Weather-Adaptive Energy Storage Control for Power Supply Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing energy-storage apparatuses operate with a fixed and unintelligent battery management system, leading to insufficient power and requiring constant user attention, especially during abnormal weather conditions, which can result in inadequate electrical energy supply.
Innovation Solution
An energy-storage apparatus that intelligently generates prompt information or adjustment schemes based on current power, power consumption, and weather forecasts to manage charge and discharge, prioritizing essential devices during abnormal weather and optimizing energy usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed battery management system is used to control charge and discharge, then the operation mode is simple and reliable, but the remaining power becomes insufficient and user attention is required constantly
Solution Approach 1:
The energy-storage apparatus autonomously monitors its own power status, weather conditions, and device power requirements. The system automatically adjusts charge-discharge operations without requiring user intervention, performing self-diagnosis and self-regulation based on real-time data from sensors and weather forecasts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously collects feedback from multiple sources including battery power levels, weather forecast data, and power consumption requirements of connected devices. This feedback loop enables the BMS to dynamically adjust operating strategies, switching between charge and discharge modes based on predicted power sufficiency and environmental conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If weather forecasting is integrated into the control system, then the power management becomes intelligent and adaptive, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system obtains weather forecasts in advance and pre-calculates power requirements based on predicted conditions. By knowing future weather patterns (temperature, humidity, wind speed) before they occur, the BMS can proactively adjust charging schedules and discharge rates to ensure sufficient power availability during upcoming abnormal weather events.
Solution Approach 2:
A communication module serves as an intermediary between external weather services, the BMS, and connected electrical devices. This mediator translates weather data into actionable control parameters, simplifying the integration of complex weather forecasting functionality into the power management system through standardized data exchange protocols.
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AI summary
A control method for an energy-storage apparatus, an energy-storage apparatus, and a storage medium are provided in implementations of the disclosure. The energy-storage apparatus supplies power to electrical devices and includes a high-voltage box and multiple energy-storage modules. The high-voltage box includes a controller. The method includes: obtaining, by the controller, a current power of the energy-storage apparatus; determining, by the controller, power consumption of the energy-storage apparatus when the energy-storage apparatus normally supplies the electrical devices in a future period; generating, by the controller, prompt information or an adjustment scheme of a running strategy for the energy-storage apparatus, according to the current power of the energy-storage apparatus, the power consumption, and weather information of a location of the energy-storage apparatus in the future period; and controlling, by the controller, the energy-storage apparatus according to the adjustment scheme. The disclosure can solve a problem that a user needs to frequently pay attention to whether a power of the energy-storage apparatus is sufficient, which can improve user experience.