Residential and small and medium business demand response
First Claim
1. A method of residential or small and medium (SMB) business demand response (DR) coordination, a method comprising:
- prior to a DR event;
determining, by a DR server, whether incentives for the DR event are greater than particular thresholds that trigger automated control of appliances; and
determining, by the DR server, whether a current location of a mobile device associated with a residential/SMB customer is within a particular area based on input of a location sensor of the mobile device;
in response to the current location of the mobile device being within the particular area and the incentives are greater than the particular thresholds;
verifying, by the DR server, that a DR event notification does not violate a DR event notification limit that includes one or both of a maximum number of DR event notifications and a maximum frequency of DR event notifications;
in response to the DR event notification not violating the DR event notification limit, communicating, by the DR server, the DR event notification to the mobile device, the DR event notification including DR event information pertaining to the DR event, curtailment information and the incentives related to each of the appliances associated with the residential/SMB customer that are configured to operate in a reduced consumption state in response to a control command;
receiving, at the DR server, a notification acknowledgement from the mobile device, the notification acknowledgement indicating reception of the DR event notification by the mobile device;
receiving, at the DR server, a participation signal from the mobile device, the participation signal being representative of at least a portion of user input, the user input including a DR event participation confirmation which indicates that the residential/SMB customer agrees to participate in the DR event and a selection of a target appliance from the appliances included in the DR event notification;
receiving, at the DR server, feedback from the device, the feedback being based on data measured by a sensor included in the mobile device that is indicative of controlled operation of the target appliance in the reduced consumption state during the DR event;
based at least partially on the participation signal, the feedback, and the notification acknowledgement, estimating, at the DR server, energy curtailment for the DR event, wherein a portion of the energy curtailment is operation of the target appliance at the reduced consumption state; and
assessing, at the DR server, a participation of the residential/SMB customer based on the feedback.
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Abstract
A method of residential or small and medium business (SMB) demand response (DR) coordination may include receiving a DR event notification from a DR server. The DR event notification may include DR event information pertaining to a DR event and curtailment information. The method may also include communicating a notification acknowledgement to the DR server. The notification acknowledgement may indicate reception of the DR event notification. The method may include displaying a curtailment request pertaining to the DR event. The curtailment request may be based on the curtailment information included in the DR event notification and may include some portion of the DR event information. The method may also include receiving a user input including a DR event participation confirmation or a DR event participation refusal. The method may further include communicating a participation signal representative of at least a portion of the user input to the DR server.
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1. A method of residential or small and medium (SMB) business demand response (DR) coordination, a method comprising:
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prior to a DR event; determining, by a DR server, whether incentives for the DR event are greater than particular thresholds that trigger automated control of appliances; and determining, by the DR server, whether a current location of a mobile device associated with a residential/SMB customer is within a particular area based on input of a location sensor of the mobile device; in response to the current location of the mobile device being within the particular area and the incentives are greater than the particular thresholds; verifying, by the DR server, that a DR event notification does not violate a DR event notification limit that includes one or both of a maximum number of DR event notifications and a maximum frequency of DR event notifications; in response to the DR event notification not violating the DR event notification limit, communicating, by the DR server, the DR event notification to the mobile device, the DR event notification including DR event information pertaining to the DR event, curtailment information and the incentives related to each of the appliances associated with the residential/SMB customer that are configured to operate in a reduced consumption state in response to a control command; receiving, at the DR server, a notification acknowledgement from the mobile device, the notification acknowledgement indicating reception of the DR event notification by the mobile device; receiving, at the DR server, a participation signal from the mobile device, the participation signal being representative of at least a portion of user input, the user input including a DR event participation confirmation which indicates that the residential/SMB customer agrees to participate in the DR event and a selection of a target appliance from the appliances included in the DR event notification; receiving, at the DR server, feedback from the device, the feedback being based on data measured by a sensor included in the mobile device that is indicative of controlled operation of the target appliance in the reduced consumption state during the DR event; based at least partially on the participation signal, the feedback, and the notification acknowledgement, estimating, at the DR server, energy curtailment for the DR event, wherein a portion of the energy curtailment is operation of the target appliance at the reduced consumption state; and assessing, at the DR server, a participation of the residential/SMB customer based on the feedback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of residential or small and medium business (SMB) demand response (DR) event implementation, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device associated with a residential/SMB customer, a DR event notification