SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC PATTERNS DISCOVERY
First Claim
1. A system for detecting activation of at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances of different types, the system comprising:
- a plurality of customer premises, each of the customer premises comprising;
a sensor configured to generate a customer load profile indicating an overall load of the plurality of appliances; and
communication functionality for communicating the customer load profile to a utility management system, andthe utility management system configured to;
receive the customer load profile from the sensor;
compare at least part of the customer load profile with a reference pattern corresponding to each of the at least one appliance, anddetermine, based on the comparison, for a predetermined time period, times in which the each of the at least one appliance is operating at the customer premises.
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Abstract
A system and method for analyzing a customer load and/or generation profile in order to disaggregate the customer load and/or generation profile is provided. The analysis of the customer load and/or customer generation profile may thereby determine the one or more devices that are operating and that contribute to the customer load and/or generation profile. In this way, the system and method may automatically analyze the customer load and/or generation profile in order to determine the one or more devices that contribute to the load and/or generation profile.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for detecting activation of at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances of different types, the system comprising:
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a plurality of customer premises, each of the customer premises comprising; a sensor configured to generate a customer load profile indicating an overall load of the plurality of appliances; and communication functionality for communicating the customer load profile to a utility management system, and the utility management system configured to; receive the customer load profile from the sensor; compare at least part of the customer load profile with a reference pattern corresponding to each of the at least one appliance, and determine, based on the comparison, for a predetermined time period, times in which the each of the at least one appliance is operating at the customer premises. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting activation of at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances of different types, comprising:
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receiving by a utility management system a customer load profile, the customer load profile being generated by sensor monitoring an overall load drawn by the plurality of appliances to provide the customer load profile indicating the monitored overall load of the appliances at a customer premises; comparing by the utility management system at least part of the customer load profile with a reference pattern corresponding to each of the at least one appliance; and determining by the utility management system, based on the comparison, for a predetermined time period, times in which the each of the at least one appliance is operating at the customer premises. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A utility management system for detecting activation of at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances of different types, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a customer load profile, the customer load profile being generated by sensor monitoring an overall load drawn by the plurality of appliances to provide the customer load profile indicating the monitored overall load of the appliances at a customer premises; and at least one processor in communication with the interface and configured to; compare at least part of the customer load profile with a reference pattern corresponding to each of the at least one appliance; and determine, based on the comparison, for a predetermined time period, times in which the each of the at least one appliance is operating at the customer premises. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A utility management system for detecting activation of at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances of different types, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a customer load profile, the customer load profile being generated by sensor monitoring an overall load drawn by the plurality of appliances to provide the customer load profile indicating the monitored overall load of the appliances at a customer premises; and at least one processor in communication with the interface and configured to; compare at least part of the customer load profile with a reference pattern corresponding to each of said at least one appliance, determine, based on the comparison, whether at least one the appliances is active; determine a modified operation of the at least one of the appliances; determine a modified amount of electricity used by the at least one of the appliances in the modified operation; and communicate, via the interface, the modified amount to the customer premises.
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