DISTRIBUTED ENERGY DEMAND MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for managing energy demand comprising:
- determining, by a local energy controller of a local energy system, energy pricing information of a distributed energy network for a first time period;
determining projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices of the local energy system for the first time period based, at least in part, on the energy pricing information for the first time period; and
providing the projected energy demand information to a central energy coordinator of the distributed energy network.
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Abstract
Distributed energy demand management mechanisms for a distributed energy network are disclosed. In one example, a local energy controller of a local energy system determines projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices of the local energy system based on energy pricing information received from a central energy coordinator. The local energy controller modifies an energy consumption schedule during an energy pricing transition period based on energy access control information received from the central energy coordinator to manage a projected energy demand increase during the energy pricing transition period of the distributed energy network. In one example, the central energy coordinator determines the energy pricing information for the distributed energy network based on energy supply information and the projected energy demand information. The central energy coordinator determines the energy access control information based on the projected energy demand increase during the energy pricing transition period.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for managing energy demand comprising:
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determining, by a local energy controller of a local energy system, energy pricing information of a distributed energy network for a first time period; determining projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices of the local energy system for the first time period based, at least in part, on the energy pricing information for the first time period; and providing the projected energy demand information to a central energy coordinator of the distributed energy network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing energy demand comprising:
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receiving, at a central energy coordinator of a distributed energy network, projected energy demand information from a plurality of local energy controllers of the distributed energy network; determining energy supply information for the distributed energy network; determining energy pricing information for the distributed energy network based, at least in part, on the projected energy demand information and the energy supply information; and determining energy access control information based, at least in part, on a projected energy demand increase during an energy pricing transition period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A local energy controller for managing energy demand comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the local energy controller to; determine energy pricing information of a distributed energy network for a first time period; determine projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices of a local energy system for the first time period based, at least in part, on the energy pricing information for the first time period; and provide the projected energy demand information to a central energy coordinator of the distributed energy network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A central energy coordinator for managing energy demand comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the central energy coordinator to; receive projected energy demand information from a plurality of local energy controllers of a distributed energy network; determine energy supply information for the distributed energy network; determine energy pricing information for the distributed energy network based, at least in part, on the projected energy demand information and the energy supply information; and determine energy access control information based, at least in part, on a projected energy demand increase during an energy pricing transition period. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions stored therein, the machine executable instructions comprising instructions to:
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determine, by a local energy controller of a local energy system, energy pricing information of a distributed energy network for a first time period; determine projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices of the local energy system for the first time period based, at least in part, on the energy pricing information for the first time period; and provide the projected energy demand information to a central energy coordinator of the distributed energy network. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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