INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT
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1. A power management control system comprising:
- a main control unit;
a plurality of equipment control units having integrated circuitry to connect to the main control unit over a data connection and to interface each one of the plurality of equipment control units to one of a plurality of power supply generators.
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Abstract
An intelligent interactive power management control system for power generation equipment, which provides for information to be exchanged in such a way that equipment control units can be made to operate according to a configurable way that may vary over time and according to the environment and available power within a power generation system to save energy costs and increase safety.
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1. A power management control system comprising:
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a main control unit; a plurality of equipment control units having integrated circuitry to connect to the main control unit over a data connection and to interface each one of the plurality of equipment control units to one of a plurality of power supply generators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium of instructions for power management of a power generation system comprising:
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instructions for configuring a plurality of equipment control units to have each one of the plurality of equipment control units control and collect data from one of a plurality of power supply generators within a power generation system; instructions for configuring a main control unit to transmit commands to and receive data from the plurality of equipment control units; instructions for configuring the main control unit to control the supply of power to a customer site receiving power from an electric company'"'"'s power grid and from the power generation system; instructions for determining the cost of energy per unit time supplied from the electric company'"'"'s power grid to the customer site; instructions for determining the cost of energy per unit time supplied from each one of the plurality power supply generators to the customer site; instructions for controlling the contribution of power from each one of the plurality of power supply generators and the electric power grid based on the determination of which one of the plurality of power supply generators and the electric power grid has the lowest cost of energy per unit time. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of managing the distribution of power within a power generation system comprising:
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configuring a plurality of equipment control units to have each one of the plurality of equipment control units control and collect data from one of a plurality of power supply generators within a power generation system; configuring a main control unit to transmit commands to and receive data from the plurality of equipment control units; configuring the main control unit to control the supply of power to a customer site receiving power from an electric company'"'"'s power grid and from the power generation system; determining the cost of energy per unit time supplied from the electric company'"'"'s power grid to the customer site; determining the cost of energy per unit time supplied from each one of the plurality of power supply generators to the customer site; controlling the contribution of power from each one of the plurality of power supply generators and the electric power grid based on the determination of which one of the plurality of power supply generators and electric power grid has the lowest cost of energy per unit time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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