Residential load shedding
August 24, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for reducing fuel cell output voltage to permit low power operation Automatic control system for a building Method for controlling power flow between an electrochemical cell and a power grid Adaptive load shedding Energy controller and method for dynamic allocation of priorities of controlled load curtailment to ensure adequate load sharing Home energy monitoring and control system Power adapter for electrical installations and especially domestic installations Fuel cell/battery control system Energy supply system for optimizing energy cost, energy consumption and emission of pollutants High quality electrical power distribution system InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 379655 filed on 08/24/1999US Classes:700/295Power allocation management (e.g., load adding/shedding)ExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Gain, Edward F. Jr. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG05D 017/00AbstractA system includes a fuel cell subsystem, switches and a controller. The fuel cell subsystem is adapted to provide power that is capable of being consumed by residential loads, and the fuel cell subsystem is sized to provide power up to a first power threshold that is less than a maximum power threshold that is capable of being consumed by the residential loads. The controller is adapted to determine the power that is consumed by the residential loads and based on the determined power, operate the switches to selectively regulate electrical connections between the residential loads and the fuel cell subsystem to keep the power approximately below the first power threshold. | |
