Energy load management method and system

• US 8,341,442 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Boss, Gregory Jensen, Hamilton, Rick Allen II, Haugh, Julianne Frances, Sand, Anne R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Spittle, Matthew D
• Application Number:
  US13/413,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 294 Days
• Field of Search: 713/320, 713/322, 700295-297, 307/34, 307/35, 307/39, 307/129
• US Class Current: 713/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A modification method and system. The method includes detecting and monitoring by a computing system, a frequency signal associated with an input voltage signal used for powering a plurality of power consumption devices at a specified location. The computing system compares the frequency signal to a predetermined frequency value. The computing system determines that the frequency signal comprises a first value that is not equal to the predetermined frequency value. The computing system calculates a difference value between the first value and the predetermined frequency value. The computing system compares the difference value to a second value. The computing system enables a load adjustment modification process associated with the plurality of power consumption devices. The computing system generates and stores a report associated with the load adjustment modification process.

Claims

1. A modification method comprising:

detecting, by a computing system, a frequency signal associated with an input voltage signal used for powering a plurality of power consumption devices at a specified location;

monitoring, by said computing system, said frequency signal;

first comparing, by said computing system, said frequency signal to a predetermined frequency value;

determining, by said computing system based on said first comparing, that said frequency signal comprises a first value that is not equal to said predetermined frequency value;

calculating, by said computing system, a difference value between said first value and said predetermined frequency value;

second comparing, by said computing system, said difference value to a second value;

enabling, by said computing system based on results of said second comparing, a load adjustment modification process associated with said plurality of power consumption devices at said specified location, wherein said enabling is executed after a specified time delay period, wherein said results of said second comparing indicates that said first value exceeds said predetermined frequency value by more than said second value, and wherein said load adjustment modification process comprises;

determining, by said computing system, a desired load increase value associated with reducing said first value by a specified amount;

determining by said computing system, a specified time period associated with achieving said desired load increase value;

enabling for said specified time period, by said computing system based on said desired load increase value, a first power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices such that said first power consumption device consumes power from said input voltage signal; and

third comparing, by said computing system, a first current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load increase value;

generating, by said computing system a report associated with said load adjustment modification process; and

storing, by said computing system, said report.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

determining, by said computing system based on results of said third comparing, that said first current load value is less than said desired load increase value; and

increasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a second enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

fourth comparing, by said computing system, a second current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load increase value;

determining, by said computing system based on results of said fourth comparing, that said second current load value is greater than said desired load increase value; and

decreasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a third enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said first enabled power consumption device is selected from a list of enabled power consumption devices.

9. A computer program product, comprising a computer storage medium comprising a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code configured to perform the method of claim 1 upon being executed by a processor of said computing system.

10. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing the method of claim 1.

5. A modification method comprising:

detecting, by a computing system, a frequency signal associated with an input voltage signal used for powering a plurality of power consumption devices at a specified location;

monitoring, by said computing system, said frequency signal;

first comparing, by said computing system, said frequency signal to a predetermined frequency value;

determining, by said computing system based on said first comparing, that said frequency signal comprises a first value that is not equal to said predetermined frequency value;

calculating, by said computing system, a difference value between said first value and said predetermined frequency value;

second comparing, by said computing system, said difference value to a second value;

enabling, by said computing system based on results of said second comparing, a load adjustment modification process associated with said plurality of power consumption devices at said specified location, wherein said enabling is executed after a specified time delay period, wherein said results of said second comparing indicates that said first value is less than said predetermined value by more than said second value, and wherein said load adjustment modification process comprises;

determining, by said computing system, a desired load decrease value associated with increasing said first value by a specified amount;

determining by said computing system, a specified time period associated with achieving said desired load decrease value;

disabling for said specified time period, by said computing system based on said desired load decrease value, a first enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices such that said first enabled power consumption device becomes disabled from consuming power from said input voltage signal; and

third comparing, by said computing system, a first current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load decrease value;

generating, by said computing system a report associated with said load adjustment modification process; and

storing, by said computing system, said report.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

determining, by said computing system based on results of said third comparing, that said first current load value is greater than said desired load decrease value; and

decreasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a second enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

fourth comparing, by said computing system, a second current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load decrease value;

determining, by said computing system based on results of said fourth comparing, that said second current load value is less than said desired load decrease value; and

increasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a third enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said first enabled power consumption device is selected from a list of enabled power consumption devices.

11. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implements a modification method, said method comprising:

detecting, by said computing system, a frequency signal associated with an input voltage signal used for powering a plurality of power consumption devices at a specified location;

monitoring, by said computing system, said frequency signal;

first comparing, by said computing system, said frequency signal to a predetermined frequency value;

determining, by said computing system based on said first comparing, that said frequency signal comprises a first value that is not equal to said predetermined frequency value;

calculating, by said computing system, a difference value between said first value and said predetermined frequency value;

second comparing, by said computing system, said difference value to a second value;

enabling, by said computing system based on results of said second comparing, a load adjustment modification process associated with said plurality of power consumption devices at said specified location, wherein said enabling is executed after a specified time delay period, wherein said results of said second comparing indicates that said first value exceeds said predetermined frequency value by more than said second value, and wherein said load adjustment modification process comprises;

determining, by said computing system, a desired load increase value associated with reducing said first value by a specified amount;

determining by said computing system, a specified time period associated with achieving said desired load increase value;

enabling for said specified time period, by said computing system based on said desired load increase value, a first power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices such that said first power consumption device consumes power from said input voltage signal; and

third comparing, by said computing system, a first current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load increase value;

generating, by said computing system a report associated with said load adjustment modification process; and

storing, by said computing system, said report.

12. The computing system of claim 11, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

determining, by said computing system based on results of said third comparing, that said first current load value is less than said desired load increase value; and

increasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a second enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

fourth comparing, by said computing system, a second current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load increase value;

determining, by said computing system based on results of said fourth comparing, that said second current load value is greater than said desired load increase value; and

decreasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a third enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

14. The computing system of claim 11, wherein said first enabled power consumption device is selected from a list of enabled power consumption devices.

15. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implements a modification method, said method comprising:

detecting, by said computing system, a frequency signal associated with an input voltage signal used for powering a plurality of power consumption devices at a specified location;

monitoring, by said computing system, said frequency signal;

first comparing, by said computing system, said frequency signal to a predetermined frequency value;

determining, by said computing system based on said first comparing, that said frequency signal comprises a first value that is not equal to said predetermined frequency value;

calculating, by said computing system, a difference value between said first value and said predetermined frequency value;

second comparing, by said computing system, said difference value to a second value;

enabling, by said computing system based on results of said second comparing, a load adjustment modification process associated with said plurality of power consumption devices at said specified location, wherein said enabling is executed after a specified time delay period, wherein said results of said second comparing indicates that said first value is less than said predetermined frequency value by more than said second value, and wherein said load adjustment modification process comprises;

determining, by said computing system, a desired load decrease value associated with increasing said first value by a specified amount;

determining by said computing system, a specified time period associated with achieving said desired load decrease value;

disabling for said specified time period, by said computing system based on said desired load decrease value, a first enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices such that said first enabled power consumption device becomes disabled from consuming power from said input voltage signal; and

third comparing, by said computing system, a first current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load decrease value;

generating, by said computing system a report associated with said load adjustment modification process; and

storing, by said computing system, said report.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

determining, by said computing system based on results of said third comparing, that said first current load value is greater than said desired load decrease value; and

decreasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a second enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.

17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein said load adjustment modification process further comprises:

fourth comparing, by said computing system, a second current load value on said input voltage signal to said desired load decrease value;

determining, by said computing system based on results of said fourth comparing, that said second current load value is less than said desired load decrease value; and

increasing, by said computing system, a power usage of a third enabled power consumption device of said plurality of power consumption devices.