Virtualized battery resources for grid service participation

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to virtualizing battery resources for grid service applications. In particular, some of these aspects provide a method for configuring a plurality of virtual energy storage devices in an energy storage device of a fixed energy storage system; and performing two or more grid services concurrently with two or more virtual energy storage devices of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 configuring a plurality of virtual energy storage devices in an energy storage device of a fixed energy storage system; and   performing two or more grid services concurrently with two or more virtual energy storage devices of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a plurality of grid service configurations,   wherein each virtual energy storage device of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices is associated with one grid service configuration of the plurality of grid service configurations.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determining the plurality of grid service configurations comprises receiving the grid service configurations from a grid service provider. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising metering each grid service of the two or more grid services separately while performing the two or more grid services concurrently. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication from a grid service provider associated with each grid service of the two or more grid services; and   enabling each grid service of the two or more grid services in response to the received indication.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 monitoring a grid for one or more operational characteristics; and   enabling each grid service of the two or more grid services in response to the one or more operational characteristics.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein one of the one or more operational characteristics is a voltage of the grid or a frequency of the grid. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the two or more grid services are a same type of grid services,   and the type is one of a supply-based grid service or a load-based grid service.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more grid services are of different types of grid services. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein each grid service configuration of the plurality of grid service configurations comprises:
 a type of grid service;   a capacity of a grid service; and   a time period of a grid service.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the plurality of grid service configurations comprise a first subset of grid service configurations associated with a load-based grid service and a second subset of grid service configurations associated with a supply-based grid service, and   the plurality of virtual energy storage devices in the energy storage device are associated with either grid service configurations in the first subset of grid service configurations or the second subset of grid service configurations, but not both.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein a plurality of energy storage devices are associated with either grid service configurations in the first subset of grid service configurations or the second subset of grid service configurations. 
     
     
         13 . A processing system, comprising:
 a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;   one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the processing system to:
 configure a plurality of virtual energy storage devices in an energy storage device of a fixed energy storage system; and 
 perform two or more grid services concurrently with two or more virtual energy storage devices of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices. 
   
     
     
         14 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the processing system to:
 determine a plurality of grid service configurations,   wherein each virtual energy storage device of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices is associated with one grid service configuration of the plurality of grid service configurations.   
     
     
         15 . The processing system of  claim 14 , wherein in order to determine the plurality of grid service configurations, the one or more processors are further configured to cause the processing system to receive the grid service configurations from a grid service provider. 
     
     
         16 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the processing system to meter each grid service of the two or more grid services separately while performing the two or more grid services concurrently. 
     
     
         17 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the processing system to:
 receive an indication from a grid service provider associated with each grid service of the two or more grid services; and   enable each grid service of the two or more grid services in response to the received indication.   
     
     
         18 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the processing system to:
 monitor a grid for one or more operational characteristics; and   enable each grid service of the two or more grid services in response to the one or more operational characteristics.   
     
     
         19 . The processing system of  claim 18 , wherein one of the one or more operational characteristics is a voltage of the grid or a frequency of the grid. 
     
     
         20 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the two or more grid services are a same type of grid services,   and the type is one of a supply-based grid service or a load-based grid service.   
     
     
         21 . The processing system of  claim 13 , wherein the two or more grid services are of different types of grid services. 
     
     
         22 . The processing system of  claim 14 , wherein each grid service configuration of the plurality of grid service configurations comprises:
 a type of grid service;   a capacity of a grid service; and   a time period of a grid service.   
     
     
         23 . The processing system of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the plurality of grid service configurations comprise a first subset of grid service configurations associated with a load-based grid service and a second subset of grid service configurations associated with a supply-based grid service, and   the plurality of virtual energy storage devices in the energy storage device are associated with either grid service configurations in the first subset of grid service configurations or the second subset of grid service configurations, but not both.   
     
     
         24 . The processing system of  claim 23 , wherein a plurality of energy storage devices are associated with either grid service configurations in the first subset of grid service configurations or the second subset of grid service configurations.