System, method, and apparatus for actively managing consumption of electric power supplied by one or more electric power grid operators
First Claim
1. A server for use in a system that manages power on an electric grid including electric power supplied to a plurality of power consuming devices, wherein power flow to the plurality of power consuming devices is enabled and disabled by a plurality of controllable devices and wherein the plurality of controllable devices operate under the control of one or more client devices or independently from the client devices if operating instructions received by the plurality of controllable devices, the server comprising:
- a command processor operable to receive or initiate power control commands and issue power control event messages responsive thereto, at least one of the power control commands requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices;
an event manager operable to receive the power control event messages, maintain at least one power management status relating to each client device and issue power control event instructions responsive to the power control event messages;
a database for storing, information relating to power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices and based upon the amount of power to be reduced to each of the power consuming devices generating a corresponding power supply value;
and a client device manager operably coupled to the event manager and the database, the client device manager selecting from the database, based on the information stored in the database, at least one client device to which to issue a power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced or increased and identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices responsive to receipt of a power control event instruction requiring a reduction in a specified amount of electric power.
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Abstract
A server manages consumption of power supplied by utility or electric power grid operator(s) to multiple power consuming devices. Power flow to the consuming devices is enabled and disabled by controllable devices controlled by one or more client devices. The server includes a command processor, event manager, database, and client device manager. The command processor receives commands from the operator(s) and issues event messages responsive thereto. The event manager maintains a power management status for each client device and issues event instructions responsive to event messages. The database stores information relating to power consumed by the consuming devices. The client device manager selects from the database, responsive to receipt of a power reduction event instruction, client device(s) to which to issue a message indicating a power reduction amount and/or identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable power flow to associated consuming devices.
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51 Claims
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1. A server for use in a system that manages power on an electric grid including electric power supplied to a plurality of power consuming devices, wherein power flow to the plurality of power consuming devices is enabled and disabled by a plurality of controllable devices and wherein the plurality of controllable devices operate under the control of one or more client devices or independently from the client devices if operating instructions received by the plurality of controllable devices, the server comprising:
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a command processor operable to receive or initiate power control commands and issue power control event messages responsive thereto, at least one of the power control commands requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices; an event manager operable to receive the power control event messages, maintain at least one power management status relating to each client device and issue power control event instructions responsive to the power control event messages; a database for storing, information relating to power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices and based upon the amount of power to be reduced to each of the power consuming devices generating a corresponding power supply value; and a client device manager operably coupled to the event manager and the database, the client device manager selecting from the database, based on the information stored in the database, at least one client device to which to issue a power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced or increased and identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices responsive to receipt of a power control event instruction requiring a reduction in a specified amount of electric power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for a server to manage a flow of power on a grid including power supplied to a plurality of power consuming devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a power control command from an electric utility or electric power grid operator(s), the power control command requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by at least some of the power consuming devices; responsive to the power control command, determining a group of one or more client devices to which to issue a power control message, each client device of the group of client devices controlling at least one controllable device, each controllable device selectively enabling and disabling a flow of electric power to at least one power consuming device of the plurality of power consuming devices, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and an identification of one or more controllable devices to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices, and based upon the amount of power to be reduced to each of the power consuming devices, generating a corresponding power supply value (PSV); and
issuing the power control message to the group of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system controller for use in a system that manages power in an electric grid by a plurality of power consuming devices, wherein power flow to the plurality of power consuming devices is enabled and disabled by a plurality of controllable devices and wherein the plurality of controllable devices operate under the control of one or more client devices, the system controller comprising:
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a command processor operable to issue power control event messages, at least one of the power control event messages requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices; an event manager operable to receive the power control event messages, maintain at least one power management status relating to each client device and issue power control event instructions responsive to the power control event messages;
a database for storing, on at least one of a per client device basis and a per electric utility or electric power grid operator(s) basis, information relating to power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices;and a client device manager operably coupled to the event manager and the database, the client device manager selecting from the database, based on the information stored in the database, at least one client device to which to issue a power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices responsive to receipt of a power control event instruction requiring a reduction in a specified amount of electric power and based upon the amount of power to be reduced to each of the power consuming devices generating a corresponding power supply value. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for a system controller to manage a flow of power supplied by at least one electric utility or electric power grid operator(s) to a plurality of power consuming devices, the method comprising:
- automatically determining a group of one or more client devices to which to issue a power control message, each client device of the group of client devices controlling at least one controllable device, each controllable device selectively enabling and disabling a flow of electric power to at least one power consuming device of the plurality of power consuming devices, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced or increased and an identification of one or more controllable devices to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices;
based upon the amount of power to be reduced or increased to each of the power consuming devices generating a corresponding power supply value (PSV) therefor; and
issuing the power control message to the group of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (51)
- automatically determining a group of one or more client devices to which to issue a power control message, each client device of the group of client devices controlling at least one controllable device, each controllable device selectively enabling and disabling a flow of electric power to at least one power consuming device of the plurality of power consuming devices, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced or increased and an identification of one or more controllable devices to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices;
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