Multivalent Energy Supply Configuration Using Universal Base Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of multivalent power supply systems requires customized solutions for optimal operation, which is time-consuming and costly, and existing technologies lack a standardized method to configure and control these systems effectively, especially when dealing with various energy sources and fluctuating energy demands.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for configuring a multivalent power generation system using a basic configuration that includes placeholders for energy producers and consumers, allowing for the creation of hydraulic or block diagrams to graphically represent relationships and functions, enabling flexible configuration and control of energy generators based on their type and position, and facilitating communication with a control device for coordinated operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If customized solutions are developed for each multivalent power supply system, then optimal operation can be achieved, but development time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal configuration language that can represent multiple types of energy producers, consumers, and storage facilities using a common syntax and semantics. This allows the same control system to manage diverse multivalent power supply systems without requiring customized development for each configuration, thus reducing development time while maintaining optimal operation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration language uses parameter-based definitions where system characteristics are defined through configurable parameters rather than hard-coded structures. This enables the system to adapt to different power supply configurations by changing parameters in the configuration file, avoiding the need for custom development while preserving optimal operational control.
2Reliability
If customized solutions are developed for each multivalent power supply system, then optimal operation can be achieved, but development costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal configuration language that can represent multiple types of energy producers, consumers, and storage facilities using a common syntax and semantics. This allows the same control system to manage diverse multivalent power supply systems without requiring customized development for each configuration, thus reducing development time while maintaining optimal operation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration language allows existing system configurations to be copied and reused as templates for new systems. By defining standard configuration patterns that can be replicated and adapted, the system reduces development costs while maintaining the ability to achieve optimal operation through proven configuration models.
3Adaptability or versatility
If various energy sources and fluctuating demands are handled with traditional methods, then system control is possible, but the system cannot adapt efficiently to changing conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration language enables dynamic system representation where energy producers, consumers, and storage facilities can be added, removed, or modified through configuration changes rather than system redesign. This allows the system to adapt to changing energy demands and source availability while maintaining manageable control complexity through a standardized interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the power supply system into distinct configurable components (energy producers, consumers, storage facilities) that can be independently defined and managed in the configuration language. This modular approach enables flexible adaptation to changing conditions while keeping overall system control complexity manageable through clear component boundaries and standardized interaction protocols.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for configuring a multivalent energy generating installation. The device comprises a storage device in which a base configuration is stored. The base configuration comprises a plurality of energy generators which use at least two different energy carriers in order to provide energy in the form of heat and/or cold and/or electric energy, a feed through which a carrier medium flows that absorbs energy from the energy generators and transports the energy to a load circuit, and a return flow which receives the carrier medium coming from the load circuit. The base configuration further comprises an intermediate store which is arranged between the feed and the return flow. The energy generators within the base configuration can be arranged at positions parallel to the intermediate store between the feed and the return flow and/or in a series in the feed. The device further comprises a detection device which is designed to detect the the energy generator type from a specified number of energy generator types and the position of the energy generator within the base configuration stored in the storage device for each of the energy generators. The device is designed to transmit the base configuration to a controller which controls the energy generators on the basis of the detected type and position of the energy generators within the base configuration.