UTILITY CONSOLE FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of managing energy storage resources, comprising:
- receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy storage units with stored energy, wherein the measurements comprise the energy storage of the energy management controllers;
processing the measurements;
displaying the processed measurements; and
transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to charge/discharge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing power consumption and storage in a power grid. Measurements are received from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers. Each energy management controllers has energy storage units with stored energy. The measurements comprise the energy production and storage capacity of the energy management controllers and their associated energy storage units. The measurements are processed, e.g., aggregated, and displayed on a graphical user interface. Commands are transmitted to a first subset of the energy management controllers to command the units to discharge their stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. Commands are transmitted to a second subset of the plurality of energy management controllers to store energy in each unit'"'"'s energy storage unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of managing energy storage resources, comprising:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy storage units with stored energy, wherein the measurements comprise the energy storage of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to charge/discharge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 17)
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3. A method, comprising:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more load controllers, wherein the measurements comprise the energy consumption of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to curtail/engage power consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy generation units, wherein the measurements comprise the energy production capacity of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to engage/disengage each energy generation unit. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy storage units with stored energy, wherein the measurements comprise the energy storage of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to charge/discharge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more load controllers, wherein the measurements comprise the energy consumption of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to curtail/engage power consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps:
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receiving measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy generation units, wherein the measurements comprise the energy production capacity of the energy management controllers; processing the measurements; displaying the processed measurements; and transmitting a command to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to engage/disengage each energy generation unit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving measurements from an energy management controller at a consumer location, the measurements comprising actual electrical load reflecting consumption attributable to the at least one power consuming device; receiving additional information from a consumer at the consumer location wherein the additional information comprises changes in energy uses; recalculating energy consumption needs; suggesting events to reduce/increase load, increase/decrease energy storage, or activate/deactivate energy production at the consumer site.
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14. A system, comprising:
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a data receiving module that receives measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controllers having energy storage units with stored energy, wherein the measurements comprise the energy production and storage capacity of the energy management controllers; a data processing module that processes the measurements; a user interface module that displays the processed measurements; a discharge control module that transmits commands to a first subset of the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers to discharge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter; and a charge control module that transmits commands to a second subset of the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers to store energy in each unit'"'"'s energy storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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18. A system, comprising:
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A data receiving module which receives measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy storage units with stored energy, wherein the measurements comprise the energy storage of the energy management controllers; a data processing module that processes the measurements; a user interface module displaying the processed measurements; a discharge control module that transmits commands to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to discharge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter; and a charge control module that transmits commands to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to charge each unit'"'"'s stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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A data receiving module which receives measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more load controllers, wherein the measurements comprise the energy consumption of the energy management controllers; a data processing module that processes the measurements; a user interface module displaying the processed measurements; and a curtailment control module that transmits commands to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to curtail/engage power consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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A data receiving module which receives measurements from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers, each energy management controller comprising one or more energy generation units, wherein the measurements comprise the energy production capacity of the energy management controllers; a data processing module that processes the measurements; a user interface module displaying the processed measurements; and a generation control module that transmits commands to the plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers based on said processed measurements to engage/disengage each energy generation unit. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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Specification