from a DR server, the DR event notification including DR event information pertaining to a DR event, curtailment information that includes incentives for the DR event that are greater than particular thresholds that trigger automated control of appliances, and a target appliance of the appliances involved in the DR event; communicating, by the mobile device, a notification acknowledgement to the DR server, the notification acknowledgement indicating reception of the DR event notification; verifying, by the mobile device, that the DR event notification does not violate a DR event notification limit that includes one or both of a maximum number of DR event notifications and a maximum frequency of DR event notifications; in response to the DR event notification not violating the DR event notification limit; generating, by the mobile device, an appliance list including the appliances having energy curtailment capabilities that are associated with the residential/SMB customer; and displaying, on a display of the mobile device, the appliance list and a curtailment request pertaining to the DR event, the curtailment request including the incentives pertaining to curtailment of each of the appliances in the appliance list during the DR event, and the curtailment request being based on the curtailment information included in the DR event notification and including some portion of the DR event information; receiving, on an input device of the mobile device, a selection of a target appliance included in the appliance list; receiving, on the input device of the mobile device, a user input including a DR event participation confirmation; communicating, by the mobile device to the DR server via a network, a participation signal that is representative of at least a portion of the user input; determining, by the mobile device, a control command for the target appliance based on the DR event notification and a pre-configured setting related to the target appliance, wherein the control command is configured for transmission via a network that supports electronic data communication between the mobile device, the target appliance, and the DR server using one or more media that include a first media and a second media that is different from the first media and the control command is configured to be formatted according to one or more data communication protocols that include a first protocol and a second protocol that is different from the first protocol; determining based on input of a location sensor of the mobile device, whether a current location of the mobile device is within a particular area; in response to the current location being within the particular area, placing the target appliance in a reduced consumption state through transmission of the control command via the first media, the control command being formatted according to the first protocol; and in response to the current location being outside the particular area, placing the target appliance in a reduced consumption state through transmission of the control command via the first media, the control command being formatted according to the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded therein programming code executable by one or more processors to perform or control performance of operations comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device associated with a residential/SMB customer, a DR event notification from a DR server, the DR event notification including DR event information pertaining to a DR event, curtailment information that includes incentives for the DR event that are greater than particular thresholds that trigger automated control of appliances, and a target appliance of the appliances involved in the DR event; communicating, by the mobile device, a notification acknowledgement to the DR server, the notification acknowledgement indicating reception of the DR event notification; verifying, by the mobile device, that the DR event notification does not violate a DR event notification limit that includes one or both of a maximum number of DR event notifications and a maximum frequency of DR event notifications; in response to the DR event notification not violating the DR event notification limit; generating, by the mobile device, an appliance list including the appliances having energy curtailment capabilities that are associated with the residential/SMB customer; and displaying, on a display of the mobile device, the appliance list and a curtailment request pertaining to the DR event, the curtailment request including the incentives pertaining to curtailment of each of the appliances in the appliance list during the DR event, and the curtailment request being based on the curtailment information included in the DR event notification and including some portion of the DR event information; receiving, on an input device of the mobile device, a selection of a target appliance included in the appliance list; receiving, on the input device of the mobile device, a user input including a DR event participation confirmation; communicating, by the mobile device to the DR server via a network, a participation signal that is representative of at least a portion of the user input; determining, by the mobile device, a control command for the target appliance based on the DR event notification and a pre-configured setting related to the target appliance, wherein the control command is configured for transmission via a network that supports electronic data communication between the mobile device, the target appliance, and the DR server using one or more media that include a first media and a second media that is different from the first media and the control command is configured to be formatted according to one or more data communication protocols that include a first protocol and a second protocol that is different from the first protocol; determining based on input of a location sensor of the mobile device, whether a current location of the mobile device is within a particular area; in response to the current location being within the particular area, placing the target appliance in a reduced consumption state through transmission of the control command via the first media, the control command being formatted according to the first protocol; and in response to the current location being outside the particular area, placing the target appliance in a reduced consumption state through transmission of the control command via the first media, the control command being formatted according to the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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