330 results about "Intermittent power" patented technology

The invention relates to a miniature power supplying system containing a plurality of distributed power supplies, and discloses an intelligent energy control system capable of controlling a microgrid by using forecast information. The intelligent control system for microgrid energy comprises a microgrid system and a control system, wherein the microgrid system comprises a power supply unit, an energy storage unit and a load unit, and the control system comprises an information collecting system and a central processing unit. The central processing unit comprises a load forecasting module, a microgrid online status estimating module, an energy forecasting module of an intermittent power supply energy forecasting and storing unit, a microgrid system analyzing module and a microgrid multiobjective optimization operation and comprehensive coordination control module. The intelligent control system for microgrid energy can control the microgrid according to the forecast information and accomplish the intelligent operation of the microgrid.

An automatic transfer switch configured for connection to a non-traditional, full-time or intermittent power source, such as a wind turbine or solar panel, selectively connects the non-traditional power source as a primary power source and a utility-derived power source as a secondary power source. The intermittent power source includes an energy storage device, such as a bank of DC batteries, to supplement power delivery during periods of low energy production. The power is provided to an AC load via a DC-to-AC inverter. The transfer switch includes an input to monitor the voltage level on the energy storage device and will switch from the primary power source to the utility power source when the voltage level on the energy storage device drops below a preset level. Thus, a loading condition that exceeds the rating of the inverter will not fault the inverter or limit the power available to the loads.

A power transmission device and an image forming apparatus having the same that is capable of reliably transmitting intermittent power to a driven component from a driving source. The power transmission device includes a shaft, a first intermittent gear to receive power from the driving source and to rotate on the shaft, a second intermittent gear arranged so as to move between a first position in which the second intermittent gear is connected to the first intermittent gear along an axial direction of the shaft and a second position in which the second intermittent gear is disconnected from the first intermittent gear, a sliding unit arranged so as to slide along the shaft and to move the second intermittent gear in the axial direction of the shaft, and a driving unit to drive the sliding unit.

The invention discloses a method for designing an ultralow-power wireless data transmission network. The method comprises the following steps of designing the data transmission network; establishing low-power communication; designing route communication; carrying out node registration; and automatically maintaining a network fault. The designed grid network has self-adaptive and automatic intelligent negotiation networking capability of each node, the network can compute an optimal route automatically and bypass the fault nodes of the individual nodes automatically. In the whole system, all nodes can work in a low-power mode of intermittent power supply, and a centralizer can be in a low-power mode or a normal power mode. The whole network supports bidirectional communication between the centralizer and the nodes, the nodes can transmit the meter reading data to the centralizer, and the centralizer can issue the control information to the appointed nodes, so that the working efficiency is higher.

A system and method of predicting power events in intermittent power environments and dispatching computational operations of an integrated circuit accordingly. A power management prediction system includes a controller executing a prediction algorithm, an arrangement of computation circuitry, a non-volatile storage device containing a power requirements log and a power history log, a clock generator, an intermittent power source, and a power monitor circuit. A method of predicting intermittent power events and dispatching computational operations includes: storing power requirements of each computational operation, monitoring the intermittent power source to generate a history log, predicting a subsequent power event based on the history log, retrieving actual power requirements of one or more computational operations, comparing the predicted power event with actual power requirements, determining whether actual power requirements are satisfied, dispatching one or more computational operations that correspond to one or more actual power events, or performing an error recovery operation.

A method and system may be provided to perform a process for controlling power provided by an engine in a machine. In an embodiment of the present invention, a process for controlling power provided by an engine operating in a machine is provided. The process may include determining a first power value reflecting a predetermined first power to be provided by the engine to a component operating in the machine and determining, during machine operations, at least one of a parasitic load power value and an intermittent power load value. A second power value may then be determined that reflects a second power provided by the engine based on the parasitic power value, the intermittent power value, and the net power value. The second power value is adjusted such that the engine substantially provides the predetermined net power to the component.

The autonomous system comprises an intermittent power source delivering a direct current. A supercapacitance is connected in parallel with the battery and the power source respectively via a first switch and a second switch. Charging of the battery comprises pulsed current charging managed by a control circuit. During a current pulse, the amplitude of the current and the amplitude of the voltage increase at the terminals of the battery are measured. The dynamic internal resistance of the battery is determined from said amplitudes. A maximum acceptable current threshold is determined according to a maximum voltage threshold, to said dynamic internal resistance and to the no-load voltage at the battery terminals. At the next current pulse, the value of the charging current is limited by controlling the closing time of the second switch.

A data processing device is configured to deploy, in response to an intermittent source of power, opportunistic power management strategies to manage harvested energy based on an expected amount of energy available to the data processing device and on expected energy expenditures defined by data processing and memory content control writing performed by the data processing device.

