Collective Energy Reserve Network for Grid Resilience
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals lack the means and resources to effectively mitigate energy supply disruptions, such as those caused by natural disasters or grid failures, due to lack of economies of scale, domain knowledge, and expertise, making them vulnerable to energy shortages and disruptions in electricity and gasoline supplies.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for creating a collective energy reserve network that allows individuals to collectively invest in and manage energy reserves, including electric vehicle recharging stations, through a computerized system that receives location and interest data from remote devices to create and manage energy storage and recharging stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individuals attempt to build personal energy reserves, then energy security is improved, but resource requirements (land, labor, capital) and complexity increase beyond individual capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual energy reserve efforts into a single collective energy reserve network. Individuals contribute resources and share access to pooled energy reserves, transforming the complexity burden from individual to collective management while maintaining energy security benefits for all participants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a platform intermediary that coordinates resource allocation, manages contributions, and facilitates access to energy reserves. This intermediary handles the complexity of matching supply and demand, tracking contributions, and managing the reserve network, freeing individuals from direct management burdens.
2Reliability
If large organizations maintain energy stockpiles, then risk mitigation is improved, but cost and resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large organizational energy reserve function into smaller, distributed collective reserves that serve specific communities or groups. This segmentation allows risk mitigation at a manageable scale with reduced resource requirements per segment, while the network effect provides broader coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates energy reserves that serve multiple functions: emergency backup power, electric vehicle recharging, and community energy sharing. This multi-functionality maximizes the utility of stored energy resources, reducing the total quantity needed compared to single-purpose reserves.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If individuals face energy supply disruption, then vulnerability increases, but investing in personal backup solutions is impractical for most
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables individuals to access energy reserves through a self-service platform model. Users can contribute resources, track their contributions, and access reserves when needed through automated systems, reducing the need for direct involvement in complex reserve management while maintaining accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for creating a collective energy reserve network is provided. The method includes receiving first data including location data and first energy reserve interest data from a first remote device; receiving second data including location data and second energy reserve interest data from a second remote device; and using the first location data, first energy reserve interest data, second location data and second energy reserve interest data to permit creation of a first collective energy reserve. The energy reserve may be free standing or integrated with an electric vehicle recharger.