A method of controlling a work site includes calculating energy demand by work machines to perform work over a predetermined time window; generating a charging schedule for the predetermined time window, wherein the charging schedule pairs chargers to the work machines and includes charging wait times for charging the work machines; generating a power dispatch schedule of activating, deactivating, apportioning power levels of energy assets of a microgrid system of the work site to supply the calculated energy demand during the predetermined time window; determining a difference between energy to be supplied by the energy assets and the energy demand for the predetermined time window; and operating the energy assets according to the power dispatch schedule and the chargers according to the charging schedule, and activating one or more energy storage systems of the microgrid system according to the determined difference between the energy demand and the energy supplied.
ELECTRIFIED MACHINE AND CHARGER FLEET AND MICROGRID POWER DISPATCH
2025-06-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English