Utility Based Backup Management

• US 20140100672A1
• Filed: 10/09/2012
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Losee, Marc Karl, Meadows, Vernon, Massey, Jerry Steven, Arvind, Kamal Kumar
• Application Number:
  US13/647,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20140100672A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/22
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/64 The condition being economic, e.g. tariff based load management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/003 Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/248 UPS systems or standby or emergency generators
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

A device includes a network interface configured to receive one or more preferences of a consumer related to the charging of at least one backup device of the consumer. The device includes a processor configured to utilize the one or more consumer preferences to generate a charging schedule of the at least one backup device and generate one or more charging notifications for charging the at least one backup device, wherein the one or more charging notifications are based on the charging schedule.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a network interface configured to receive one or more preferences of a consumer related to the charging of at least one backup device of the consumer; and

a processor configured to utilize the one or more consumer preferences to;

generate a charging schedule of the at least one backup device, and

generate one or more charging notifications for charging the at least one backup device, wherein the one or more charging notifications are based on the charging schedule.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the network interface is configured to transmit the one or more charging notifications to a facility of the consumer, wherein the facility comprises the at least one backup device.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the network interface is configured to transmit the one or more charging notifications via an advanced metering infrastructure connecting the device to the facility.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more preferences relate to price of electricity.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more preferences relate to a preferred amount of charge for the at least one backup device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate the charging schedule based in part on the consumer preferences and at least one predicted power disturbance.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the at least one predicted power disturbance comprises a scheduled interruption of electricity to a facility of the consumer, wherein the facility comprises the at least one backup device.

8. The device of claim 6, wherein the at least one predicted power disturbance comprises an unscheduled interruption of electricity to the facility.

9. The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to generate the charging schedule based in part on a current charge status of the at least one backup device.

10. The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to generate a switching plan configured to control the at least one or more backup device subsequent to the at least one predicted power disturbance.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the network interface is configured to transmit the switching plan to the facility.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon, the code comprising instructions for:

receiving one or more preferences of a consumer related to the charging of at least one backup device of the consumer;

generating a charging schedule of the at least one backup device, and

generating one or more charging notifications for charging the at least one backup device, wherein the one or more charging notifications are based on the charging schedule.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the code comprises instructions for:

transmitting the one or more charging notifications to a facility of the consumer, wherein the facility comprises the at least one backup device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the code comprises instructions for generating the charging schedule based in part on the consumer preferences and at least one predicted power disturbance.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the code comprises instructions for generating the charging schedule based in part on the current charge status of the at least one backup device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the code comprises instructions for generating a switching plan configured to control the at least one or more backup device subsequent to the at least one predicted power disturbance.

17. A device, comprising:

a network interface configured to receive, from a backup management system of a power generation system, one or more charging notifications relating to charging of at least one backup device, wherein the one or more charging notifications are based on a charging schedule generated from preferences of a consumer related to the charging of the at least one backup device; and

a processor configured to generate and implement a charging program for the at least one backup device based on the one or more charging notifications.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the charging program regulates the duration of charging of the at least one backup device.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the charging program regulates the scheduling of charging of the at least one backup device.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the device is configured to:

receive an indication of a current charge status of the at least one backup device; and

transmit a signal to the backup management system indicative of the current charge status of the at least one backup device.