Decentralized energy demand management
September 29, 2023. 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 ReferencesEnergy management system and method Power and thermal management based on a power supply output Hydraulic motor Residential load shedding System and method for monitoring and controlling energy usage Control of multiple fuel cell power plants at a site to provide a distributed resource in a utility grid System for controlling power consumption at a user of electric power Patent #: 6772052 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10673825 filed on 09/29/2003US Classes:700/295, Power allocation management (e.g., load adding/shedding)700/20, Plural controllers700/28, Optimization or adaptive control700/286, Electrical power generation or distribution system700/297, Power supply regulation operation60/468, Of by-pass of motor, pump or flow control element700/291, Energy consumption or demand prediction or estimation705/412Utility usageExaminersPrimary: Picard, Leo P.Assistant: Kasenge, Charles Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH02J 4/00AbstractA decentralized load management and control system and method are provided herein. A plurality of loads in a system are associated with a multitude of respective networked load controllers. If energy demand exceeds optimum limits in operation then the networked load controllers collaborate to determine which load(s) will be shed based on an optimization algorithm that considers, inter alia, variable load priority and business objectives. Additionally and/or alternatively, if the metered energy demand is less than optimum, the load controllers can determine which loads to reconnect again based at least upon load priority and business objectives.Other References
Field of SearchPlural controllersElectrical power distribution Optimization or adaptive control Specific criteria of system performance Constraint or limit (e.g., max/min) Economic (e.g., cost) Electrical power generation or distribution system Energy consumption or demand prediction or estimation System protection (e.g., circuit interrupter, circuit limiter, voltage suppressor) Power allocation management (e.g., load adding/shedding) Power supply regulation operation Remote supervisory monitoring Selectively connected loads and/or sources Selectively connected or controlled load circuits Selectively actuated Power or energy Utility usage | |
