ENERGY CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An energy control device adapted to adjust an amount of energy of a plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property, the energy control device comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to receive an energy suppression request including information related to a requested suppressed amount of energy that is an amount of energy to be suppressed at the property;
a basic adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount of energy based on an operating status of the piece of equipment at the time when the energy suppression request is received;
a control instruction generation unit configured to instruct the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount of energy based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment;
a difference amount calculation unit configured to calculate as an energy difference amount a difference between a total of the basic adjustable amounts of energy for each of the pieces of equipment and the requested suppressed amount of energy; and
a distribution unit configured to distribute the energy difference amount to the equipment,the control instruction generation unit being further configured to instruct the equipment to perform the energy amount adjustment control based on the basic adjustable amount of energy and a result of the distribution of the energy difference amount performed by the distribution unit.
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Abstract
An energy control device adjusts an amount of energy of a plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property. The energy control device includes a receiving unit, a basic adjustable amount calculation unit, and a control instruction generation unit. The receiving unit receives an energy suppression request including information related to a requested suppressed amount of energy at the property. The calculation unit calculates, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each piece of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount based on an operating status of the piece of equipment when the energy suppression request is received. The generation unit instructs the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each piece of equipment.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. An energy control device adapted to adjust an amount of energy of a plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property, the energy control device comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive an energy suppression request including information related to a requested suppressed amount of energy that is an amount of energy to be suppressed at the property; a basic adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount of energy based on an operating status of the piece of equipment at the time when the energy suppression request is received; a control instruction generation unit configured to instruct the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount of energy based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment; a difference amount calculation unit configured to calculate as an energy difference amount a difference between a total of the basic adjustable amounts of energy for each of the pieces of equipment and the requested suppressed amount of energy; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the energy difference amount to the equipment, the control instruction generation unit being further configured to instruct the equipment to perform the energy amount adjustment control based on the basic adjustable amount of energy and a result of the distribution of the energy difference amount performed by the distribution unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 16)
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6. An energy control device adapted to adjust an amount of energy of a plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property, the energy control device comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive an energy suppression request including information related to a requested suppressed amount of energy that is an amount of energy to be suppressed at the property; a basic adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount of energy based on an operating status of the piece of equipment at the time when the energy suppression request is received; and a control instruction generation unit configured to instruct the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount of energy based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment, the basic adjustable amount calculation unit being further configured to calculate a plurality of said basic adjustable amounts of energy for each of the pieces of equipment, and the control instruction generation unit being further configured to instruct the equipment to perform the energy amount using a combination of the basic adjustable amounts of energy for each of the pieces of equipment in which a difference between a total of the basic adjustable amounts of energy for each of the pieces of equipment and the requested suppressed amount of energy is smallest. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 14)
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9. An energy control device adapted to adjust an amount of energy of plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property, the energy control device comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive an energy suppression request including information related to a requested suppressed amount of energy that is an amount of energy to be suppressed at the property from an energy management device; a basic adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount of energy based on an operating status of the piece of equipment at the time when the energy suppression request is received; a control instruction generation unit configured to instruct the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount of energy based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment; a reference adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate as a reference adjustable amount of energy a total of adjustable amounts of energy of the equipment in a first operating status; and a presentation unit configured to present the reference adjustable amount of energy to the energy management device prior to the energy suppression request. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An energy control device adapted to adjust an amount of energy of a plurality of pieces of equipment placed at a property, the energy control device comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive an energy suppression request including information related to a request suppressed amount of energy that is an amount of energy to be suppressed at the property from an energy management device; a basic adjustable amount calculation unit configured to calculate, upon receipt of the energy suppression request, a basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment independently of the requested suppressed amount of energy based on an operating status of the piece of equipment at the time when the energy suppression request is received; a control instruction generation unit configured to instruct the equipment to perform energy amount adjustment control so that a total of suppressed amounts of energy at the property becomes equal to the requested suppressed amount of energy based on the basic adjustable amount of energy for each of the pieces of equipment; a reference demand value calculation unit configured to calculate as a reference demand value a demand value achievable by the equipment in a first operating status; and a presentation unit configured to present the reference demand value to the energy management device prior to the energy suppression request. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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Specification