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Method and system for providing a central controller that can communicate across heterogenous networks for reaching various energy load control devices

  • US 8,838,282 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2009
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer method for communicating with energy load control devices across a heterogeneous network, comprising:

  • displaying a relative position of energy load control devices within a topology for the heterogeneous network;

    displaying a list of energy load control strategies available for one or more energy load control devices of the heterogeneous network, the heterogeneous network comprising a first energy load control device in a first network and a second energy load control device in a second network, the first energy load control device has a first communications protocol and the second energy load control device has a second communications protocol, the second communications protocol being different relative to the first communications protocol;

    each energy load control strategy comprising a graph of rate reduction against time;

    receiving a selection of an energy load control strategy;

    receiving spatial changes to one or more points of a graph of rate reduction against time that is part of the selected energy load control strategy;

    each point being selectable and repositionable with a screen pointer within the graph and defining a portion of an energy control line, the rate reduction defining a y-axis that has units in percentage or energy, while an x-axis of the graph has units of time;

    generating one or more messages that correspond with the selected energy load control strategy and which are based on characteristics of the energy load control device, wherein at least one or more messages define a variable duty cycle having a predetermined duration, configured for simultaneous transmission and correspond to at least one spatial point of the graph; and

    sending the one or more messages to the energy load control devices across the heterogeneous network in order to implement the selected energy load control strategy at each load control device.

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