Intuitive system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an electrical network comprising one or more power lines;
a set of two or more active appliances, each appliance connected to the electrical network and drawing electrical power from the electrical network;
a device connected to the electrical network, the device comprising;
a sensor for detecting a level of power in the electrical network;
a communications port;
a memory;
a processor, in which the processor executes computer instructions stored in the memory to;
receive from the sensor an indication of a first level of power in the electrical network;
determine that the first level of power exceeds a first permissible level of power;
determine a first appliance from the set of active appliances, in which determining the first appliance from the set of active appliances includes one or more of;
(a) determining the first appliance as the appliance that is using the most power from among the set of active appliances;
(b) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has a capability of continuing to operate from battery power;
(c) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has a capability of operating the longest from battery power of any of the set of active appliances; and
(d) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has the most battery power remaining of any of the set of active appliances; and
direct the communications port to transmit to the first appliance instructions to reduce its consumption of power from the electrical network.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include an “Intuitive System” which detects the state of grid power at home or in commercial places and/or regions and manages the operation of various electrical and electronic systems accordingly. In various embodiments, a server may receive data from devices positioned throughout the grid. The server may aggregate, analyze, present, and/or act upon the received data. The system may enable providers to manage the health of grid power, monitor reports of power failures, analyze causes and durations of failures, engage in demand response, determine peak power demands, etc. The system may actively reduce demands for power, including, for example, by selectively reducing grid power available to constituents. However, constituents may have the capability to turn to back-up power systems, whose existence may be a determining factor in which constituents receive reduced grid power. The Intuitive System may also reduce grid load by turning down high-power devices.
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11 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an electrical network comprising one or more power lines; a set of two or more active appliances, each appliance connected to the electrical network and drawing electrical power from the electrical network; a device connected to the electrical network, the device comprising; a sensor for detecting a level of power in the electrical network; a communications port; a memory; a processor, in which the processor executes computer instructions stored in the memory to; receive from the sensor an indication of a first level of power in the electrical network; determine that the first level of power exceeds a first permissible level of power; determine a first appliance from the set of active appliances, in which determining the first appliance from the set of active appliances includes one or more of; (a) determining the first appliance as the appliance that is using the most power from among the set of active appliances; (b) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has a capability of continuing to operate from battery power; (c) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has a capability of operating the longest from battery power of any of the set of active appliances; and (d) determining the first appliance as the appliance that has the most battery power remaining of any of the set of active appliances; and direct the communications port to transmit to the first appliance instructions to reduce its consumption of power from the electrical network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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an electrical network comprising one or more power lines; a set of two or more active appliances, each appliance connected to the electrical network and drawing electrical power from the electrical network; a device connected to the electrical network, the device comprising; a sensor for detecting a level of power in the electrical network; a communications port; a memory; a processor, in which the processor executes computer instructions stored in the memory to; receive from the sensor an indication of a first level of power in the electrical network; determine a time of day; determine a first permissible level based on the time of day; determine that the first level of power exceeds the first permissible level; determine a first appliance from the set of active appliances; and direct the communications port to transmit to the first appliance instructions to reduce its consumption of power from the electrical network.
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11. A system comprising:
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an electrical network comprising one or more power lines; a set of two or more active appliances, each appliance connected to the electrical network and drawing electrical power from the electrical network; a device connected to the electrical network, the device comprising; a sensor for detecting a level of power in the electrical network; a communications port; a memory; a processor, in which the processor executes computer instructions stored in the memory to; receive from the sensor an indication of a first level of power in the electrical network; determine that the first level of power exceeds a first permissible level of power; direct the communications port to transmit to each of the active appliances a request for volunteering to reduce power consumption; receive, via the communications port, indications from one or more of the active appliances of willingness to reduce power consumption; and determine a first appliance from among the one or more of the active appliances that have indicated willingness to reduce power consumption; and direct the communications port to transmit to the first appliance instructions to reduce its consumption of power from the electrical network.
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