TVWS Control for Hybrid Energy Storage Charge-Discharge Balancing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current hybrid energy storage systems lack an effective control service to manage charging and discharging states based on storage voltage data and power consumption, leading to inefficient energy distribution and management.

Innovation Solution

A TVWS-based system that collects storage voltage and power consumption data from hybrid energy storage apparatuses, including supercapacitors and batteries, to generate and enforce charging/discharging policies, control power supply to loads, and manage switching policies through a central control server and gateway, ensuring stable and efficient energy distribution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If hybrid energy storage systems operate without effective control service, then system simplicity is maintained, but energy distribution efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy distribution efficiencyVSAvoidcontrol service complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control server dynamically adjusts charging/discharging parameters (power levels, voltage thresholds, current rates) based on real-time storage voltage data and power consumption data to optimize energy distribution efficiency without requiring complex hardware modifications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback control mechanism where the control server continuously receives storage voltage data and power consumption data from the hybrid energy storage apparatus, processes this information, and generates optimized charging/discharging control commands that are transmitted back to the apparatus for real-time parameter adjustment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If real-time data collection and control is implemented, then energy management stability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy management stabilityVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control server acts as an intermediary between the hybrid energy storage apparatus and the energy management system, centralizing data processing and control decision-making to improve stability while avoiding distributed complexity across multiple control nodes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The control server performs multiple functions including data collection, data processing, charging/discharging policy generation, and command transmission, consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional unit that improves reliability without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

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

3Productivity

If charging/discharging policies are generated based on received data, then power supply optimization is improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower supply optimizationVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control server optimizes power supply by dynamically changing operational parameters (charging power, discharging power, voltage thresholds) based on processed storage voltage data and power consumption data, achieving power supply optimization through parameter adjustment rather than complex system reconfiguration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The control server generates charging/discharging policies in advance based on analyzed data patterns and system state, preparing optimized control commands before they are needed, which simplifies real-time decision-making while maintaining high power supply optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11799308B2System and method of providing control service for TVWS-based hybrid energy storage apparatus
Publication Date: 2023.10.24 KYUNG IL GREEN TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a system of providing a control service for a TVWS-based hybrid energy storage apparatus in which DC power generated based on solar power is charged into a hybrid solar energy storage device including a plurality of supercapacitors, batteries, supercapacitor modules and battery modules, and the power is supplied to a plurality of loads using the charged power. The system includes: a data collection unit configured to collect storage voltage data for the respective supercapacitors, batteries, supercapacitor modules, and battery modules in the hybrid energy storage apparatus and power consumption data of each load; a central control unit configured to transmit the data collected by the data collection unit through a TVWS channel; a TVWS gateway connected to the hybrid energy storage apparatus through the TVWS channel to receive the data collected by the data collection unit and transmit the data through a wireless communication network; and a control server which is connected to the TVWS gateway to receive the data, and based on the received data, generate control data for the hybrid energy storage apparatus related to amounts of power charge and discharge of the respective supercapacitors and batteries and power consumption data of each of the loads to provide the data to a manager side device.