Method and system for reducing feeder circuit loss using demand response
First Claim
1. A method for reducing power loss in at least one feeder circuit in a power grid, the method executable by at least one computer having at least one processor and at least one memory, comprising:
- accessing, from the at least one memory, a model that provides as an output an indicator of feeder circuit power loss based on inputs of position in at least a part of the feeder circuit and at least one electrical aspect in the at least a part of the feeder circuit;
receiving, by the at least one processor, a real-time measurement of the at least one electrical aspect in at least a part of the feeder circuit;
accessing, by the at least one processor, respective positions of a plurality of customers in the at least a part of the feeder circuit;
inputting the real-time measurement and the respective positions of the plurality of customers into the model in order to generate a plurality of real-time indicators of feeder circuit power loss for the plurality of customers; and
selecting, based on the plurality of real-time indicators, at least one customer from the plurality of customers for real-time demand response in order to reduce the power loss in the feeder circuit.
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Abstract
A system and method that analyzes at least one aspect of the power grid for demand response in order to reduce feeder circuit losses is provided. The system and method may use a demand response model to select one or more factors for the demand response, such as selecting a subset of customers for demand response from a larger pool of available demand response customers. The demand response model may include a grid structure component, such as an indication of the particular customer'"'"'s position in the grid, and a dynamic operation component, such as a real-time measurement of current in the feeder circuit. By using the demand response model, feeder circuit losses may thereby reduced.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for reducing power loss in at least one feeder circuit in a power grid, the method executable by at least one computer having at least one processor and at least one memory, comprising:
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accessing, from the at least one memory, a model that provides as an output an indicator of feeder circuit power loss based on inputs of position in at least a part of the feeder circuit and at least one electrical aspect in the at least a part of the feeder circuit; receiving, by the at least one processor, a real-time measurement of the at least one electrical aspect in at least a part of the feeder circuit; accessing, by the at least one processor, respective positions of a plurality of customers in the at least a part of the feeder circuit; inputting the real-time measurement and the respective positions of the plurality of customers into the model in order to generate a plurality of real-time indicators of feeder circuit power loss for the plurality of customers; and selecting, based on the plurality of real-time indicators, at least one customer from the plurality of customers for real-time demand response in order to reduce the power loss in the feeder circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a power grid comprising at least one feeder circuit, a demand response management computer system for reducing power loss in the feeder circuit comprising:
at least one processor operable to; access a model that provides as an output an indicator of feeder circuit power loss based on inputs of position in at least a part of the feeder circuit and at least one electrical aspect in the at least a part of the feeder circuit; receive a real-time measurement of at least one electrical aspect in at least a part of the feeder circuit; access respective positions of a plurality of customers in the at least a part of the feeder circuit; input the real-time measurement and the respective positions of the plurality of customers into the model in order to generate a plurality of real-time indicators of feeder circuit power loss for the plurality of customers; and select, based on the plurality of real-time indicators, at least one customer from the plurality of customers for real-time demand response in order to reduce the power loss in the feeder circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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