DIRECT LOAD CONTROL FREQUENCY REGULATION SUPPORT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a baseline consumption schedule for operating a plurality of interactive electrical loads;
transmitting dispatch signals to the interactive electrical loads, the transmitted dispatch signals being dispatch signals of the baseline consumption schedule adjusted based on electronic control signals of an electrical power grid; and
generating a response log based on differences between consumption corresponding to the actually transmitted dispatch signals and the baseline consumption schedule;
wherein the generating of the baseline consumption schedule, the transmitting, and the generating of the response log are performed by an electronic data processing device.
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Abstract
A plurality of interactive electrical loads defines an aggregation connected with an electrical power grid. A scheduler generates a baseline power consumption schedule for the aggregation, determines frequency regulation capacity of the aggregation, and controls actual power consumption of the aggregation based on the baseline power consumption and an Automated Generation Control (AGC) signal of the electrical power grid to operate the aggregation as an ancillary frequency control device of the electrical power grid with the determined frequency regulation capacity. The controlling may comprise generating baseline dispatch signals for implementing the baseline consumption schedule, adjusting the baseline dispatch signals based on the AGC signal to generate adjusted dispatch signals, transmitting the adjusted dispatch signals to the plurality of interactive electrical loads defining the aggregation, and generating an AGC response log based on differences between the adjusted dispatch signals and the baseline dispatch signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a baseline consumption schedule for operating a plurality of interactive electrical loads; transmitting dispatch signals to the interactive electrical loads, the transmitted dispatch signals being dispatch signals of the baseline consumption schedule adjusted based on electronic control signals of an electrical power grid; and generating a response log based on differences between consumption corresponding to the actually transmitted dispatch signals and the baseline consumption schedule; wherein the generating of the baseline consumption schedule, the transmitting, and the generating of the response log are performed by an electronic data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
an electronic data processing device configured to transmit dispatch signals to control a plurality of interactive electrical loads, the electronic data processing device configured to interface with an electrical power grid as an ancillary frequency control device providing capacity for frequency control of the electrical power grid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by an electronic data processing device in communication with a plurality of interactive electrical loads defining an aggregation connected with an electrical power grid, wherein the instructions are executable to perform a method comprising:
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generating a baseline power consumption schedule for the aggregation; determining frequency regulation capacity of the aggregation; and controlling actual power consumption of the aggregation based on the baseline power consumption and electronic control signals received from the electrical power grid to operate the aggregation as an ancillary frequency control device of the electrical power grid with the determined frequency regulation capacity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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