Method for controlling energy resources
First Claim
1. A method of controlling energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices at a premises, each of the plurality of energy consuming devices being controlled by a corresponding load controller having integrated measurement capability, each load controller being communicatively coupled to one of a plurality of distributed energy management controllers, the plurality of distributed energy management controllers being communicatively coupled to a computer system of an operations control center, comprising:
- measuring the individual energy load of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, the measurement being performed by the corresponding load controller;
communicating the individual energy load measurements from each load controller to a corresponding one of the plurality of distributed energy management controllers;
communicating the individual energy load measurements of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers to the operations control center;
processing, by the computer system, the individual energy load measurements received from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers;
sending a notification of a demand response request from the operations control center to customers associated with each energy management controller, the notification including a schedule of an associated demand response event;
receiving acknowledgement of the demand response request from one or more of the customers associated with each one of the plurality of energy management controllers;
generating a report that indicates how much load can be expected to be shed from each premises associated with a corresponding energy management controller based upon the acknowledgement from each customer;
generating an aggregated estimate of the size of the expected load reduction from a plurality of premises having an associated energy management controller based at least in part on historical load measurements; and
transmitting a command from the operations control center to at least one of the plurality of distributed energy management controllers based on said processed energy load measurements to curtail or engage one or more of the plurality of energy consuming devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing power consumption and storage in a power grid. Measurements are received from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers. Each energy management controllers has energy storage units with stored energy. The measurements comprise the energy production and storage capacity of the energy management controllers and their associated energy storage units. The measurements are processed, e.g., aggregated, and displayed on a graphical user interface. Commands are transmitted to a first subset of the energy management controllers to command the units to discharge their stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. Commands are transmitted to a second subset of the plurality of energy management controllers to store energy in each unit'"'"'s energy storage unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices at a premises, each of the plurality of energy consuming devices being controlled by a corresponding load controller having integrated measurement capability, each load controller being communicatively coupled to one of a plurality of distributed energy management controllers, the plurality of distributed energy management controllers being communicatively coupled to a computer system of an operations control center, comprising:
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measuring the individual energy load of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, the measurement being performed by the corresponding load controller; communicating the individual energy load measurements from each load controller to a corresponding one of the plurality of distributed energy management controllers; communicating the individual energy load measurements of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers to the operations control center; processing, by the computer system, the individual energy load measurements received from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers; sending a notification of a demand response request from the operations control center to customers associated with each energy management controller, the notification including a schedule of an associated demand response event; receiving acknowledgement of the demand response request from one or more of the customers associated with each one of the plurality of energy management controllers; generating a report that indicates how much load can be expected to be shed from each premises associated with a corresponding energy management controller based upon the acknowledgement from each customer; generating an aggregated estimate of the size of the expected load reduction from a plurality of premises having an associated energy management controller based at least in part on historical load measurements; and transmitting a command from the operations control center to at least one of the plurality of distributed energy management controllers based on said processed energy load measurements to curtail or engage one or more of the plurality of energy consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices at a premises, each of the plurality of energy consuming devices being controlled by a corresponding load controller, each load controller being communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of distributed energy management controllers, the plurality of distributed energy management controllers being communicatively coupled to a computer system of an operations control center, comprising:
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measuring the individual energy load of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices; communicating the individual energy load measurements to a corresponding one of the plurality of distributed energy management controllers; communicating the individual energy load measurements of each of the plurality of energy consuming devices from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers to the operations control center; processing, by the computer system, the individual energy load measurements received from the plurality of distributed energy management controllers; sending a notification of a demand response request from the operations control center to customers associated with each of the plurality of energy management controllers, the notification being based on the processed individual energy load measurements and including a schedule of a demand response event to be triggered by the request; receiving acknowledgement of the demand response request from one or more of the customers associated with each energy management controller; generating a report that indicates how much load can be expected to be shed from each site associated with one of the plurality of energy management controllers based upon the acknowledgement from each customer; generating an aggregated estimate of the size of the expected reduction from multiple premises based on historical load measurements; executing, by the energy management controllers, commands associated with the demand response request; recording the performance of the demand response event triggered by the demand response request; and reporting the performance of the demand response event back to the operations control center.
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