The invention discloses the technical field of electric power system operation and dispatching, and particularly relates to a method for optimizing operation simulation of a multi-energy combined power generation system. Multiple days or a week is selected as a dispatching period, according to a predicted deviation value of intermittent power source output of wind power, photovoltaic energy and the like, a predicted scene of the output of the wind power and the photovoltaic energy is established; the operation position of a hydroelectric generating set with the output capable of being flexibly adjusted in a loading curve can be firstly determined in the multi-energy combined power generation system, the assembly mode of a thermal power generating set is arranged from an initial time frame of the dispatching period, reasonable load distribution is conducted on each type of set with operation cost optimization serving as a local target so that a load regulation abundant zone for the sets operated at each time frame can be formed, and finally the load regulation abundant zone of the sets at each time frame is continuously selected and updated, and therefore combination of the sets in the whole dispatching period is finally achieved and allocation of load between the sets is achieved. The method guarantees balance of system power and stable operation.

The invention discloses an intermittent power supply micropower standby control circuit comprising a stand-by power supply module, a relay and an intermittent trigger circuit, wherein the stand-by power supply module is provided with a reservoir capacitance, automatically charges when starting up and provides electric energy for a signal receiver and CPU during standby as well as provides starting electric energy for the relay; after connected in parallel, the normally open contact and the home appliance button switch are connected between mains supply and a voltage-stabilized source in series so as to cut off an alternating current power supply during standby; a voltage comparison circuit and a capacitance capable of providing reference voltage are arranged in the intermittent trigger circuit; when the voltage of the reservoir capacitance is lowered to be below the reference voltage, the trigger circuit triggers the relay to be conducted, alternating current is switched on to charge,and the relay is cut off after being charged to cut off the alternating current power supply; the step is repeated to ensure that the voltage-stabilized source can work intermittently, which has the advantages that the voltage-stabilized source works intermittently during home appliances standby so as to greatly save standby energy consumption; and the capacitance is used as a standby power supply of which the service life is longer than various batteries. The invention is suitable for electrical appliances of various standby functions.

The invention discloses an ultrasonic distance measurement system and a method for controlling the ultrasonic distance measurement system to measure the distance. The ultrasonic distance measurement system comprises an ultrasonic sensor and a mobile terminal, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is used for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to a measurement target and receiving an analog signal reflected by the target; the mobile terminal is used for receiving the analog signal received by the ultrasonic sensor through an audio port of the mobile terminal and carrying out timing operations, the distance is calculated on the basis of the obtained analog signal and a timing result, the obtained distance is stored and displayed, and the ultrasonic sensor is controlled to be started. The mobile terminal is adopted to serve as a processor, a cycle sine wave signal is output to a power obtaining circuit through a second channel of the audio port to serve as a power supply of the ultrasonic sensor, an intermittent power supply strategy is adopted, and electricity is saved; a cycle sine wave signal is transmitted to a transmitter of the ultrasonic sensor through a first channel of the audio port to provide a square signal with proper power for the ultrasonic sensor, and an echo signal of the ultrasonic sensor is received through a fourth channel of the audio port.

Power from wind, solar, and other intermittent energy sources cracks carbon dioxide, NOx, SOx, and other emissions from fossil fuel power plants, which provide baseload power to the grid. By this hybrid power system, intermittent sources can be integrated in power generation without compromising the reliability of the grid and without long power line connections. Carbon dioxide becomes, in effect, a storage medium for energy produced by intermittent sources. The CO₂ can be pipelined to sites where wind, solar, tidal or and other intermittent energy sources are available, or power lines can be run from such intermittent sources to convenient sites for cracking.

The invention relates to a method for detecting an intermittent high-resistance grounding fault through intermittent detection and belongs to the field of emergency protection circuit devices. The method comprises the steps that detected forward fault pulses of intermittent power counted within a preset time window and the result of pulse counting is compared with a preset counting threshold when the timing is ended; if a counted value exceeds the preset counting threshold, a fierce transient state is deemed to occur within short time and a relay protection system gives out an alarm of the detected grounding fault as the intermittent high-resistance fault. The method for detecting the intermittent high-resistance grounding fault through intermittent detection has the advantages that the intermittent high-resistance grounding fault can be detected more sensitively, the faulted line can be removed, the sensitivity of a power supply line protection device is improved, the protection effect of the existing relay protection system/device is fully exerted, the continuous and stable operation of the entire medium-voltage power distribution system is improved and the safety performance of the entire power supply system is guaranteed. The method can be widely used in the field of high-resistance grounding fault detection and the relay protection of the medium-voltage power distribution system with a neutral point which is effectively grounded.

Methods and systems for mitigating distortion of a shaft of a gas turbine engine are provided. One method comprises at least one step of applying intermittent rotary power to a shaft of a gas turbine engine. The step of applying intermittent power to the shaft is performed during a period where conditions of temperature differential in the engine exist capable of distorting the shaft. The methods and systems shorten the time needed to start a gas turbine engine in such a way that bowing of a shaft is not a significant problem.

