Prediction, Communication and Control System for Distributed Power Generation and Usage

• US 20110282511A1
• Filed: 03/26/2011
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Smart Power Devices Limited
• Original Assignee: Smart Power Devices Limited
• Inventors: Unetich, Richard Thomas
• Application Number:
  US13/072,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20110282511A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/296
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2204/16 Displaying of utility pricing or cost
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A system for predicting, communicating, displaying and utilizing data that is relevant to the distributed power generation and usage of electricity service via means that are easy to obtain, easy to interpret, and inexpensive.

Claims

1. In a distributed power generation and usage environment in which the price of a utility is not always completely determined at the time of use, an apparatus for obtaining, interpreting and communicating to a user reliable and predictive information that is relevant to the price of electricity service at a prospective time with said utility. Said apparatus comprises means for communicating, means for processing, and means for displaying data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising weighted average calculations for predicting price information.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising neural network calculations for predicting price information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the communication of price information.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the display of price information.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the display of data indicative of a user'"'"'s ability to generate power to be returned to the electricity grid.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the display of data indicative of an electricity grid'"'"'s need of a user to generate power to be returned to the electricity grid.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 through which the display element can optically enable electrical load devices at optimal times with respect to electricity price information.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 through which the display element can optically enable electrical load devices at optimal times with respect to electricity price information.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 through which the display element can optically enable electrical power generation devices at optimal times with respect to a user'"'"'s ability to generate power.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 through which the display element can optically enable electrical power generation devices at optimal times with respect to electricity grid needs.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 that requires no external power supply, connects to a Universal Serial Bus (USB), implements Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) for indication and optical enabling of load and generation equipment, and has audible alerts for user interaction if so desired.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 that communicates wirelessly via Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Wireless USB, or through mobile networks to implements Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) for indication and optical enabling of load and generation equipment, and has audible alerts for user interaction if so desired.