Method and system for automatically adapting end user power usage
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1. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
- receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid;
determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data;
determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation functiontransmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset; and
receiving from the at least one end user data indicative of end user asset capacity suitable for use in determining said operational adaptation.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for automatically adapting power grid usage by controlling internal and/or external power-related assets of one or more users in response to power regulation and/or frequency regulation functions in a manner beneficial to both the power grid itself and the users of the power grid.
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1. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset; and receiving from the at least one end user data indicative of end user asset capacity suitable for use in determining said operational adaptation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function; and transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset, wherein said user assets associated with at least some of said end users include at least one power providing asset controllably connected to said power grid, said at least one power providing asset comprising any of an A/C generator and a DC/AC inverter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function; and transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset, wherein said user assets associated with at least some of said end users include at least one power providing asset controllably connected to said power grid, said at least one power providing asset comprising any of a standby generator, a distributed generator, a peaker plant, a co-generation facility, an energy storage system, a battery, a solar based power generator, a wind-based power generator, a tidal power generator and a geothermal based power generator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function; and transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset, wherein said operating condition comprises a real-time economic event, said power adaptation function is calculated to satisfy corresponding economic event parameters, and said operational adaptation is adapted to satisfy said economic event parameters. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function; and transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset, wherein said method is repeated in response to receiving additional data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid, and wherein each repetition of said step of determining a power adaptation function uses information learned from one or more prior power adaptation function determinations. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 52)
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43. A method for automatically adapting end user power usage, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of one or more operating conditions associated with a power grid supplying power to at least one end user, each end user being associated with user assets including at least one power consuming asset being controllably connected to said power grid; determining a power adaptation function in response to said received data; determining an operational adaptation of at least one user asset from at least one end user sufficient to meet said power adaptation function; and transmitting, toward said at least one end user, commands configured to cause said operational adaptation of said at least one user asset, wherein said power adaptation function is further determined in response to data indicative of next day wholesale electricity prices. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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