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Utility load control management communications protocol

  • US 7,702,424 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Issued: 04/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing a utility load by controlling electrical consumption of electrically powered devices, the method comprising:

  • selecting at least one target for load control and assigning the at least one target at least one target address;

    using a control system of a utility provider to form a single variable length load control message according to a communication protocol, wherein the load control message includes the at least one target address and a plurality of unique concatenated command messages as part of the single variable length load control message, each of the plurality of unique concatenated command messages being selected from the set consisting of a command message having a predetermined message type and a fixed length message defined for the predetermined message type and a command message having a predetermined message type and a variable length message corresponding to values in a command message control flag field defined for the predetermined message type; and

    causing the load control message to be transmitted via a communication network to the at least one target for execution of all of the plurality of unique concatenated command messages by the at least one target corresponding to the at least one target address in the load control message.

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