System and methods for maintaining power usage within a set allocation
First Claim
1. An electric power management system that manages a distribution of available power at an installation comprising:
- a power source monitor that monitors an allocation of power of a power source over a time interval, the power source monitor predicting an available power at an installation over a remainder of the time interval in response to the power allocation and in response to a history of power consumption of the installation since a start of the time interval to generate an available power prediction for the installation for the remainder of the time interval; and
at least one device controller that receives the available power prediction from the power source monitor to determine whether a sufficient power is available over a remainder of the time interval for operating a corresponding device for a run cycle of the device.
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Abstract
An electric power management system includes a monitor for the total power usage of a facility that monitors a history of power consumption during a set time interval of a distribution system having at least one electric load. Predictions of available power are generated through out the time interval by comparing the history of power consumption to a set allocation. Available power predictions are transmitted to the at least one electric load. The at least one load control receives the power capability predictions and controls the energy usage of the at least one electric load such that the total energy usage of the facility does not exceed the set allocation.
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20 Claims
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1. An electric power management system that manages a distribution of available power at an installation comprising:
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a power source monitor that monitors an allocation of power of a power source over a time interval, the power source monitor predicting an available power at an installation over a remainder of the time interval in response to the power allocation and in response to a history of power consumption of the installation since a start of the time interval to generate an available power prediction for the installation for the remainder of the time interval; and
at least one device controller that receives the available power prediction from the power source monitor to determine whether a sufficient power is available over a remainder of the time interval for operating a corresponding device for a run cycle of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing a distribution of available electric power at an installation comprising:
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monitoring an allocation of electric power of a power source over a time interval;
predicting an available power at the installation over a remainder of the time interval in response to the electric power allocation and in response to a history of power consumption of the installation since a start of the time interval to generate an available power prediction for the installation for the remainder of the time interval; and
determining whether sufficient power is available over a remainder of the time interval for operating a device for a run cycle of the device based on the available power prediction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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