AGGREGATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
An aggregated management system for managing a commodity, such as electricity or gas, is disclosed comprising a plurality of commodity resources; an availability calculation means; a resource aggregator, wherein each resource, depending on availability data from the availability calculation means, is aggregated to represent an aggregated resource; a resource controller, wherein each commodity resource, depending on availability, is selectively operated by the resource controller in response to a resource instruction; and an interface to provide information regarding the aggregated resource and receive resource instructions regarding the aggregated resource for the resource controller
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55. An aggregated management system for electricity loads in an electrical power system comprising:
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a plurality of electricity loads; an availability calculation means for determining the availability of each electricity load for short term load curtailment according to the load'"'"'s current operating conditions by monitoring process or equipment variables of the electricity load; a resource aggregator, wherein each electricity load, depending on availability data from the availability calculation means, is aggregated to represent at least one aggregated load, the or each aggregated load representing a potential increase or decrease in electricity demand to the electrical power system; a resource controller, wherein the electricity consumption of each electricity load, depending on the determined availability for short term load curtailment, is selectively changed by the resource controller in response to a resource instruction sent to the at least one aggregated load; and an interface to provide availability data of the at least one aggregated load from the resource aggregator and receive resource instructions regarding the at least one aggregated load for the resource controller. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 70)
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66. A method of managing and aggregating electricity loads for an electrical power system comprising the steps of:
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aggregating a plurality of electricity loads, depending on the electricity loads'"'"' availability; determining each electricity load'"'"'s availability for short term load curtailment, according to the load'"'"'s current operating conditions by monitoring process or equipment variables of the electricity, to represent at least one aggregated load; controlling said electricity loads, wherein the electricity consumption of each load, depending on the determined availability for short term load curtailment, is changed in response to a resource instruction sent to the at least one aggregated load; communicating availability data of the at least one aggregated load; and receiving resource instructions regarding the at least one aggregated load and controlling said electricity loads accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69)
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