System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power Grid and Providing Revenue Grade Data Usable for Settlement
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1. A system for managing power information on an electric power grid comprising:
- a server having a processor coupled with a memory, and constructed and configured for communication over a network for communicating IP-based messages with power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices;
a database for storing information relating to power consumed or supplied by the power consuming or supplying devices and the amount of power available to be reduced or supplied to each of the power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices;
wherein the IP-based messages include information relating to activities by the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices;
and wherein the information is transformed by the system into settlement grade data corresponding to the activities of the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing power on an electric power grid including a server for communicating IP-based messages over a network with distributed power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices, the IP-based messages including information relating to activities by the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices; and wherein the information is transformed by the system into settlement grade data corresponding to the activities of the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for managing power information on an electric power grid comprising:
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a server having a processor coupled with a memory, and constructed and configured for communication over a network for communicating IP-based messages with power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices; a database for storing information relating to power consumed or supplied by the power consuming or supplying devices and the amount of power available to be reduced or supplied to each of the power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices; wherein the IP-based messages include information relating to activities by the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices; and wherein the information is transformed by the system into settlement grade data corresponding to the activities of the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28)
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9. A system for managing power information on an electric power grid comprising:
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a server having a processor coupled with a memory, and constructed and configured for communication over a network for communicating IP-based messages with power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices, wherein the IP-based messages include information relating to activities by the power consuming devices and/or the power supplying devices; at least one active load client operable to control at least one of the power consuming devices and/or at least one of the power supplying devices and receive at least one IP-based power reduction message including information relating to an amount of electric power to be reduced for the at least one power consuming device; wherein the at least one active load client is further operable to automatically reduce the amount of power supplied to the at least one power consuming device in response to the at least one IP-based power reduction message; wherein the at least one power consuming device has a corresponding power supply value (PSV) for a period of time of the reduced amount of power supplied; wherein the information included in the IP-based messages is transformed by the system into settlement grade data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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29. An apparatus for managing power information on an electric power grid comprising:
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a server having a processor coupled with a memory, and constructed and configured for communication over a network for communicating IP-based messages containing power information with at least one power consuming device, wherein at least one of the IP-based messages containing power information is at least one IP-based power reduction message, wherein the at least one IP-based power reduction message specifies an amount of electric power to be reduced to the at least one power consuming device; wherein the amount of power supplied to the at least one power consuming device is automatically reduced in response to the at least one IP-based power reduction message; wherein the at least one power consuming device has a corresponding power supply value (PSV) for a period of time of the reduced amount of power supplied; and wherein the power information included in the IP-based messages is transformed into settlement grade data.
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