DEMAND RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A demand response management system comprising:
- a computer;
an input connected to the computer for providing at least one demand response (DR) event;
a first customizer that modifies, as needed, one or more schedules of the DR event to fit a schedule of a client;
a second customizer that modifies, as desired or required by the client, information about the DR event;
a translator that translates, as desired or required by the client, information of the DR event into to another form; and
an output connected from the computer for providing one or more DR signals to a client; and
wherein;
the computer comprises the first and second customizers, and the translator; and
a DR signal comprises information, if any, about the one or more customized schedules of the DR event, customized information about the DR event, and/or translated information about the DR event into another form.
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Abstract
A demand response management system which may be implemented with demand response logic. The system may be used by utilities, independent system operators, intermediaries and others to manage operations of demand response programs relative to customers, clients, participants, and users of outputs from the utilities, independent system operators, and the like. Demand response logic of the demand response management system may provide demand signal propagation and generation from demand response events.
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1. A demand response management system comprising:
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a computer; an input connected to the computer for providing at least one demand response (DR) event; a first customizer that modifies, as needed, one or more schedules of the DR event to fit a schedule of a client; a second customizer that modifies, as desired or required by the client, information about the DR event; a translator that translates, as desired or required by the client, information of the DR event into to another form; and an output connected from the computer for providing one or more DR signals to a client; and wherein; the computer comprises the first and second customizers, and the translator; and a DR signal comprises information, if any, about the one or more customized schedules of the DR event, customized information about the DR event, and/or translated information about the DR event into another form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A demand response management system comprising:
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one or more demand response (DR) events from a utility and/or independent service operator to a computer having an input; a customizer for modifying a schedule of the one or more DR events to conform as needed to a schedule of a client and/or for modifying information about the one or more DR events; a translator for translating information about the one or more DR events into a client-specified level in one or more DR signals; and an output of the computer for providing the one or more DR signals incorporating the schedule of the one or more DR events as modified, information about the one or more DR events as modified, and/or information as translated for the client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A mechanism for demand response management comprising:
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a computer having demand resource (DR) logic; a source of one or more DR events, connected to the computer; and a DR resource of a customer, connected to the computer; and wherein; the DR logic generates a DR signal with information associated with a DR event from the source; the DR logic transforms information associated with the DR event into a specific form for automation equipment of the DR resource for easier consumption by the customer of the information associated with the DR event; information associated with the DR event is translated into a finite set of levels; and the levels are translated by the DR logic into load control commands. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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