The invention discloses a hybrid energy storage control method for stabilizing intermittent power supply power fluctuation. According to the method, a super capacitor with large power density and high dynamic response speed is adopted as system buffer stored energy for preferentially stabilizing the power fluctuation, and the voltage of the super capacitor is prevented from being out of limit by adjusting the power of a storage battery set. The storage battery set is divided into a charge set and a discharge set which are independent and are controlled respectively, and the circulating charge and discharge frequency of the storage battery set is reduced to the maximum extent. Based on the mutual adjustment rule of the charge set and the discharge set of the storage battery set of a charge state, the storage battery set is prevented from being deeply charged or discharged, and the service life of the storage battery set is prolonged.

The invention provides a coupling hydrogen production system and a control method thereof and belongs to the technical field of new energy. The system comprises a control unit and further comprises an electricity generation unit, an energy management unit, a hydrogen production unit and a gas storage and supplement unit which are all connected with the control unit and connected with one another in sequence. The control unit detects and analyzes all working parameters of the electricity generation unit and the hydrogen production unit and controls actions of the energy management unit and the gas storage and supplement unit. Hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production unit enters into the gas storage and supplement unit to be stored, and the control unit controls the gas storage and supplement unit to supplement the hydrogen production unit with hydrogen if necessary. The control method involves three operation modes, that is, electricity is supplied only by a wind power generation device and a photovoltaic power generation device, electricity is independently supplied by a mains supply, and electricity is supplied by the mains supply, the wind power generation device and the photovoltaic power generation device simultaneously. The problem of the hydrogen purity of commercial hydrogen production equipment under the condition of a fluctuant intermittent power supply with a wide power range can be solved through the coupling hydrogen production system and the control method thereof, cost is low, safety is high, and stability is high.

The diagnostic method applies to a standalone system including a generator, a power regulator and a power storage element. The method includes comparison of the effective charging power or current of the power storage element respectively with a predefined power or current threshold. If the effective charging power or current is lower than said threshold, the power storage element is disconnected. An abnormal behavior is then detected either by comparing the effective charging power with the smaller of the values representative of the theoretical charging power of the power storage element and of the maximum power able to be delivered by the generator and comparing the effective and theoretical charging voltages, or by comparing the effective and theoretical charging currents.

A drop of discharge or charge capacity in discharging or charging with a large current is reduced without changing a design of a lithium ion secondary battery itself. When the lithium ion secondary battery for a car or a vehicles such as an electric automobile and a hybrid automobile is discharged or charged with, for instance, a large current not less than 5C, an intermittent power feeding of repeatedly executing a power feeding (t2) and a pause (t1) is carried out.

The invention belongs to the technical field of voltage reactive-power control of grid-connected operation of new energy power generation with wind power, photovoltaic and the like in electric engineering, and particularly relates to a network voltage reactive-power compound coordination control system and method for new energy power generation. A silent dynamic var generator, a dynamic voltage restorer and an existing transformer station voltage reactive-power comprehensive control device are combined to form a dynamic voltage reactive-power control system, a voltage reactive-power plane is divided into sixteen control areas by the aid of the optimum voltage reactive-power operating state and the unit adjustment variable quantity of a capacitor bank and an on-load voltage regulating transformer tap, and each area corresponds a corresponding control strategy. Network voltage reactive-power frequent fluctuation caused by wind power and photovoltaic intermittent power generation is restrained by coordinately controlling the dynamic voltage reactive-power control system, network voltage reactive-power comprehensive control level is improved, practical engineering application is facilitated, and key technical support is provided for voltage reactive-power comprehensive control of new energy grid-connected power generation in a smart grid.

The invention relates to an embedded standby energy-saving method and an embedded standby energy-saving device. In the method, a control circuit, an electronic switch and a sensor are embedded between electric equipment and an electric supply through a distribution socket or an electricity cable; the control circuit, the electronic switch and the sensor realize intermittent power supply and synchronous detection when the electric equipment is in a standby state; when the electric equipment is electrified and normally works, the sensor converts the detected supply current into a signal level with the same size and inputs the signal level to the control circuit; if the signal level is more than a screening threshold level, the control circuit converts the signal level into a pulse signal with constant amplitude and outputs the pulse signal into the electronic switch; and then the electronic switch is maintained to be turned on and normally and continuously supplies power to the electric equipment. In the device, the electric supply is connected with the electric equipment with a switch power supply through the electronic switch and the sensor, and the output end of the sensor is connected with the control end of the electronic switch through the control circuit. The method and the device can conveniently realize standby energy conservation between the electric equipment and the electric supply; and the device has the characteristics of small volume, light weight, reliability, low price and long service life.