Optimized Load Management
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, comprising:
- measuring a consumption of electric power by the individual consumer at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz;
determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers;
making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time;
making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the determined characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis; and
apportioning electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time.
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Abstract
For optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power are determined at a high temporal resolution. A prognosis is made of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time, and a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time is made based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the prognosis, and user goal setting by a user of the consumers resulting in different weightings of consumption of electric power by different consumers and supply of electric power by different power sources.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, comprising:
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measuring a consumption of electric power by the individual consumer at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz; determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers; making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time; making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the determined characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis; and apportioning electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for optimizing the chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, the apparatus comprising:
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measurement devices being configured to measure the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz; and a central controller configured to apportion electric power to the individual consumers, the central controller being configured to; determine characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, make a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time, make a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis, and apportion electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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14. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the central controller is configured to adjust the apportionment of electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan at a clock rate of one of at least 0.1 Hz, at least 1 Hz, at least 10 Hz and at least 100 Hz.
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23. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power by different power sources including at least one wind or solar power generator and at least one of a storage for electric energy and a public power grid which allow for a bi-directional exchange of electric power, comprising:
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measuring a consumption of electric power by the individual consumers; determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers; making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time; making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on; the prognosis, the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the conditions of the bi-directional exchange of electric power with the at least one of the storage for electric energy and the public power grid, and at least one user goal setting set by a user of the consumers and resulting in different weightings of at least one of consumption of electric power by the different consumers and supply of electric power by the different power sources within the future period of time; apportioning electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time; and updating the plan based on an actual supply of electric power by the at least one power generator and an actual consumption of electric power by the individual consumers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for optimizing a temporal development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power by different power sources including at least one wind or solar power generator and at least one of a storage for electric energy and a public power grid which allow for a bidirectional exchange of electric power, comprising a central controller configured to
measure a consumption of electric power by the individual consumers; -
determine characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers; make a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time; make a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on; the prognosis, the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the conditions of the bi-directional exchange of electric power with the at least one of the storage for electric energy and the public power grid, and at least one user goal setting set by a user of the consumers and resulting in different weightings of at least one of consumption of electric power by the different consumers and supply of electric power by the different power sources within the future period of time; apportion electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time; and update the plan based on an actual supply of electric power by the at least one power generator and an actual consumption of electric power by the individual consumers.
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