Micro-balance event resource selection
First Claim
1. A method of resource selection for a control sub-slot of a micro-balance event, the method comprising:
- computing availability schedules for one or more resources;
sorting the resources by a resource control status that denotes a control status of the resources in the control sub-slot, wherein the control sub-slot represents a period of time during which one or more resources are controlled in a particular operational state and the resource control status includes;
a first resource control status that denotes a resource with cycling behavior that has not been turned off a maximum percentage of time allowed, and is to be turned off in the control sub-slot to increase energy balance capacity;
a second resource control status that denotes that it is desirable to turn off in the control sub-slot to increase program benefits for a utility;
a third resource control status that denotes that it is desirable for the resource to be controlled again within a next one or more hours; and
a fourth resource control status that denotes that it is desirable that the resource is controlled again within a same day;
creating a priority list of the sorted resources based on one or more prioritization rules and the availability schedules, the priority list including an order in which the resources are added to a controlled sub-group of the resources that are controlled during the control sub-slot;
calculating a sub-group resource capacity that includes a sum of resource capacities of a subset of the resources included in the controlled sub-group;
receiving an energy target that includes an energy amount to be balanced during the micro-balance event;
determining whether the sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target;
in response to a determination that the sub-group resource capacity is less than the energy target, adding one of the resources that has a first position on the priority list to the controlled sub-group and calculating an updated sub-group resource capacity that includes the sub-group resource capacity and a resource capacity of the added resource;
determining whether the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target; and
in response to a determination that the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target, transitioning an operational state of the resources in the controlled sub-group to implement the micro-balance event by communicating a command signal to the resources that controls an operational state of the resources to affect energy use or energy production of the resources.
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Abstract
A method includes a resource selection for a control sub-slot of a balance event. The method includes computing availability schedules and creating a priority list of resources. The priority list includes an order in which the resources are added to a sub-group activated in the control sub-slot. The method includes calculating a resource capacity of the sub-group. The method includes receiving an energy target. If the resource capacity is less than the energy target, the method may include adding one of the resources that has a first position on the priority list to the sub-group and calculating an updated resource capacity. The method includes determining whether the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target. If the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target, the method may include communicating a command signal to the resources.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of resource selection for a control sub-slot of a micro-balance event, the method comprising:
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computing availability schedules for one or more resources; sorting the resources by a resource control status that denotes a control status of the resources in the control sub-slot, wherein the control sub-slot represents a period of time during which one or more resources are controlled in a particular operational state and the resource control status includes; a first resource control status that denotes a resource with cycling behavior that has not been turned off a maximum percentage of time allowed, and is to be turned off in the control sub-slot to increase energy balance capacity; a second resource control status that denotes that it is desirable to turn off in the control sub-slot to increase program benefits for a utility; a third resource control status that denotes that it is desirable for the resource to be controlled again within a next one or more hours; and a fourth resource control status that denotes that it is desirable that the resource is controlled again within a same day; creating a priority list of the sorted resources based on one or more prioritization rules and the availability schedules, the priority list including an order in which the resources are added to a controlled sub-group of the resources that are controlled during the control sub-slot; calculating a sub-group resource capacity that includes a sum of resource capacities of a subset of the resources included in the controlled sub-group; receiving an energy target that includes an energy amount to be balanced during the micro-balance event; determining whether the sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target; in response to a determination that the sub-group resource capacity is less than the energy target, adding one of the resources that has a first position on the priority list to the controlled sub-group and calculating an updated sub-group resource capacity that includes the sub-group resource capacity and a resource capacity of the added resource; determining whether the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target; and in response to a determination that the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target, transitioning an operational state of the resources in the controlled sub-group to implement the micro-balance event by communicating a command signal to the resources that controls an operational state of the resources to affect energy use or energy production of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded therein programming code executable by a processor to perform or control performance of operations comprising:
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computing availability schedules for one or more resources; sorting the resources by a resource control status that denotes a control status of the resources in a control sub-slot, wherein the control sub-slot represents a period of time during which one or more resources are controlled in a particular operational state and the resource control status includes; a first resource control status that denotes a resource with cycling behavior that has not been turned off a maximum percentage of time allowed, and is to be turned off in the control sub-slot to increase energy balance capacity; a second resource control status that denotes that it is desirable to turn off in the control sub-slot to increase program benefits for a utility; a third resource control status that denotes that it is desirable for the resource to be controlled again within a next one or more hours; and a fourth resource control status that denotes that it is desirable that the resource is controlled again within a same day; creating a priority list of the sorted resources based on one or more prioritization rules and the availability schedules, the priority list including an order in which the resources are added to a controlled sub-group of the resources that are controlled during the control sub-slot; calculating a sub-group resource capacity that includes a sum of resource capacities of a subset of the resources included in the controlled sub-group; receiving an energy target that includes an energy amount to be balanced during a micro-balance event; determining whether the sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target; in response to a determination that the sub-group resource capacity is less than the energy target, adding one of the resources that has a first position on the priority list to the controlled sub-group and calculating an updated sub-group resource capacity that includes the sub-group resource capacity and a resource capacity of the added resource; determining whether the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target; and in response to a determination that the updated sub-group resource capacity is greater than or equal to the energy target, transitioning an operational state of the resources in the controlled sub-group to implement the micro-balance event by communicating a command signal to the resources that controls an operational state of the resources to affect energy use or energy production of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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