SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEMAND LIMITING RESISTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. An electricity demand limiting system for limiting the electricity consumption of at least one resistive load device from an electricity delivery system, the demand limiting system comprising:
- a consumption control circuit positioned between the electricity delivery system and the resistive load device; and
a load controller in operative communication with the consumption control circuit to provide a control signal to the consumption control circuit such that the consumption control circuit limits the electricity consumption of the resistive load device based upon the control signal.
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Abstract
An electricity demand limiting system for limiting the electricity consumption of at least one resistive load device. The demand limiting system includes a consumption controller associated with the resistive load device that is operable to infinitely vary the amount of electricity being consumed by the load device. The consumption control device is in operative communication with a load controller such that the load controller can generate a control signal to affect the operation of the consumption control circuit. Preferably, the consumption control circuit is a triac-based circuit that receives the control signal from the load controller and limits the amount of electricity consumed by the resistive load device. The load controller can receive input signals from sensors monitoring the electricity delivery system or from the premise electricity meter. Further, the load controller can receive external inputs from a third party that determine the operation of the load controller in limiting the electricity demands of the resistive load device.
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28 Claims
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1. An electricity demand limiting system for limiting the electricity consumption of at least one resistive load device from an electricity delivery system, the demand limiting system comprising:
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a consumption control circuit positioned between the electricity delivery system and the resistive load device; and a load controller in operative communication with the consumption control circuit to provide a control signal to the consumption control circuit such that the consumption control circuit limits the electricity consumption of the resistive load device based upon the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electricity demand limiting system for limiting the electricity consumption of a plurality of resistive load devices within a premise from an electricity delivery system, the demand limiting system comprising:
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a plurality of consumption control circuits each positioned between the electricity delivery system and one of the resistive load devices; and at least one load controller in operative communication with the consumption control circuits for the resistive load devices to provide a control signal to the consumption control circuits, wherein the at least one load controller is operable to limit the electricity demand of the premise. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of limiting the demand for electricity of at least one resistive load device from an electricity delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a consumption control circuit between the electricity delivery system and the resistive load device; positioning a load controller in communication with the consumption control circuit; determining a need to limit the demand for electricity in the load controller; generating a control signal from the load controller to the consumption control circuit; and operating the consumption control circuit to limit the demand for electricity by the resistive load device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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