Portable cellular tower system

Abstract

A power management system for a microgrid includes a base; a mast extending from the base; a wind turbine coupled to the mast; a plurality of solar panels mounted on the mast; a gasoline or diesel power generator; an energy storage unit on the base to receive power from the wind turbine, the solar panels, the power generator, and the grid; and a controller coupled to the energy storage unit, wind turbine, solar panels, power generator, and the grid, the controller optimizing operating cost, power availability and power redundancy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A power management system for a microgrid, comprising:
 a base;   a mast extending from the base;   a wind turbine coupled to the mast;   a plurality of solar panels mounted on the mast;   a gasoline or diesel power generator;   an energy storage unit on the base to receive power from the wind turbine, the solar panels, the power generator, and the grid; and   a controller coupled to the energy storage unit, wind turbine, solar panels, power generator, and the grid, the controller optimizing operating cost, power availability and power redundancy.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mast comprises an antenna. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising cellular communication equipment receiving power from the microgrid. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a learning system to minimize power costs from the grid. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the learning system comprises a multi-layer neural network. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the learning system determines usage pattern and minimizes energy cost by using solar, wind and stored energy in combination to provide power until a low cost grid energy pricing period from a utility. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the learning system charges the energy storage unit during the low cost grid energy pricing period. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the learning system monitors cell phone traffic to learn peak power consumption period and minimizes energy cost based on weather including wind and solar conditions, gasoline cost, diesel cost, grid electricity tiered pricing cost, and energy storage cost. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the learning system optimizes costs based on depreciation of solar panel, wind generator, and energy storage units. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the learning system determines available power from the energy storage unit, power from solar and wind generators, and time remaining to reach a desired time with the lowest energy cost from the grid, and manages power consumption to last until the desired time, wherein the battery storage unit is subsequently charged using grid power. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the solar panels comprise leaves on the mast, wherein the solar panels on a bottom of the mast are extended from panels on top of the mast to avoid shadowing on solar panels. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a modular shelter having pre-configured equipment to communicate with a telecommunication facility, wherein the shelter is combinable with one or more additional modular units, wherein the modular unit and the modular shelter conforms to at least one common dimension associated with a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container;   a door to enter the shelter;   a computer rack to receive computer equipment;   a radio unit rack to receive wireless communication equipment; and   air conditioning machine to cool the shelter interior.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , comprising security bars to protect equipment in the shelter. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the computer rack is adjustable to handle different computer size. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an air conditioning compartment to house an air conditioner. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an equipment compartment, wherein the door is coupled to the equipment compartment, and wherein the equipment compartment is sealed from the environment. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an antenna compartment housing the extendable mast. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , comprising an actuator to elevate the antenna mast and a plurality of radio frequency entry openings to receive cables to an antenna. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , comprising a ballast coupled to the shelter. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the shelter comprises first and second substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a first end of the shelter, the first and second corner posts having first and second ends; an upper frame support extending between the first ends of the first and second corner posts; a lower frame support extending between the second ends of the first and second corner posts, wherein the shelter has sufficient strength to withstand the forces of at least eight similar shelters stacked on top of the shelter.