Load shedding in a guided surface wave power delivery system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a guided surface waveguide probe configured to transmit a guided surface wave along a lossy conducting medium; and
a load shedding controller device configured to send load shedding instructions to a plurality of user devices, wherein the load shedding instructions regulate user device consumption of electrical energy provided by the guided surface wave amongst the plurality of user devices by spreading out activation and deactivation of load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of load shedding techniques for a guided surface wave power delivery system. In one embodiment, among others, a guided surface waveguide probe is configured to transmit a guided surface wave along a lossy conducting medium; and a load shedding controller device is configured to send load shedding instructions to a plurality of user devices. The load shedding instructions regulate user device consumption of electrical energy provided by the guided surface wave amongst the plurality of user devices by spreading out activation and deactivation of load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a guided surface waveguide probe configured to transmit a guided surface wave along a lossy conducting medium; and a load shedding controller device configured to send load shedding instructions to a plurality of user devices, wherein the load shedding instructions regulate user device consumption of electrical energy provided by the guided surface wave amongst the plurality of user devices by spreading out activation and deactivation of load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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transmitting a guided surface wave along a lossy conducting medium; and sending load shedding instructions to a plurality of user devices, wherein the load shedding instructions regulate user device consumption of electrical energy provided by the guided surface wave amongst the plurality of user devices by spreading out activation and deactivation of load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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obtaining, via a guided surface wave receive structure, electrical energy from a guided surface wave traveling along a lossy conducting medium; coupling a plurality of user devices to the guided surface wave receive structure, each user device presenting an electrical load at an excitation source coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe generating the guided surface wave; and receiving, via the guided surface wave receive structure, load shedding instructions from a controller device, wherein the load shedding instructions identify different periods of time for the plurality of user devices to spread out activation and deactivation of load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices; and activating and deactivating load shedding conservations amongst the plurality of user devices in accordance with the different periods of time identified in the load shedding instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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