Load shifting control system for commercial refrigeration
First Claim
1. A processor for selecting a specific combination of discrete electrical loads from a plurality of presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads, wherein each presently available combination of discrete electrical loads represents a different allocation of the loads between a first power source and a second power source, said processor comprising:
- means for receiving control parameters and/or demand data associated with the discrete loads and the power sources;
memory means for storing the control parameters and/or demand data;
means for calculating a target demand value for the demand on one of said power sources as a function of the control parameters and/or demand data;
means for identifying each of the presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads; and
means for selecting one load combination from said presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads, wherein said selecting means is adapted for calculating a load demand value for each of said presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads which indicates the actual demand for that combination of discrete loads on said one power source, said one combination of discrete loads having the highest load demand value which does not exceed the target demand value.
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Abstract
A load shifting control system for selectively allocating a plurality of discrete electrical loads between a first power source and a second power source includes a plurality of transfer switches connected to respective electrical loads and further includes a processor coupled with the transfer switches. The processor is configured to identify presently available combinations of the discrete loads and to select a preferred one of the presently available load combinations as a function of control parameters and/or demand data provided to the processor. The processor is also configured to generate control signals corresponding to the preferred load combination and to communicate the control signals to the transfer switches, which are adapted to effect an allocation of loads between the power sources in accordance with the preferred load combination upon receiving the control signals.
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58 Claims
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1. A processor for selecting a specific combination of discrete electrical loads from a plurality of presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads, wherein each presently available combination of discrete electrical loads represents a different allocation of the loads between a first power source and a second power source, said processor comprising:
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means for receiving control parameters and/or demand data associated with the discrete loads and the power sources; memory means for storing the control parameters and/or demand data; means for calculating a target demand value for the demand on one of said power sources as a function of the control parameters and/or demand data; means for identifying each of the presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads; and means for selecting one load combination from said presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads, wherein said selecting means is adapted for calculating a load demand value for each of said presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads which indicates the actual demand for that combination of discrete loads on said one power source, said one combination of discrete loads having the highest load demand value which does not exceed the target demand value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A control system for selectively allocating a plurality of discrete electrical loads between a first power source and a second power source, said control system comprising:
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a plurality of transfer switches connected to respective electrical loads, said transfer switches being operable between a first position in which the load is connected to the first power source and disconnected from the second power source and a second position in which the load is disconnected from the first power source and connected to the second power source; and a processor coupled with the plurality of transfer switches, said processor being configured to identify presently available combinations of said discrete electrical loads and to select a preferred one of said presently available load combinations as a function of control parameters and/or demand data provided to the processor, wherein said processor is configured to generate control signals corresponding to the preferred load combination and is further configured to communicate the control signals to said transfer switches; wherein the transfer switches are adapted to effect an allocation of loads between the first and second power sources in accordance with the preferred load combination upon receiving said control signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for selecting a combination of discrete electrical loads from a plurality of presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads, wherein each presently available combination of discrete electrical loads represents a different allocation of the discrete loads between a first power source and a second power source, said method comprising:
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providing control parameters and/or demand data associated with the discrete loads and the power sources to a processor; storing the control parameters and/or demand data in a memory associated with the processor; calculating a target demand value for the demand on one of said power sources as a function of the control parameters and/or demand data; identifying the presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads; and selecting one load combination from the presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads by calculating a load demand value for each of the presently available combinations of discrete electrical loads which indicates the actual demand for that combination of discrete electrical loads on said one power source and determining which of the presently available load combinations has the highest load demand value which does not exceed the target demand value. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A commercial refrigeration system capable of allocating electrical loads in a store between at least two power sources, the system comprising:
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a compressor having an associated electrical load when running; a condenser coupled with said compressor in a first refrigeration system in the store; an evaporator coupled with said compressor and said condenser in the first refrigeration system, wherein the evaporator is disposed in a product cooling zone for cooling displayed product; a plurality of electrical loads in the store including the electrical load associated with said compressor; transfer switch means coupled with said electrical loads, wherein said transfer switch means is adapted for selectively switching at least some of said electrical loads from one of said power sources to another of said power sources; and a processor coupled with the transfer switch means, said processor being configured to identify a plurality of presently available combinations of said electrical loads and to select a preferred one of said presently available load combinations as a function of control parameters and/or demand data provided to the processor, wherein said processor is configured to generate control signals corresponding to the preferred load combination and is further configured to communicate the control signals to said transfer switch means; wherein said transfer switch means is adapted to effect an allocation of said electrical loads between the power sources in accordance with the preferred load combination upon receiving said control signals. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A processor for strategizing a target load combination from a plurality of presently available load combinations, each of which represents a different potential allocation of multiple discrete electrical loads as between first and second power sources;
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means for receiving and storing control parameters and/or demand data from the discrete electrical loads; means for identifying each of the presently available combinations of said multiple discrete electrical loads and calculating the load demand value thereof on at least one of said power sources; means for calculating a target demand value for said one of said power sources as a function of the control parameters and/or demand data; and means for selecting a target load combination from said presently available combinations of said multiple discrete electrical loads having the highest load demand value that does not exceed the target demand value for said one power source.
- said processor comprising;
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50. In combination with a food store having multiple product refrigeration requirements represented by at least two discrete compressor power loads, and having at least two other discrete electrical loads, and having an outside utility power source sufficient to exceed the entire power requirements of the food store, and also having an independent on-site dedicated power source;
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a processor control system for selectively re-allocating combinations of said discrete electrical loads between said on-site and outside power sources in response to control parameters and/or demand data, said processor control system comprising; means for receiving and storing control parameters and/or demand data associated with the discrete electrical loads and the power sources; means for identifying each of the presently available combinations of said discrete electrical loads and calculating the load demand value associated with each identified combination of discrete electrical loads; means for calculating a target demand value for at least one of said power sources as a function of the control parameters and/or demand data; and means for strategizing an optimum electrical load allocation of the presently available discrete electrical loads between said on-site and outside power sources toward achieving operating efficiency and power cost savings. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
- the improvement comprising;
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