SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING AN ELECTRICAL GRID WITH NETWORKED BUILDINGS
First Claim
1. An electric power grid system comprising:
- a spinning reserve power generation source;
a utility control center in communication with the spinning reserve power generation source;
a networking control system in communication with the utility control center to receive data on a total amount of power supplied by the spinning reserve power generation source; and
a plurality of buildings, each building having a building automation controller, the controllers in communication with one another and each controller in communication with the networking control system,wherein the networking control system is operable to compare the total amount of power supplied to a total demand load for the plurality of buildings, and based on the comparison the networking control system is operable to instruct one or more of the building automation controllers to reduce an energy optimization level of its respective building for a period of time.
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Abstract
An electrical power grid includes multiple, networked buildings that receive electrical power from one or more power generation sources. A networking control system communicates with a utility control center to obtain information regarding the amount of power being supplied by the power generation sources. The networking control system further obtains information from one or more building automation controllers that are controllably associated with a plurality of networked buildings. The networking control system determines whether the total amount of power being supplied exceeds a total demand load for the plurality of buildings. And if so, the networking control system commands one or more of the building automation controllers to operate one or more of the buildings a reduced energy efficiency level, which may take the form of an optimization curve.
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15 Claims
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1. An electric power grid system comprising:
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a spinning reserve power generation source; a utility control center in communication with the spinning reserve power generation source; a networking control system in communication with the utility control center to receive data on a total amount of power supplied by the spinning reserve power generation source; and a plurality of buildings, each building having a building automation controller, the controllers in communication with one another and each controller in communication with the networking control system, wherein the networking control system is operable to compare the total amount of power supplied to a total demand load for the plurality of buildings, and based on the comparison the networking control system is operable to instruct one or more of the building automation controllers to reduce an energy optimization level of its respective building for a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15)
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8. A method for controlling a plurality of networked buildings, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a utility control center regarding a total amount of power presently being supplied from one or more spinning reserve power generation sources; communicating with a plurality of building automation controllers regarding information about building power loads for a plurality of networked buildings; determining whether the total amount of power presently being supplied exceeds a total demand from the building power loads; and transmitting instructions to at least one of the building automation controllers to reduce an energy optimization level of at least one of the networked buildings for a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A networking control system comprising:
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a communications link to a utility control center to obtain information about an amount of power presently being supplied by a spinning reserve power generation source; and a communications link to a plurality of building automation controller, the controllers in communication with one another, the controllers operable to adjust an energy optimization level of at least one building of a plurality of networked buildings, wherein the networking control system is operable to compare a total amount of the power presently being supplied with a total demand load for the plurality of the networked buildings, and based on the comparison the networking control system is operable to instruct one or more of the building automation controllers to reduce the energy optimization level of the at least one building for a period of time.
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