Energy control system, method and device, and electronic equipment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing energy control systems in integrated systems of electricity generation, energy storage, and energy consumption, such as photovoltaic/energy storage/air conditioning systems, fail to effectively maximize comprehensive benefits due to passive consideration of energy consumption and peak/valley electricity prices, leading to suboptimal energy flow management.

Innovation Solution

An energy control system that includes a power generation equipment, energy storage equipment, and air conditioning equipment connected in parallel through a direct-current bus, with a weather server providing weather forecast information to an energy control device, which determines an optimal energy flowing configuration based on weather and system parameters to ensure maximum benefit.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If passive consideration of energy consumption and peak/valley electricity prices is used for energy flowing control, then control simplicity is maintained, but comprehensive benefit maximization cannot be effectively ensured

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoidcomprehensive benefit maximization
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The energy control device performs preliminary actions by acquiring weather forecast information in advance for a preset future time period, predicting power generation and consumption patterns before they occur. This enables the system to proactively optimize energy flow configuration rather than reactively responding to current conditions, thereby ensuring comprehensive benefit maximization while maintaining control system simplicity through automated forecasting-based decision-making

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Device complexity

If separate control based on power balance is used for daytime and nighttime, then control simplicity is maintained, but system-wide optimization is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol strategy complexityVSAvoidsystem efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The energy control device implements a universal control strategy that functions across all time periods (daytime, nighttime, and transitional periods) by continuously acquiring weather forecast information and dynamically optimizing energy flow configuration. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate daytime and nighttime control strategies, enabling system-wide optimization while maintaining control simplicity through a unified forecasting-based framework that adapts to varying conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12460833B2Energy control system, method and device, and electronic equipment
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
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AI summary

Disclosed in the present disclosure are an energy control system, method and device, and electronic equipment. The energy control system includes a controlled system, an energy control device and a weather server. The controlled system includes power generation equipment, energy storage equipment and air conditioning equipment. The power generation equipment, the energy storage equipment and the air conditioning equipment are connected in parallel by means of a direct-current bus. The air conditioning equipment is also connected to an alternating-current power grid; and the energy control device is in communication connection with the controlled system and the weather server respectively, and is used to acquire weather forecast information in a preset future time period from the weather server and send an optimal energy flow configuration in the preset future time period to the controlled system.