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Method of computer-assisted determination of the usage of electrical energy produced by a power generation plant, particularly a renewable power generation plant

US10352973B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Per Egedal · Herning, DK
Ralph Grothmann · Munich, DE
Thomas Runkler · Munich, DE
Volkmar Sterzing · Neubiberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2012
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S10/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for computer-assisted determination of usage of electrical energy produced by a power generation plant such as a renewable power generation plant is provided. The method uses a plurality of neural networks having a different structure or being learned differently for calculating future energy amounts produced by a power generation plant. To do so, the energy outputs of the power generation plant forecasted by the plurality of the neural networks are used to build histograms. Based on the histograms, energy amounts for different confidence levels describing the likelihood of the availability of the energy amount are determined, and different uses are assigned to different energy amounts. Energy amounts having a higher likelihood of availability in the future are sold at higher prices than other energy amounts.

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