data storage device (10) of the system during an energy medium transfer from the associated control warehouse (18) to a transport medium (20) of a plurality of transport media (20);a plurality of second transmitting devices (14), which can be distributed or are distributed among a plurality of energy transfer stations (24) in such a way that at least one of the second transmitting devices (14) can be arranged or is arranged in and / or on each of the energy transfer stations (24), by means of which, upon an energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium (20) to the associated energy transfer station (24), at least a second batch ID indication and a second quantity indication relating to a second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the associated energy transfer station (24) can be sent to the data storage device (10); and a data evaluation device (16), by means of which, taking into account at least the first and second batch ID indications and first and second quantity indications stored on the data storage device (10), the following can be determined and / or verified: which control warehouse (18) of the plurality of control warehouses (18) the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station (24) originates 2. System according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first transmitting devices (12) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse (18) to the respective transport medium (20) by means of the respective first transmitting device (12), energy medium information relating to an origin of the transferred energy medium, a production of the transferred energy medium, a composition of the transferred energy medium and / or a climate and / or environmental impact occurring during the production and / or consumption of the transferred energy medium can also be sent to the data storage device (10).

3. System according to claim 2, wherein the data evaluation device (16) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device (16), taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device (10), information (h) relating to a climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium transferred to the intermediate or final consumer can be determined and output upon transfer of at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station (24) from the respective energy transfer station (24) to an intermediate or final consumer.

4. System according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the transmitted and stored energy medium information includes a CO2 footprint of the transferred energy medium, a share of renewable energy medium components of the transferred energy medium and / or the origin of the share of renewable Energy medium components of the transferred energy medium.

5. System according to one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the transmitted and stored energy medium information comprises a sustainability certificate of the transferred energy medium.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the transmitted and stored energy medium information matches energy medium information that can be sent to a legal database (50).

7. System according to one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the transmitted and stored energy medium information comprises a time of delivery of the transferred energy medium.

8. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of second transmitting devices (14) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the respective second transmitting device (14), at least one partial quantity indication relating to the transferred partial quantity of the energy medium can be sent to the data storage device (10) each time at least a partial quantity of the energy medium provided at the associated energy transfer station (24) is transferred from the associated energy transfer station (24) to each intermediate or end consumer, and wherein the data evaluation device (16) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, by means of the data evaluation device (16), an actual fill level of the respective energy transfer station (24) can be determined taking into account the second quantity indications and partial quantity indications stored on the data storage device (10) for the same energy transfer station (24).

9. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of first transmitting devices (12) are additionally configured such that is designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse (18) to the respective transport medium (20) by means of the respective first transmitting device (12), a current first transfer time can also be sent to the data storage device (10), wherein the plurality of second transmitting devices (14) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the second quantity of the energy medium from the respective transport medium (20) to the associated energy transfer station (24), a current second transfer time can also be sent to the data storage device (10) by means of the respective second transmitting device (14), and wherein the data evaluation device (16) is additionally designed and / or programmed such thatthat by means of the data evaluation device (16), with additional consideration of the first and second transfer times stored on the data storage device (10), it is possible to determine and / or verify from which control warehouse (18) of the plurality of control warehouses (18) the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station (24) originates.

10. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the system additionally comprises a plurality of third transmitting devices (36) which can be distributed or are distributed among the plurality of transport media (20) in such a way that at least one of the third transmitting devices (36) can be arranged or is arranged in and / or on each of the transport media (20), by means of which at least one third batch ID indication and / or a third quantity indication relating to a third quantity of the energy medium transported by means of the assigned transport medium (20) can be sent to the data storage device (10) at least once between the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the respective control warehouse (18) to the associated transport medium (20) and the subsequent energy medium transfer of the second quantity of the energy medium from the associated transport medium (20) to the respective energy transfer station (24). and wherein the data evaluation device (16) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that by means of the data evaluation device (16), with additional consideration of the third batch ID information and / or third quantity information stored on the data storage device (10), it is possible to determine and / or verify from which control warehouse (18) of the plurality of control warehouses (18) the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective energy transfer station (24) originates.

11. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of first transmitting devices (12) is additionally designed and / or programmed such that, during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse (18) to the respective transport medium (20), a residual charge quantity indication relating to a residual charge quantity of a further energy medium present on the respective transport medium (20) before the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium can also be sent to the data storage device (10).

12. Method for monitoring a power distribution system comprising the steps: Operating a plurality of first transmitting devices (12) which are distributed over a plurality of control warehouses (18) in such a way that at least one of the first transmitting devices (12) is arranged in and / or on each of the control warehouses (18), such that by means of the respective first transmitting device (12) during an energy medium transfer from the assigned control warehouse (18) to a transport medium (20) of a plurality of transport media (20), at least a first batch ID indication and a first quantity indication relating to a first quantity of the energy medium transferred to the respective transport medium (20) are sent to a data storage device (10) (S1); Operating a plurality of second transmitting devices (14) distributed over a plurality of energy transfer stations (24) such that at least one of the second transmitting devices (14) is arranged in and / or at each of the energy transfer stations (24), such that, by means of the respective second transmitting device (14), at least one second batch ID indication and a second quantity indication relating to a second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the assigned energy transfer station (24) are sent to the data storage device (10) (S2) during an energy medium transfer from the respective transport medium (20) to the associated energy transfer station (24); and Determining and / or verifying, taking into account at least the first and second batch ID details and the first and second quantity details stored on the data storage device (10), from which control warehouse (18) of the plurality of control warehouses (18) the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station (24) originates (S3).

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse (18) to the respective transport medium (20) by means of the respective first transmitting device (12), energy medium information regarding an origin of the transferred energy medium, a production of the transferred energy medium, a composition of the transferred energy medium and / or a climate and / or environmental impact occurring during production and / or consumption of the transferred energy medium is also sent to the data storage device (10).

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein during the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the associated control warehouse (18) to the respective transport medium (20) by means of the respective first transmitting device (12) also a Energy medium information regarding the time of delivery of the transferred energy medium is sent.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein, taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device (10), upon transfer of at least a portion of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station (24) from the respective energy transfer station (24) to an intermediate or end consumer, information (h) relating to a climate and / or environmental friendliness of the energy medium transferred to the intermediate or end consumer is determined and output (S5).

16. The method according to one of claims 13 to 15, wherein, taking into account at least the energy medium information stored on the data storage device (10), when at least a partial quantity of the energy medium provided at the respective energy transfer station (24) is transferred from the respective energy transfer station (24) to an intermediate or end consumer, the partial quantity is compared with an energy medium fill level sensor of the energy transfer station (24).

17. Method according to one of claims 12 to 16, wherein in addition a plurality of third transmitting devices (36), which are distributed over the plurality of transport media (20) in such a way that at least one of the third transmitting devices (36) is arranged in and / or on each of the transport media (20), is operated in such a way that by means of the respective third transmitting device (36) at least once between the energy medium transfer of the first quantity of the energy medium from the respective control warehouse (18) to the associated transport medium (20) and the subsequent energy medium transfer of the second quantity of the energy medium from the associated transport medium (20) to the respective energy transfer station (24) at least one third batch ID information and / or a third quantity indication relating to a third quantity of the energy medium transported by means of the associated transport medium (20) is sent to the data storage device (10) (S4), and wherein, with additional consideration of the third batch ID stored on the data storage device (10), Indication and / or third quantity indication is used to determine or verify from which control warehouse (18) of the plurality of control warehouses (18) the second quantity of the energy medium transferred to the energy transfer station (24) originates.

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