Power Grid Auditing With Real-Time Generation-Load Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current renewable energy certification methods lack transparency, particularly in regions without established standards, and fail to accurately account for actual consumption and generation pairings on contiguous power grids, leading to unpredictable and unverifiable trade of energy from intermittent resources.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that determine and certify power generation and consumption pairings by measuring time series data from generation and consumption meters, processing it in real time, and publishing the results, ensuring accurate allocation and transparency through an algorithm-driven database and publication platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional paper-based renewable energy certification is used, then certification can be established, but transparency of transactions is reduced and multiple auditors are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical paper-based certification system with an electronic digital certification system. Digital certificates are issued and tracked through an electronic platform, eliminating the need for physical paper records and manual auditor verification. This substitution enables transparent tracking of energy certificates throughout the supply chain while maintaining certification reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a digital platform as an intermediary between energy generators, traders, and consumers. This platform issues digital certificates that track renewable energy throughout the supply chain, providing transparent verification without requiring multiple independent auditors. The digital intermediary enables trust and transparency across the entire energy transaction ecosystem.
2Adaptability or versatility
If generation yield is combined with various other generation sources to serve consumer load, then energy supply flexibility is improved, but actual consumption analysis coupled to generation is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments energy transactions into discrete digital certificates that track individual units of renewable energy from generation through consumption. Each digital certificate represents a specific quantity of energy from a specific source, enabling precise tracking even when multiple generation sources serve a single consumer load. This segmentation maintains measurement precision while allowing supply flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where digital certificates provide continuous verification of energy flow from generation to consumption. The system tracks and reports actual consumption paired with generation sources, enabling consumers to verify their renewable energy usage claims. This feedback loop maintains measurement precision while accommodating flexible energy supply configurations.
3Measurement precision
If multiple auditors are appointed to verify generator and certificate information, then certification accuracy is improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-verification system where digital certificates contain embedded verification data that can be automatically validated by the platform. The system autonomously tracks energy flow and verifies certificate authenticity through digital signatures and blockchain technology, eliminating the need for multiple human auditors. This self-service approach maintains certification accuracy while reducing system complexity.
4Ease of operation
If intermittent renewable resources are traded retrospectively with nominal consumption, then market trading is simplified, but transparency and verifiability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent issues digital certificates at the point of generation, recording the actual renewable energy produced before it enters the grid. These pre-issued certificates are then traded and allocated to consumers in real-time or near-real-time, maintaining transparency of the actual energy flow while simplifying market trading operations. This preliminary action enables accurate tracking without complex retrospective verification.
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AI summary
Method and system for facilitating auditing of power generation and allocation thereof to consumption loads, and a method and system of certifying generation and consumption transactional pairings over a contiguous power grid network. The method of facilitating auditing of power generation and allocation thereof to consumption loads comprises determining respective power generation time series for one or more power sources connected to a power grid; pairing the generation time series with one or more consumption loads connected to the power grid such that one generation time series is paired with one or more consumption loads and vice versa; and publishing publication data representing power generated by the power sources according to the measured power generation time series and an allocation of the generated power to the consumption loads.