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Table 1 Summary of the virtual abstraction API primitives AutoShare exposes to a virtual controller

From: AutoShare: Virtual community solar and storage for energy sharing

Name

Description

charge(t)

charge rate of the virtual battery

discharge(t)

discharge rate of the virtual battery

send_to_grid(t)

amount of energy virtual inverter sends

 

to the grid

draw_from_grid(t)

amount of energy virtual inverter

 

draws from the grid

borrow(t)

amount of energy to borrow from others

lend(source,t)

amount of energy to lend to others from

 

solar or battery