Active load management system
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1. A method for managing a plurality of electric loads powered by a standby generator, the method comprising the steps of:
- interconnecting each of the plurality of electric loads to the generator through an interconnect device that is operable to selectively connect and disconnect the electric load from the generator;
assigning a priority value to each of the electric loads from a lowest priority value to a highest priority value;
providing a control unit in communication with each of the interconnect devices to control the connection of each of the electric loads to the generator;
monitoring a combined load on the generator in the control unit;
selectively disconnecting the electric loads from the generator in a sequential order based on the priority value assigned to each load, wherein the loads having the lowest priority value are sequentially disconnected from the generator by the control unit until the combined load on the generator falls below a rated value for the generator;
predicting the additional load on the generator for each of the electric loads disconnected from the generator; and
selectively reconnecting one or more of the electric loads having priority values lower than the electric load having the highest priority value that is disconnected from the generator when the combination of the predicted additional load and the combined load remains below the rated value of the generator.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing loads powered by a standby generator. The method includes utilizing a transfer switch control unit to selectively shed loads each associated with one of a series of priority circuits. The loads are shed in a sequential order based upon the priority circuit to which the load is applied. Once a required load has been shed, the control unit determines whether any of the lower priority loads can be reconnected to the generator without exceeding the rating of the generator while one of the higher priority circuits remains open.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for managing a plurality of electric loads powered by a standby generator, the method comprising the steps of:
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interconnecting each of the plurality of electric loads to the generator through an interconnect device that is operable to selectively connect and disconnect the electric load from the generator; assigning a priority value to each of the electric loads from a lowest priority value to a highest priority value; providing a control unit in communication with each of the interconnect devices to control the connection of each of the electric loads to the generator; monitoring a combined load on the generator in the control unit; selectively disconnecting the electric loads from the generator in a sequential order based on the priority value assigned to each load, wherein the loads having the lowest priority value are sequentially disconnected from the generator by the control unit until the combined load on the generator falls below a rated value for the generator; predicting the additional load on the generator for each of the electric loads disconnected from the generator; and selectively reconnecting one or more of the electric loads having priority values lower than the electric load having the highest priority value that is disconnected from the generator when the combination of the predicted additional load and the combined load remains below the rated value of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13)
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8. A load management system for managing one or more electric loads powered by a standby generator, the system comprising:
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a transfer switch coupled to the standby generator; a plurality of interconnect devices each positioned between one of the loads and the generator, wherein each interconnect device is operable to selectively connect and disconnect the electric load from the generator; a control unit in communication with each of the interconnect devices to selectively control the interconnect devices, the control unit being configured to; assign a priority value to each of the electric loads from a lowest priority value to a highest priority value; monitor a combined load on the generator; selectively disconnect the electric loads from the generator in a sequential order based on the priority value assigned to each load, wherein the loads having the lowest priority values are sequentially disconnected until the combined load on the generator falls below a rated value for the generator; predicting the additional load on the generator for each of the electric loads disconnected from the generator; and
;selectively re-connecting one or more of the electric loads having a priority value lower than the electric load having the highest priority value that is disconnected from the generator when the combination of the predicted additional load and the combined load remains below the rated value of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A method of managing a plurality of electric loads powered by a standby generator, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a priority value to each of the electric loads from a lowest priority value to a highest priority value; monitoring a combined load on the generator in a control unit; selectively disconnecting the electric loads from the generator in a sequential order based on the priority value assigned to each load, wherein the electric loads having the lowest priority value are sequentially disconnected until the combined load on the generator falls below a rated value for the generator; predicting the additional load on the generator for each of the electric loads disconnected from the generator; and selectively reconnecting one or more of the electric loads having a priority value lower than the highest priority value of the electric load that is disconnected from the generator when the combination of the predicted additional load and the combined load remains below the rated value of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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