System and method for monitoring and controlling energy distribution
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and controlling energy distribution from at least one Energy Service Provider, comprising:
- a publicly accessible distributed network;
a network access device that interfaces power monitoring and power curtailment circuitry to said distributed network; and
a management device that supports interfaces to said power monitoring and said power curtailment circuitry, said management device located remotely from said network access device, and comprising a control device that interfaces said network access device through said publicly accessible distributed network, wherein said management device controls electrical loads at a remote location based in part on market prices of electricity;
wherein said network access device comprises a plurality of E1-2000s located remotely from said management device.
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Abstract
Systems that monitor and control energy distribution manage energy distribution or use for Energy Service Providers and end-users. A system includes a publicly or privately accessible distributed network, a network access device, and a management device. The network access device communicates with the management device through the distributed network to control loads at a remote location. The method of monitoring and controlling energy distribution receives data at an on-line Site, processes an application program that evaluates load and market supply data, and initiates power curtailment requests or power curtailment events.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and controlling energy distribution from at least one Energy Service Provider, comprising:
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a publicly accessible distributed network;
a network access device that interfaces power monitoring and power curtailment circuitry to said distributed network; and
a management device that supports interfaces to said power monitoring and said power curtailment circuitry, said management device located remotely from said network access device, and comprising a control device that interfaces said network access device through said publicly accessible distributed network, wherein said management device controls electrical loads at a remote location based in part on market prices of electricity;
wherein said network access device comprises a plurality of E1-2000s located remotely from said management device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for monitoring and redistributing energy, comprising:
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a publicly accessible network;
an energy exchange interfaced to said publicly accessible network;
an E1-2000 interfaced to power monitoring circuitry, power curtailment circuitry and said publicly accessible network;
an on-line Site interfaced to said E1-2000 and said energy exchange through said publicly accessible network, said on-line Site facilitating energy redistribution by monitoring power consumption data through said E1-2000, price data through said energy exchange, and initiating curtailment events through said E1-2000. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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