Presence Enabled Instance Messaging for Distributed Energy Management Solutions

• US 20090157835A1
• Filed: 12/12/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Enernoc
• Original Assignee: Enernoc
• Inventors: Hyrich, Sean, Russo, Michael, Sick, Terrence E., Thompson, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US12/333,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157835A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00006 characterised by information or instructions transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated power network element or electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/12 characterised by data transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated electrical equipment

Abstract

A method and system is described for real time communication in a network of distributed energy resource management devices (EMDs). Presence-based real time communications are established between at least one distributed energy resource management device (EMD) connected to an electric utility grid and a network operations center (NOC) application.

Claims

1. A method of real time communication in a network of distributed energy resource management devices (EMDs), the method comprising:

establishing presence-based real time communications between at least one distributed energy resource management device (EMD) connected to an electric utility grid and a network operations center (NOC) application.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the presence-based real time communications are based on instant messaging technology.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the instant messaging technology uses Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the presence-based real time communications include energy management communications.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the energy management communications include at least one of control commands, data acquisition, data reporting, event notification, energy procurement, and EMD control commands.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein EMD control commands include at least one of configuration changes, programming updates, and distributed energy resource (DER) control commands.

7. A method according to claim 5, wherein the acquired data is aggregated and analyzed to facilitate ongoing optimization of energy use and cost.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the EMD is a distributed generation (DG) device.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one EMD is a plurality of EMDs.

10. A system for real time communication in a network of distributed energy resource management devices (EMDs), the system comprising:

a plurality of distributed energy resource management devices (EMDs) connected to an electric utility grid; and

a network operations center (NOC) application having presence-based real time communications with the EMDs.

11. A system according to claim 10, wherein the presence-based real time communications are based on instant messaging technology.

12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the instant messaging technology uses Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).

13. A system according to claim 10, wherein the presence-based real time communications include energy management communications.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein the energy management communications include at least one of control commands, data acquisition, data reporting, event notification, energy procurement, and EMD control commands.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein the acquired data is aggregated and analyzed to facilitate ongoing optimization of energy use and cost.

16. A system according to claim 14, wherein EMD control commands include at least one of configuration changes, programming updates, and distributed energy resource (DER) control commands.

17. A system according to claim 10, wherein the EMD is a distributed generation (DG) device.

18. A communications device for a network of distributed energy resource management devices (EMDs), the communications device comprising:

a local communications client for a distributed EMD connected to an electric utility grid for establishing presence-based real time communications with a network operations center (NOC) application.

19. A device according to claim 18, wherein the presence-based real time communications are based on instant messaging technology.

20. A device according to claim 19, wherein the instant messaging technology uses Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).

21. A device according to claim 18, wherein the presence-based real time communications include energy management communications.

22. A device according to claim 21, wherein the energy management communications include at least one of control commands, data acquisition, data reporting, event notification, energy procurement, and EMD control commands.

23. A device according to claim 22, wherein EMD control commands include at least one of configuration changes, programming updates, and distributed energy resource (DER) control commands.

24. A device according to claim 22, wherein the acquired data is aggregated and analyzed to facilitate ongoing optimization of energy use and cost.

25. A device according to claim 18, wherein the EMD is a distributed generation (DG) device.