METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING DEMAND SIDE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FREQUENCY REGULATION USING A DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a load controller configured to control electric power consumption by an electric power-consuming load in accord with a dispatch signal received by the load controller, the load controller including;
a power interface element comprising electric power circuitry configured to conduct AC electric power capable of powering the electric power-consuming load on or off; and
a logic element comprising an electronic data processing device configured to receive a dispatch signal that is updated at a time interval and to control power delivered to the electric power-consuming load by the power interface element based on the received dispatch signal;
wherein the power interface element includes switching circuitry to cycle power to the electric power-consuming load on and off within the time interval of the dispatch signal.
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Abstract
Dispatch engines service endpoints by transmitting dispatch signals to the serviced endpoints that cause the endpoints to adjust their electric power consumption from the electric power grid in accord with a control signal received by the dispatch engine. A market interface dispatch engine receives its control signal from an electric power grid managing entity, and downstream dispatch engines form a hierarchy cascading downstream from the market interface dispatch engine with each downstream dispatch engine being an endpoint serviced by a dispatch engine located upstream in the hierarchy. The control signal received by each downstream dispatch engine comprises dispatch signals transmitted by the upstream dispatch engine. The endpoints further include electric power-consuming loads. A suitable load controller comprises separate power interface and logic elements operatively connected to define the load controller, with the logic element powered by low voltage DC power received from the power interface element.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a load controller configured to control electric power consumption by an electric power-consuming load in accord with a dispatch signal received by the load controller, the load controller including; a power interface element comprising electric power circuitry configured to conduct AC electric power capable of powering the electric power-consuming load on or off; and a logic element comprising an electronic data processing device configured to receive a dispatch signal that is updated at a time interval and to control power delivered to the electric power-consuming load by the power interface element based on the received dispatch signal; wherein the power interface element includes switching circuitry to cycle power to the electric power-consuming load on and off within the time interval of the dispatch signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
a load controller configured to control electric power consumption by an electric power-consuming load in accord with a dispatch signal received by the load controller, the load controller including; a power interface element comprising a power interface element enclosure and electric power circuitry disposed inside the power interface element enclosure and configured to conduct AC electric power capable of powering the electric power-consuming load; and a logic element comprising a logic element enclosure and an electronic data processing device disposed inside the logic element enclosure and configured to receive a dispatch signal and to control power delivered to the electric power-consuming load by the power interface element based on the received dispatch signal; wherein the power interface element and the logic element are separate elements with separate power interface element and logic element enclosures. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
a load controller configured to control electric power consumption by an electric power-consuming load in accord with a dispatch signal received by the load controller, the load controller including; an antenna; electric power circuitry configured to power the electric power-consuming load; and an electronic data processing device programmed to transmit via the antenna a bid representing a level of energy need of the electric power-consuming load controlled by the load controller and to receive via the antenna a dispatch signal and to control power delivered to the electric power-consuming load by the electric power circuitry based on the received dispatch signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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