Power Asset Command and Control Architecture

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system and method embodiments for a power tracking and control architecture. An embodiment operates by compiling a data telegram, wherein the data telegram comprises a plurality of blocks; sending, by a first communication path of the controller, the data telegram to a second tier of the tiered network, wherein at least one power asset of the second tier of the tiered network is configured to update a power profile according to at least one block of the data telegram; and receiving, by a second communication path of the tiered network, an update from the at least one power asset of the second tier of the tiered network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A power management control system comprising:
 a plurality of power assets arranged in a tiered network having a tree architecture;   a first tier comprising a controller configured to output a data telegram communicating a desired output for a power generation source;   a second tier comprising at least one power asset configured to:
 receive, by a first communication path of the tiered network, the data telegram from the first tier; 
 adjust an output of the power generation source according to the data telegram from the first tier; and 
 report, by a second communication path of the tiered network, an update of the power generation source to the first tier; and 
 a third tier comprising at least one power asset configured to receive, by the first communication path of the tiered network, the data telegram from the second tier. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , the second tier further configured to:
 convert a characteristic of the output the power generation source according to the data telegram.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data telegram comprises data relating to a current requirement for a plurality of loads. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of loads comprises a plurality of load types. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of load types require a plurality of current requirements. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the power generation source depends on a plurality of environmental conditions. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tiered network is within a housing. 
     
     
         8 . In a tiered network comprising a controller and a plurality of power assets arranged in a tree architecture, a system comprising:
 a memory; and   at least one processor of a second tier of the tiered network coupled to the memory and configured to:
 receive, by a first communication path of the tiered network, a data telegram from a first tier of the tiered network, wherein the data telegram comprises a desired output for a power generation source; 
 adjust the output of the power generation source according to the data telegram; 
 report, by a second communication path of the tiered network, an update of the power generation source to the first tier of the tiered network; and 
 send, by the first communication path of the tiered network, the data telegram to a third tier of the tiered network. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , the at least one processor configured to adjust, further configured to:
 change a load connected to the power generation source according to the data telegram.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the data telegram comprises data relating to a power need of a power storage. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the power storage may comprise a plurality of batteries, flywheels, or capacitors. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the output of the power generation source changes according to a plurality of environmental conditions. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the power generation source comprises a plurality of solar panels. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the tiered network is within a housing. 
     
     
         15 . In a tiered network comprising a controller and a plurality of power assets arranged in a tree architecture, a method comprising:
 compiling a data telegram, wherein the data telegram comprises a plurality of blocks;   sending, by a first communication path of the controller, the data telegram to a second tier of the tiered network, wherein at least one power asset of the second tier of the tiered network is configured to update a power profile according to at least one block of the data telegram; and   receiving, by a second communication path of the tiered network, an update from the at least one power asset of the second tier of the tiered network.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one power asset of the second tier of the tiered network is further configured to:
 send, by the first communication path of the tiered network, the data telegram to a third tier of the tiered network.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one asset of the second tier of the tiered network comprises a multipoint power tracker. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the update may comprise a power profile calculated by the multipoint power tracker. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 determining the tier of a power asset of the tiered network based upon data flows of the first communication path of the tiered network and the second communication path of the tiered network.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a tier of the tiered network comprises a plurality of batteries, wherein the batteries are charged according to at least one block of the data telegram.