Method of communicating a command for load shedding of a load control system
First Claim
1. A method of communicating a command for controlling a plurality of electrical loads, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a command request message;
receiving a response message in response to the command request message, the response message including the command; and
controlling the plurality of electrical loads in response to the command of the response message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a means for secure communication between an electrical utility company and an electricity customer, such that the customer is able to shed one or more loads in response to a load shed command from the utility company. A system server of the customer periodically connects to a utility server of the utility company using a standard computer protocol, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The system server sends a request message via the Internet to the utility server. The request message provides data on the total possible load, the present power consumption, and the present load shed state of the electricity customer. The utility server receives the request message and responds to the request message by transmitting to the system server a response message, which includes a load shed command.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of communicating a command for controlling a plurality of electrical loads, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a command request message; receiving a response message in response to the command request message, the response message including the command; and controlling the plurality of electrical loads in response to the command of the response message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method of communicating a command to control a plurality of electrical loads, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a command request message; receiving a response message in response to the command request message, the response message including the command; and controlling the plurality of electrical loads in response to the command of the response message.
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