Method and apparatus for managing an energy consuming load
First Claim
1. A method for managing a group of energy consuming loads comprising a plurality of loads, the method comprising:
- (a) generating a set of load state data from each of the loads in the group of loads;
(b) making an enablement state decision for each of the loads using the sets of load state data from the loads, wherein each of the enablement state decisions reflects an enablement state of a corresponding load in the group of loads, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, and wherein each of the enablement state decisions is made independently of the enablement state decisions for the loads other than the corresponding load; and
(c) implementing the enablement state decisions.
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Abstract
A method for managing an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads and a method for managing the group of energy consuming loads. The method includes generating sets of load state data from the loads, making enablement state decisions for one or more loads independently of the other loads using the sets of load state data, and implementing the enablement state decisions. An apparatus for managing an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads, including a transmitter for transmitting a set of load state data generated from the load, a receiver for. receiving sets of load state data from other loads, a processor for processing the sets of load state data to make an enablement state decision for the load, and a controller for implementing the enablement state decision.
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77 Claims
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1. A method for managing a group of energy consuming loads comprising a plurality of loads, the method comprising:
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(a) generating a set of load state data from each of the loads in the group of loads; (b) making an enablement state decision for each of the loads using the sets of load state data from the loads, wherein each of the enablement state decisions reflects an enablement state of a corresponding load in the group of loads, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, and wherein each of the enablement state decisions is made independently of the enablement state decisions for the loads other than the corresponding load; and (c) implementing the enablement state decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for managing an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads comprising the load and a plurality of other loads, the method comprising:
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(a) generating a set of load state data from the load; (b) compiling the set of load state data generated from the load with sets of load state data generated from the other loads; (c) making an enablement state decision for the load using the compiled sets of load state data, wherein the enablement state decision reflects an enablement state of the load, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, and wherein the enablement state decision is made independently of the other loads; and (d) implementing the enablement state decision for the load. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus for managing an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads comprising the load and a plurality of other loads, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a transmitter configured to transmit a set of load state data generated from the load; (b) a receiver configured to receive sets of load state data generated from the other loads; (c) a processor configured to generate the set of load state data from the load, to compile the set of load state data from the load with the sets of load state data from the other loads, and to process the compiled sets of load state data in order to make an enablement state decision for the load, wherein the enablement state decision reflects an enablement state of the load, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, and wherein the enablement state decision is made independently of the other loads; and (d) a controller for implementing the enablement state decision. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer readable medium for providing computer readable instructions for directing a processor to make an enablement state decision reflecting an enablement state of an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads comprising the load and a plurality of other loads, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, the instructions comprising:
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(a) generating a set of load state data from the load; (b) compiling the set of load state data from the load with sets of load state data from the other loads; and (c) processing the compiled sets of load state data in order to make the enablement state decision independently of the other loads. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus for making an enablement state decision reflecting an enablement state of an energy consuming load in a group of energy consuming loads comprising the load and a plurality of other loads, wherein the enablement state is either a load enabled state or a load disabled state, the apparatus comprising a processor programmed to:
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(a) generate a set of load state data from the load; (b) compile the set of load state data from the load with sets of load state data from the other loads; and (c) process the compiled sets of load state data in order to make the enablement state decision independently of the other loads. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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