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Method for computer-aided control of the electrical power consumption of a plurality of power consumers in an electrical power grid

  • US 9,361,655 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2011
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for computer-aided control of electrical power consumption of a plurality of power consumers in an electrical power grid, the power consumers representing network nodes of a distributed communication network made up of a plurality of network nodes, in which the power consumers communicating with each other, which method comprises the steps of:

  • a) estimating, via each of the network nodes, a total power consumption of the plurality of network nodes on a basis of an exchange of information with at least one other of the network nodes; and

    b) each of the plurality of network nodes having an additional power demand which increases a required amount of power by a network node, comparing the total power consumption estimated by the network node plus the required amount of power to a predefined total power demand of the plurality of network modes and initiates a procurement of the required amount of power from a power provider when the network node estimate of the total power consumption plus the required amount of power is less than the predefined total power demand by at least a predetermined threshold value.

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