Optimized load management
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers located within a local power grid with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one solar power generator located within the local power grid, comprising:
- measuring a consumption of electric power by each individual consumer of the group of different consumers at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz;
determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers based on the measured consumptions;
making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one solar power generator for a future period of time;
making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the determined characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis and further based on at least one user goal setting comprising maximizing a local consumption by the consumers within the local power grid of electric power generated by the at least one solar power generator; and
apportioning, via a central controller, electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time, wherein the electric power is apportioned to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time at a clock rate of at least 0.1 Hz, wherein the electric power is apportioned to two or more selected individual consumers, wherein the apportionment of electric power to a first of the selected individual consumers takes place in gaps of the consumption by a second of the selected individual consumers such that the consumption of the first and second individual consumer is mutually exclusive, and wherein at least one of the selected individual consumers comprises an oscillating consumption of electric power.
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Abstract
For optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one wind or solar power generator, characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power are determined at a high temporal resolution. A prognosis is made of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one power generator for a future period of time, and a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time is made based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the prognosis, and user goal setting by a user of the consumers resulting in different weightings of consumption of electric power by different consumers and supply of electric power by different power sources.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers located within a local power grid with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one solar power generator located within the local power grid, comprising:
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measuring a consumption of electric power by each individual consumer of the group of different consumers at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz; determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers based on the measured consumptions; making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one solar power generator for a future period of time; making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the determined characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis and further based on at least one user goal setting comprising maximizing a local consumption by the consumers within the local power grid of electric power generated by the at least one solar power generator; and apportioning, via a central controller, electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time, wherein the electric power is apportioned to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time at a clock rate of at least 0.1 Hz, wherein the electric power is apportioned to two or more selected individual consumers, wherein the apportionment of electric power to a first of the selected individual consumers takes place in gaps of the consumption by a second of the selected individual consumers such that the consumption of the first and second individual consumer is mutually exclusive, and wherein at least one of the selected individual consumers comprises an oscillating consumption of electric power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for optimizing the chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers located within a local power grid with regard to a supply of electric power including electric power from at least one solar power generator located within the local power grid, the apparatus comprising:
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measurement devices being configured to measure the consumption of electric power by each individual consumer of the group of different consumers at a sample rate of at least 0.1 Hz; and a central controller configured to apportion electric power to the individual consumers, the central controller being configured to; determine characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers based on the measured consumptions, make a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one solar power generator for a future period of time, make a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers and adapted to the prognosis and further based on user goal settings comprising one or more of; maximizing a local consumption by the consumers within the local power grid of electric power generated by the at least one solar power generator;
orminimizing or limiting a consumption of electric power within the local power grid supplied by the public power grid; and apportion electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time, wherein the central controller is configured to adjust the apportionment of electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan at a clock rate of at least 0.1 Hz, wherein the electric power is apportioned to two or more selected individual consumers, wherein the apportionment of electric power to a first of the selected individual consumers takes place in gaps of the consumption by a second of the selected individual consumers such that the consumption of the first and second individual consumer is mutually exclusive, and wherein at least one of the selected individual consumers comprises an oscillating consumption of electric power. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of optimizing a chronological development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers located within a local power grid with regard to a supply of electric power by different power sources including at least one solar power generator located within the local power grid and at least one of a storage for electric energy located within the local power grid and a public power grid which allow for a bi-directional exchange of electric power, comprising:
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measuring a consumption of electric power by each individual consumer of the group of different consumers; determining characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers based on the measured consumptions; making a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one solar power generator for a future period of time; making a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on; the prognosis, the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the conditions of the bi-directional exchange of electric power with the at least one of the storage for electric energy and the public power grid, and at least one user goal setting set by a user of the consumers and resulting in different weightings of at least one of consumption of electric power by the different consumers and supply of electric power by the different power sources within the future period of time; apportioning, via a central controller, electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time, wherein the apportionment of electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan is adjusted at a clock rate of at least 0.1 Hz, wherein the electric power is apportioned to two or more selected individual consumers, wherein the apportionment of electric power to a first of the selected individual consumers takes place in gaps of the consumption by a second of the selected individual consumers such that the consumption of the first and second individual consumer is mutually exclusive, and wherein at least one of the selected individual consumers comprises an oscillating consumption of electric power; and updating the plan based on an actual supply of electric power by the at least one solar power generator and an actual consumption of electric power by the individual consumers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for optimizing a temporal development of consumption of electric power by a group of different consumers located within a local power grid with regard to a supply of electric power by different power sources including at least one solar power generator located within the local power grid and at least one of a storage for electric energy located within the local power grid and a public power grid which allow for a bidirectional exchange of electric power, comprising a central controller configured to
measure a consumption of electric power by each individual consumer of the group of different consumers; -
determine characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers based on the measured consumptions; make a prognosis of a chronological development of the supply of electric power from the at least one solar power generator for a future period of time; make a plan for apportioning electric power to the individual consumers within the future period of time based on; the prognosis, the characteristic time curves of the consumption of electric power by the individual consumers, the conditions of the bi-directional exchange of electric power with the at least one of the storage for electric energy and the public power grid, and at least one user goal setting set by a user of the consumers and resulting in different weightings of at least one of consumption of electric power by the different consumers and supply of electric power by the different power sources within the future period of time; apportion electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan within the future period of time, wherein the apportionment of electric power to the individual consumers according to the plan is adjusted at a clock rate of at least 0.1 Hz, wherein the electric power is apportioned to two or more selected individual consumers, wherein the apportionment of electric power to a first of the selected individual consumers takes place in gaps of the consumption by a second of the selected individual consumers such that the consumption of the first and second individual consumer is mutually exclusive, and wherein at least one of the selected individual consumers comprises an oscillating consumption of electric power; and update the plan based on an actual supply of electric power by the at least one solar power generator and an actual consumption of electric power by the individual consumers.
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