Apparatus and method for privacy-driven moderation of metering data
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an input for connecting the system to a power supply via a smart meter such that the system is located on the consumer side of the smart meter;
at least one further power source;
at least one power consumer being a building or house or part of a building or house;
an identifying unit arranged to identify, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by the at least one power consumer;
a power router comprising a controller and arranged to route power to the power consumer from at least one of the power supply and the at least one further power source, the power router storing rules that define at least part of the routing operation of the router; and
a load shape generator arranged to determine a target load shape that is in conformity with one or more of the stored rules for use with a scheduled and/or a currently ongoing power consumption event, whereby the power consumption event has a load signature;
wherein the power router is arranged to route power to said power consumer in accordance with the stored rules so that at least a part of the power consumed by the power consumer during the power consumption event is provided by the at least one power source, rather than through the input, in response to the identifying unit identifying said power consumption event, whereby a modified load signature is generated based on the load signature of said power consumption event in accordance with stored privacy rules by said power router enforcing the target load shape prior to the modified load signature being reported by the smart meter.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment there is provided a system comprising an input for connecting the system to a power supply, at least one further power source, at least one power consumer, an identifying unit arranged to identify, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by the at least one power consumer and a power router that comprises a controller and that is arranged to route power to the power consumer from at least one of the power supply and the at least one further power source, the power router storing rules that define at least part of the routing operation of the router. The power router is arranged to route power to an power consumer in accordance with the rules so that at least a part of the power consumed by the power consumer during the power consumption event is provided by the at least one power source, rather than through the input, in response to the identifying unit identifying a power consumption event.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an input for connecting the system to a power supply via a smart meter such that the system is located on the consumer side of the smart meter; at least one further power source; at least one power consumer being a building or house or part of a building or house; an identifying unit arranged to identify, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by the at least one power consumer; a power router comprising a controller and arranged to route power to the power consumer from at least one of the power supply and the at least one further power source, the power router storing rules that define at least part of the routing operation of the router; and a load shape generator arranged to determine a target load shape that is in conformity with one or more of the stored rules for use with a scheduled and/or a currently ongoing power consumption event, whereby the power consumption event has a load signature; wherein the power router is arranged to route power to said power consumer in accordance with the stored rules so that at least a part of the power consumed by the power consumer during the power consumption event is provided by the at least one power source, rather than through the input, in response to the identifying unit identifying said power consumption event, whereby a modified load signature is generated based on the load signature of said power consumption event in accordance with stored privacy rules by said power router enforcing the target load shape prior to the modified load signature being reported by the smart meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, wherein:
the apparatus is on the consumer side of a smart meter and arranged to control the routing of power on the consumer side of the smart meter in accordance with predetermined rules, and the apparatus comprises; an output for connection to and communicating with a power router; an input for receiving connection information of power sources and power consumers that are located on the consumer side of the smart meter and that are connected to the power router; a memory arranged to store the connection information; an identifying unit arranged to identify an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by a said power consumer; a load shape generator arranged to determine a target load shape that is in conformity with one or more of the stored predetermined rules for use with a scheduled and/or a currently ongoing power consumption event, and a controller arranged to generate, based on said predetermined rules and in response to the identifying unit identifying said power consumption event, control signals for transmission to the power router, wherein the control signals are for controlling the power router such that at least a part of the power consumed by the said power consumer during the power consumption event is routed to the said power consumer from at least one of the power sources located on the consumer side of the smart meter, whereby a load signature of the said power consumption event is then modified in accordance with stored privacy rules by said power router to enforce the target load shape prior to the modified load signature being reported by the smart meter; wherein said predetermined rules comprise at least one rule defining one or more power consumers and/or types of power consumption events for which power is to be provided from a said at least one power sources located on the consumer side of the smart meter and a ranking of different power consumers and/or types of power consumption events, the ranking determining an importance of modifying a load signature associated with the ranked consumer or event type.
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11. A method of routing power within an end consumer of power supplied through a power grid,
wherein the method is performed on a consumer side of a smart meter and comprises: -
identifying, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by at least one power consumer of the end user, in response to identifying said power consumption event; determining a target load shape that is in conformity with one or more stored rules for use with a scheduled and/or a currently ongoing power consumption event, and determining, based on the stored rules and using a controller of a power router, a routing arrangement for routing at least part of the power consumed by the at least one power consumer during the power consumption event to the at least one power consumer from at least one further power source of the end consumer, whereby a load signature of the said power consumption event is then modified in accordance with stored privacy rules by said power router to enforce the target load shape prior to the modified load signature being reported by the smart meter; and using the power router to route power to the power consumer in accordance with the determined routing arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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