Cross-profile coordination of energy consumption policies
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving soft policies at a policy coordination device from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices, the soft policies defining a set of acceptable energy reduction measures and one or more soft limits within which an associated energy consuming device should operate;
examining the received soft policies to determine corresponding energy consumption;
creating a global policy to reduce overall peak energy consumption between the received soft policies; and
transmitting corresponding policy control commands from the policy coordination device to one or more of the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices based on the global policy.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a policy coordination device receives soft policies from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices, and examines the received soft policies to determine corresponding energy consumption. From this, the policy coordination device creates a global policy to reduce overall peak energy consumption between the received soft policies. As such, the policy coordination device transmits corresponding policy control commands to one or more of the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices based on the global policy. In another embodiment, a particular localized energy consumption control device discloses its soft policies and in response, receives a policy control command from the policy coordination device to control operation of one or more energy consuming devices (within soft limits of the soft policies) based on the global policy.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving soft policies at a policy coordination device from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices, the soft policies defining a set of acceptable energy reduction measures and one or more soft limits within which an associated energy consuming device should operate; examining the received soft policies to determine corresponding energy consumption; creating a global policy to reduce overall peak energy consumption between the received soft policies; and transmitting corresponding policy control commands from the policy coordination device to one or more of the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices based on the global policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface adapted to communicate in a computer network; a processor coupled to the network interface and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory storing a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; receive soft policies from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices, the soft policies defining a set of acceptable energy reduction measures and one or more soft limits within which an associated energy consuming device should operate; examine the received soft policies to determine corresponding energy consumption; create a global policy to reduce overall peak energy consumption between the received soft policies; and transmit corresponding policy control commands to one or more of the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices based on the global policy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of configured soft policies with soft limits at a particular localized energy consumption control device, the soft policies defining a set of acceptable energy reduction measures and the soft limits within which an associated energy consuming device should operate; disclosing the plurality of soft policies to a policy coordination device operable to receive soft policies from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices; receiving a policy control command at the particular localized energy consumption control device from the policy coordination device to control operation of one or more energy consuming devices within the soft limits based on a global policy determined by the policy coordination device based on the soft policies from the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices; and operating the particular localized energy consumption control device based on the policy control command to control the one or more associated energy consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface adapted to communicate in a computer network; a processor coupled to the network interface and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory storing a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; receive a plurality of configured soft policies with soft limits, the soft policies defining a set of acceptable energy reduction measures and the soft limits within which an associated energy consuming devices should operate; disclose the plurality of soft policies to a policy coordination device operable to receive soft policies from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices; receive a policy control command from the policy coordination device to control operation of one or more energy consuming devices within the soft limits based on a global policy determined by the policy coordination device based on the soft policies from the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices; and control the one or more energy consuming devices based on the policy control command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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