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Smart-grid adaptive power management method and system with power factor optimization and total harmonic distortion reduction

  • US 10,530,156 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2018
  • Issued: 01/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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;

    a power management server in communication with the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs configured to receive current profile information from said first and second pluralities of ILMUCs and generate therefrom a power library database containing a plurality of digital representations of a plurality of alternating current (AC) waveforms characterizing a plurality of AC currents flowing through the first and second pluralities of electrical devices under a plurality of different load conditions; and

    a storage device configured to store the power library database,wherein the power management server is further configured to determine first and second switching configurations of the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs using the power library database, and direct the first and second pluralities of ILMUCs to operate in accordance with the first and second switching configurations.

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