Energy Router PLC Routing for Flexible Multi-Voltage Power Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current centralized power systems face challenges in controlling energy flow direction and efficiently transmitting energy across different voltage levels, leading to inefficiencies and limitations in energy transmission flexibility.
Innovation Solution
The energy router system, comprising multiple ports, energy transmission switches, and a routing processor, uses Power Line Communication (PLC) data to determine and control energy transmission paths, perform conversions, and meter energy, enabling flexible energy transmission and management across the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If centralized power transmission is used, then power supply stability is maintained, but energy transmission flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized power system into multiple distributed energy routers that can independently make routing decisions. Each energy router divides the network into smaller autonomous segments, allowing flexible local energy transmission while maintaining overall system stability through distributed control architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic energy routing where energy routers can adaptively adjust transmission paths in real-time based on network conditions, load demands, and energy availability. This dynamic reconfiguration capability enables flexible energy transmission while maintaining system stability through continuous monitoring and adjustment.
2Productivity
If passive flow direction control is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but energy transmission efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary routing decision-making at each energy router before energy transmission begins. The routing processor pre-calculates optimal transmission paths based on stored routing information and current network state, enabling active control of energy flow direction and efficiency without requiring complex real-time adjustments during transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where energy routers continuously monitor transmission efficiency, energy flow patterns, and network conditions. This feedback is used to update routing information and adjust transmission paths, improving energy transmission efficiency through adaptive control while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized feedback loops.
3Adaptability or versatility
If energy conversion processing is added, then energy compatibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal energy conversion processors within energy routers that can handle multiple conversion types (AC-DC, voltage level conversion) using standardized conversion mechanisms. This multi-functional approach enables energy compatibility across different network conditions while avoiding the complexity of separate dedicated conversion devices for each function.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an energy transmission method, an energy router and an operation control device thereof, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of energy network technology. The energy router of the present disclosure includes a plurality of ports configured to perform at least one of receiving or sending energy and PLC data, energy transmission switches, each of the energy transmission switches is configured to control open and closed states of one port of, and a routing processor configured to determine an energy transmission path according to the PLC data and stored routing information, determine a corresponding port associated with the energy transmission path, and turn on an energy transmission switch of the corresponding port, for the energy outputting from the corresponding port.