Overlay Network Topology System And A Network Node Device Therefor

• US 20160118791A1
• Filed: 11/09/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Socpra Sciences Et Gnie S.E.C.
• Original Assignee: Socpra Sciences Et Gnie S.E.C.
• Inventors: MABILLEAU, Philippe, AYOUB, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 10,008,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1006 for water heating systems
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/156 Reducing the quantity of energy consumed; Increasing efficiency
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/176 Improving or maintaining comfort of users
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/225 at different heights of the tank
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/277 Price
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 7/00 Storage heaters, i.e. heaters in which the energy is stored as heat in masses for subsequent release
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1905 associated with tele control
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00 Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0654 using network fault recovery ring fault isolation or reconfiguration in loop networks without recovery actions by a network management system H04L12/437
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/12 Avoiding congestion; Recovering from congestion
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/244 : the home appliances being or involving heating ventilating and air conditioning [HVAC] units

Abstract

A load management method for controlling a plurality of distributed community loads with a plurality of controllers. The controllers are connectable to a network and the distributed community loads are connectable to a power grid. The loads are controllable by a corresponding one of the controllers according to a local need and a power grid supply or a community need of the loads. A network node device adapted to communicate with other node devices of a same community within an overlay network topology system. The system has a plurality of node devices organized in a number of hierarchically linked rings. The plurality of node devices of a same ring is interconnected in groups of node devices. One of the node devices is a parent node for linking the node devices of a first ring to node devices of a second ring at another hierarchy by being a parent node to both first and second rings.

Claims

1. A load management method for controlling a plurality of distributed community loads with a plurality of controllers that are connectable to a network, each of the plurality of distributed community loads being electrically connectable to a power grid and being controllable by a corresponding one of the plurality of controllers, the method comprising:

each of the plurality of controllers collecting a local data indicative of at least a local need parameter;

each of the plurality of controllers receiving a community data indicative of at least one of a power grid supply parameter or a community need parameter of the plurality of distributed community loads; and

each of the plurality of controllers determining and setting a power consumption of a corresponding load according to the local data and the community data;

wherein the community need parameter is indicative of at least a power consumption need of each of the plurality of distributed community loads.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of controllers setting the power consumption of a corresponding load to an active status when a value of the local need parameter is beyond an acceptable local threshold and a value of the power grid supply parameter is within an acceptable supply range.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of controllers setting the power consumption of a corresponding load to an active status when a value of the local need parameter is beyond an acceptable local threshold and a value of the community need parameter is within an acceptable community threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the acceptable community threshold is determined according to the power grid supply parameter.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the power supply parameter is indicative of an available power within the power grid.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the power supply parameter is indicative of a power supply price based on a predetermined time period.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the local need parameter is indicative of a required power consumption of the corresponding one of the plurality of distributed community loads.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of distributed community loads are water heaters and the local data is indicative of at least a temperature.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the local data is indicative of a water column temperature profile.

36. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of controllers setting the power consumption of a corresponding load to an active status when a value of the local need parameter is beyond an acceptable local threshold and a value of the community need parameter is within an acceptable community threshold.

37. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of distributed community loads are water heaters and the local data is indicative of at least a temperature.

38. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of distributed community loads are water heaters and the local data is indicative of at least a temperature.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein the local data is indicative of a water column temperature profile.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the local data is indicative of a water column temperature profile.

5. (canceled)

11-35. -35. (canceled)