Method for controlling a power supply system

US10699352B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VIESSMANN WERKE GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Christian Arnold · Kehl, DE
• Martin Bock · Berlin, DE
• Andrej Grad · Hallenberg, DE
• Tobias Maurer · Katzenelnbogen, DE
• Reinhard Osterloh · Winterberg, DE
• Jörg Hinrich Timmermann · Battenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S20/244
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of controlling an energy supply system comprising at least two energy generators each configured to provide at least one form of energy of heat and/or cold and/or electrical energy. The energy supply system further comprises one closed-loop controller per energy generator for controlling the energy generator and a control device coordinatedly controlling the closed-loop controllers. The control device detects an energy supply request for providing energy in the form of heat and/or cold and/or electrical energy and determines for each energy form which energy generators are required to meet the energy supply request. For each energy form, the control device generates switch-on requests for the energy generators required to meet the energy supply system and switch-off requests for the energy generators not required. For each energy generator, the control device determines if one, several or no switch-off request is present and if one, several or no switch-off request is present. For each energy generator for which there is at least one switch-on request present, a switch-on request is output to the corresponding closed-loop controller and, for each e…