SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING GRID EFFICIENCY UTILIZING STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION CONTROL
First Claim
1. An electric controller capable of independently operating an electric appliance comprising:
- said controller that controls a standard operation mode and an alternate operation mode of said appliance, said controller that provides information for the timing of said standard operation mode and said alternate operation mode of said appliance by execution of operational commands for said appliance, said controller that acts in statistical coordination with additional said controllers on a plurality of said appliances that collectively provide a desired load offset to improve anticipated electric power grid conditions.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for improving grid efficiency, reliability, security and capacity, utilizing energy storage over a plurality of on-site energy storing appliances, and also utilizing on-site demand reduction devices lacking storage, all controlled via configuration settings with a local means to act independently, yet in statistical coordination, to provide a desired effect. The appliance and controller are located on the downstream side of the end-users power meter, and facilitates the utilization of the stored energy and manages the optimal timing for producing and delivering the stored energy to the end-user. This model demonstrates a utility driven, disaggregated, distributed energy system, where the distributed energy resource is designed to behave as an offset to the predictable daily electrical demand profile.
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42 Claims
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1. An electric controller capable of independently operating an electric appliance comprising:
said controller that controls a standard operation mode and an alternate operation mode of said appliance, said controller that provides information for the timing of said standard operation mode and said alternate operation mode of said appliance by execution of operational commands for said appliance, said controller that acts in statistical coordination with additional said controllers on a plurality of said appliances that collectively provide a desired load offset to improve anticipated electric power grid conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electric appliance capable of operating using standard line voltage AC electricity supplied by an electric power grid in a standard operation mode, capable of storing said AC electricity in another form of energy in a charging mode, and operating using said energy stored with the appliance in an alternate operation mode comprising:
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an energy storage module that converts said AC electric energy to said another form of energy and stores said another form of energy to create stored energy in said charging mode, said appliance that utilizes said stored energy to operate said appliance in said alternate operation mode to perform approximately the same function as said standard operation mode, thereby reducing an end-user'"'"'s demand for said electric energy during said alternate operation mode; a controller that independently controls said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said alternate operation mode of said appliance, said controller that contains information for the timing of said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said alternate operation mode of said appliance by execution of operational commands for said appliance, said controller that acts in statistical coordination with additional said controllers on a plurality of said appliances that collectively provide a desired load offset to improve anticipated electric power grid conditions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electric appliance capable of operating using standard line voltage AC electricity in a standard operation mode and operating using energy stored with the appliance in an alternate operation mode comprising:
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a thermal energy storage module that converts electric energy to thermal energy and stores said thermal energy in a charging mode, said appliance that utilizes said stored thermal energy to change the temperature within or outside of said appliance in said alternate operation mode thereby reducing an end-user'"'"'s demand for said electric energy during said alternate operation mode; a controller that independently controls operation of said thermal energy storage unit and controls said conversion of said electric energy to said thermal energy and supply of said heating or said cooling of said appliance based upon execution of operational commands, said controller that contains information for the timing of said operational commands and that acts in statistical coordination with additional said controllers on a plurality of said appliances that collectively provide a desired load offset to improve anticipated electric power grid conditions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of controlling an electric appliance comprising:
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controlling the operation of said electric appliance with a controller associated with said electric appliance; executing operational commands for switching modes of operation of said electrical appliance based upon information within said controller or directly assessed locally by said controller, between a standard operation mode and an alternate operation mode of said electric appliance, said alternate operation mode that reduces the demand for said electricity from said electric appliance; timing said standard operation mode and said alternate operation mode based upon trigger points relating to electric power grid conditions; providing a desired load offset to improve electrical power grid conditions with the cumulative net effect of a plurality of individual said storage appliances operating in statistical coordination to collectively reduce daily peak load of said electric power grid conditions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of improving the efficiency, reliability and capacity of an electric power grid containing a multitude of standard electric appliances capable of operating using AC electricity in a standard operation mode comprising:
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providing a plurality of stored electric appliances within a power distribution network of said electric power grid, said stored electric appliances capable of operating in said standard operation mode, capable of storing said AC electricity in another form of energy in a charging mode, and capable of operating using said energy stored in said charging mode in a stored operation mode; supplying AC power to said multitude of standard electric appliances and said plurality of stored electric appliances; operating said multitude of standard electric appliances in a standard operation mode with said AC electricity; operating at least a portion of said plurality of stored electric appliances in a standard operation mode with said AC electricity; charging at least a portion of said plurality of stored electric appliances in a charging mode by converting said AC electric energy to said another form of energy and storing said another form of energy with an energy storage module associated with said stored electric appliances to create stored energy; operating at least a portion of said plurality of said stored appliances in a stored operation mode for a period of time with said stored energy thereby reducing said demand for said AC electricity from said stored appliances during said time period; controlling said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said stored operation mode of said stored appliances with a controller that contains information for executing operational commands for said storage appliance; timing said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said stored operation mode of each said stored electric appliance such that the net cumulative effect of individual said stored electric appliances of said plurality of said stored appliances act in statistical coordination to collectively provide a desired load offset to improve electric power grid conditions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for improving the efficiency, reliability and capacity of an electric power grid containing a multitude of standard electric appliances capable of operating using AC electricity in a standard operation mode comprising:
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a means for providing a plurality of stored electric appliances within a power distribution network of said electric power grid, said stored electric appliances capable of operating in said standard operation mode, capable of storing said AC electricity in another form of energy in a charging mode, and capable of operating using said energy stored in said charging mode in a stored operation mode; a means for supplying AC power to said multitude of standard electric appliances and said plurality of stored electric appliances; a means for operating said multitude of standard electric appliances in a standard operation mode with said AC electricity; a means for operating at least a portion of said plurality of stored electric appliances in a standard operation mode with said AC electricity; a means for charging at least a portion of said plurality of stored electric appliances in a charging mode by converting said AC electric energy to said another form of energy and storing said another form of energy with an energy storage module associated with said stored electric appliances to create stored energy; a means for operating at least a portion of said plurality of said stored appliances in a stored operation mode for a period of time with said stored energy thereby reducing said demand for said AC electricity from said stored appliances during said time period; a means for controlling said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said stored operation mode of said stored appliances with a controller that contains information for executing operational commands for said storage appliance; a means for timing said standard operation mode, said charging mode and said stored operation mode of each said stored electric appliance such that the net cumulative effect of individual said stored electric appliances of said plurality of said stored appliances act in statistical coordination to collectively provide a desired load offset to improve electric power grid conditions.
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