OPTIMIZING A SELECTION OF DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for selection of a demand response (DR) resource, comprising:
- providing a program comprising a utility/independent system operator (ISO), a DR resource, and a DR signal from the utility/ISO to the DR resource relative to a DR event initiated by the utility/ISO;
determining a nature and timing of a DR event;
setting forth a set of attributes relevant to the DR event;
selecting attributes from the set of attributes that are relevant for evaluating a DR resource;
developing a set of scoring factors for correlation with the attributes selected from the set of attributes;
assigning a value to each of the factors corresponding to an attribute in view of a relationship, if applicable, of the DR resource relative to the DR event; and
adding the values of the factors together to obtain a score of the DR resource; and
wherein the factors are of a polynomial used to obtain the score for evaluating the DR resource.
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Abstract
A system that fulfills a requirement for optimizing and automating a process of demand response (DR) resource selection for DR events by utilizing a scoring function that can be easily applied against each individual resource to create a ranking of each resource. The scoring function may take into account both the capabilities and the costs associated with using the resource. In other words, the DR resource may have a set of attributes that are used as factors in the scoring function. Furthermore, the scoring function may have a form that supports operations by the utility operator. The selection process may then be easily automated by simply selecting enough of the highest ranked resources that satisfy the load objectives of the DR events.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for selection of a demand response (DR) resource, comprising:
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providing a program comprising a utility/independent system operator (ISO), a DR resource, and a DR signal from the utility/ISO to the DR resource relative to a DR event initiated by the utility/ISO; determining a nature and timing of a DR event; setting forth a set of attributes relevant to the DR event; selecting attributes from the set of attributes that are relevant for evaluating a DR resource; developing a set of scoring factors for correlation with the attributes selected from the set of attributes; assigning a value to each of the factors corresponding to an attribute in view of a relationship, if applicable, of the DR resource relative to the DR event; and adding the values of the factors together to obtain a score of the DR resource; and wherein the factors are of a polynomial used to obtain the score for evaluating the DR resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A demand response system comprising:
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a utility/ISO; and a DR resource selected for a connection with the utility/ISO; and wherein; the utility/ISO can initiate an event and call upon a DR resource with a DR signal to affect load consumption; the DR resource is selected from a group of available resources; each DR resource of the group of available DR resources is provided a score according to values assigned to attributes that specify load consumption capabilities and costs of the respective DR resource; and the DR resource is selected according to the score. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mechanism for selecting resources in a DR system, comprising:
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a utility/ISO; and wherein; the utility/ISO enrolls customers into a DR program and models the customers as DR resources; when the utility/ISO initiates a DR event, the utility/ISO sends a DR resource a DR signal to affect a load consumption of the DR resource; the DR event is initiated when objectives to be accomplished during the DR event are determined; the utility selects a DR resource from available DR resources according to a scoring process; and the scoring process comprises evaluating a DR resource in terms of a numerical value against one or more attributes of capabilities and costs relative to use of the DR resource. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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