Smart-grid adaptive power management method and system with power factor optimization and total harmonic distortion reduction
First Claim
1. A system for optimizing electrical power flow in an electrical distribution network, comprising:
- a first plurality of intelligent load management controllers (ILMUCs) configured to control power delivery to a first plurality of electrical devices coupled to a first sub-grid of the electrical distribution network;
a second plurality of ILMUCs configured to control power delivery to a second plurality of electrical devices coupled to a second sub-grid of the electrical distribution network; and
a power management server in communication with the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs configured to receive current use information from said first and second pluralities of ILMUCs and determine and control first and second switching configurations of the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs,wherein the power management server is further configured to determine and control a system-level switching configuration based on the determined first and second switching configurations of the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs.
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Abstract
A method and system of power factor optimization and total harmonic distortion are provided under the premise of efficient power management and distribution on an electrical grid. The method and system include a novel optimization technique based on a novel current profiling methodology enabling real-time power management with power factor correction as a function of the optimization. The optimization can be performed under dynamic current constraints. When deployed on an electrical grid, the method and system can provide a new technique for power management targeting an efficiency of the electrical grid. The method and system can thus provide for reduced costs of energy production and reduced carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for optimizing electrical power flow in an electrical distribution network, comprising:
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a first plurality of intelligent load management controllers (ILMUCs) configured to control power delivery to a first plurality of electrical devices coupled to a first sub-grid of the electrical distribution network; a second plurality of ILMUCs configured to control power delivery to a second plurality of electrical devices coupled to a second sub-grid of the electrical distribution network; and a power management server in communication with the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs configured to receive current use information from said first and second pluralities of ILMUCs and determine and control first and second switching configurations of the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs, wherein the power management server is further configured to determine and control a system-level switching configuration based on the determined first and second switching configurations of the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of optimizing power flow in an electrical power distribution system, comprising:
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receiving a first set of current use patterns of one or more loads coupled to a first sub-grid of a power grid; receiving a second set of current use patterns of one or more loads coupled to a second sub-grid of the power grid; using the first set of current use patterns, determining a first sub-grid switching configuration of a first plurality of intelligent load management controllers (ILMUCs) that control power delivery to the one or more loads coupled to the first sub-grid; using the second set of current use patterns, determining a second sub-grid switching configuration of a second plurality of ILMUCs that control power delivery to the one or more loads coupled to the second sub-grid; determining a system-level switching configuration based on the determined first and second sub-grid switching configurations; and directing the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs to operate according to the determined system-level switching configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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