Vehicle Energy Source Control for Temperature-Aware Power Dispatch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack an efficient method to determine and manage the optimal distribution of energy from vehicles, energy storage devices, and electric grids based on ambient temperatures, battery capacities, and demand, leading to potential damage to batteries and suboptimal energy usage.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines the amount of energy to provide to a location by considering ambient temperatures, battery capacities, and grid demand, and directs energy sources accordingly to prevent damage and optimize energy usage, using a processor to analyze data from vehicles, energy storage devices, and the electric grid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If energy is provided from multiple sources (vehicle, energy storage device, electric grid) without optimization, then energy supply availability is improved, but energy usage efficiency deteriorates due to suboptimal energy distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines energy distribution by considering real-time conditions including ambient temperature of the vehicle, ambient temperature of the energy storage device, battery capacity, energy storage device capacity, and electric grid demand. This dynamic optimization ensures energy is supplied from the most efficient sources at any given moment, resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliable supply and maximizing usage efficiency.
2Speed
If energy is provided without considering ambient temperature and battery capacity, then energy supply speed is improved, but battery reliability deteriorates due to potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of ambient temperature conditions and battery capacity before authorizing energy discharge. By evaluating these parameters in advance, the system prevents temperature-related battery damage and capacity exhaustion, ensuring that energy is supplied quickly only when conditions are safe and appropriate.
3Device complexity
If energy distribution is managed without considering multiple parameters (temperature, capacity, demand), then system complexity is reduced, but energy usage optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle control system performs multiple functions: it manages vehicle operations, monitors ambient temperatures, tracks battery and energy storage device capacities, communicates with the electric grid, and determines optimal energy distribution. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single control system while achieving comprehensive energy optimization across all parameters.
Data Source
AI summary
An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a vehicle, an amount of energy to provide to a location, the energy located in one or more energy sources including the vehicle, an energy storage device, and an electric grid, the determining based on an ambient temperature of the vehicle, an ambient temperature of the energy storage device, a capacity of a battery in the vehicle, a capacity of the energy storage device, a demand of the electric grid, and an internal temperature of the location; and directing, by the vehicle, at least one of the energy sources to provide the amount of energy, based on determining.