Demand response system and method using a smart portal

• US 9,741,044 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Kyoung Min, Park, Ji Young, Park, Woo Young, Kim, Tae Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Rojas, H
• Application Number:
  US13/524,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20120259749A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,894 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/14 Marketing, i.e. market research and analysis, surveying, promotions, advertising, buyer profiling, customer management or rewards

Abstract

The demand response system comprises an automatic meter reading (AMR) unit to generate metering information. The demand response system comprises a multiple utility complex unit (MUC) which provides DR information based on the metering information and manages utility supply schedule in combination. The demand response system comprises an eco index (EI) calculation unit which calculates an eco index based on the metering information. The demand response system comprises a demand response (DR) unit which obtains the CBL information based on the metering information and computes a the DR bill by using the CBL data, the DR information and EI obtained, and outputs the DR bill. The demand response system comprises a smart portal (SP) unit which provides users with the calculated DR bill. According to the disclosure, the demand response system can provide environmental and social information, in addition to economic information.

Claims

1. A demand response service method performed by a demand response system including an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) unit, a Multiple Utility Complex (MUC) unit, an Eco Index (EI) calculation unit, a Demand Response (DR) unit, and a Smart Portal (SP) unit, the demand response service method comprising:

generating, by the AMR unit, metering information by reading amount used for a utility;

providing, by the MUC unit, DR information based on the metering information, for a user to control demands for a utility usage;

calculating, by the EI calculation unit, an EI based on the metering information;

calculating, by the DR unit, Customer Baseline Load (CBL) based on the metering information by analyzing a form of the utility usage for the user; and

calculating, by the DR unit, a DR bill based on the calculated CBL, the EI and the DR information; and

providing, by the SP unit, a user with the DR bill in order for the user

to control the demands for the utility usage, and

to purchase the utility in pre-billing for a future usage based on the DR bill,

wherein the calculating of the EI based on the metering information comprises;

receiving the metering information from the AMR unit;

calculating the EI based on the metering information; and

transferring the calculated EI to the DR unit.

2. The demand response service method according to claim 1, wherein the EI is classified into a customer EI, a utility supplier EI and a city EI, and

the EI comprises an environmental information index, an Eco-friendly behavior index, and a utility consumption and supply efficiency index.