CONFIGURING, OPTIMIZING AND MANAGING MICRO-GRIDS
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1. A method for configuring micro-grids implemented in a computer infrastructure comprising:
- determining, by a computer device, one or more premises in an electrical distribution grid comprising an energy resource;
determining, by the computer device, a configuration of the electrical distribution grid including a micro-grid, the micro-grid comprising the one or more premises; and
electrically isolating, by the computer device, the micro-grid from the electrical distribution grid.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling electrical distribution grids. The method includes determining premises in an electrical distribution grid that include an energy resource. The method further includes determining a configuration of the electrical distribution grid including a micro-grid, the micro-grid including the one or more premises. The method further includes electrically isolating, monitoring and controlling the micro-grid from the electrical distribution grid through the use of a micro-grid manager.
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1. A method for configuring micro-grids implemented in a computer infrastructure comprising:
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determining, by a computer device, one or more premises in an electrical distribution grid comprising an energy resource; determining, by the computer device, a configuration of the electrical distribution grid including a micro-grid, the micro-grid comprising the one or more premises; and electrically isolating, by the computer device, the micro-grid from the electrical distribution grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for configuring a micro-grid comprising:
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a computing system comprising one or more computing devices communicatively linked to an electrical distribution grid via an information network, wherein the one or more computing devices; receive current condition information from devices in the electrical distribution grid via the information network; determine one or more premises in the electrical distribution grid for inclusion in a micro-grid based on the current condition information; and control switching elements in the electrical distribution grid to electrically isolate the one or more premises from the electrical distribution grid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for configuring micro-grids, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to electrically isolate one or more premises into a micro-grid within an electrical distribution grid; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to subscribe to devices in a home area network of the one or more premises; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to modify power flow in the micro-grid based on current condition information provided from the devices via the home area network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer system for configuring micro-grids in an electrical distribution grid, the system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive current condition information from a plurality of home area networks in premises of an electrical distribution grid; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine configuration information for the electrical distribution grid, the configuration information providing a topology of the electrical distribution grid comprising a micro-grid, wherein the micro-grid is an electrically isolated portion of the electrical distribution grid that comprises one or more of the premises; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to control switching elements in the electrical distribution grid based on the configuration information; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to exchange information with energy resources and energy consuming devices in one or more of the home area networks in the micro-grid; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to control power flow between the energy resources and the energy consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of deploying a system for configuring micro-grids in an electrical distribution grid, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure, being operable to; subscribe to devices registered with a presence server corresponding to a micro-grid; receive current condition information published in messages by the devices via the presence server; determine whether total power generated within the micro-grid will exceed power demanded within the micro-grid; and transmit control messages to one or more of the devices via the presence server that cause the one or more devices to modify power provided or consumed by the one or more of the devices based on the determining.
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