Method and apparatus for actively managing consumption of electric power over an electric power grid
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method for managing an electric power flow within an electric power grid, comprising:
- a client device receiving a power control message from a load management server, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and an identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable the electric power flow to at least one associated power consuming device;
the client device issuing a power management command to the at least one controllable device, the power management command causing the at least one controllable device to disable the electric power flow to the at least one associated power consuming device to provide a reduction in consumed power; and
generating measurement and verification data corresponding to the reduction in consumed power.
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Abstract
A client device manages consumption of power supplied by an electric utility to power consuming devices. Power flow to the power consuming devices is selectively enabled and disabled by one or more controllable devices controlled by the client device. The client device receives a power control message from a load management server. The power control message indicates at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and an identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices. Responsive to the power control message, the client device issues a power management command to one or more controllable devices under the client device'"'"'s control. The power management command causes the one or more controllable devices to disable a flow of electric power to the one or more associated power consuming device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for managing an electric power flow within an electric power grid, comprising:
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a client device receiving a power control message from a load management server, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and an identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable the electric power flow to at least one associated power consuming device; the client device issuing a power management command to the at least one controllable device, the power management command causing the at least one controllable device to disable the electric power flow to the at least one associated power consuming device to provide a reduction in consumed power; and generating measurement and verification data corresponding to the reduction in consumed power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing electric power on an electric power grid, comprising:
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a client device comprising at least one controllable device interface facilitating communication of power control instructions to at least one controllable device, the power control instructions operable to cause the at least one controllable device to selectively enable and disable a flow of electric power to at least one power consuming device; and a device control manager operably coupled to the at least one controllable device interface, the device control manager operable to issue power control instructions to the at least one controllable device through the at least one controllable device interface responsive to the received power control instructions, and based upon a reduction in consumed power for disabled flow of electric power, generate measurement and verification data corresponding to the reduction in consumed power; wherein the client device receives a power control message from a remote load management server, and wherein the power control message received from the remote load management server is responsive to a power reduction request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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