Adding and shedding loads using load levels to determine timing
First Claim
1. A method of adding and shedding loads that are connected to a generator, the method comprising:
- determining whether a plurality of loads is being supplied with power by the generator;
determining the load that the generator is supplying to the plurality of loads;
determining whether to change a number of the loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator;
determining an amount of time in which to change the number of loads in the plurality of loads relative to the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator, wherein the amount of time to change the number of loads varies relative to an available load capacity for the generator for all possible loads within a particular load range of loads, and wherein determining an amount of time in which to further change the number of loads in the plurality of loads includes increasing the amount of time to increase the number of loads in the plurality of loads when a previous change of the number of loads decreased the number of loads; and
changing the number of loads based on the determined amount of time.
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Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a method of adding and shedding loads that are connected to a generator. The method includes determining whether a plurality of loads is being supplied with power by the generator and then determining the total load that the generator is supplying to the plurality of loads. The method further includes determining whether to change a number of the loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load L that is being supplied by the generator. The method further includes determining an amount of time T in which to change the number of loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator.
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1. A method of adding and shedding loads that are connected to a generator, the method comprising:
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determining whether a plurality of loads is being supplied with power by the generator; determining the load that the generator is supplying to the plurality of loads; determining whether to change a number of the loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator; determining an amount of time in which to change the number of loads in the plurality of loads relative to the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator, wherein the amount of time to change the number of loads varies relative to an available load capacity for the generator for all possible loads within a particular load range of loads, and wherein determining an amount of time in which to further change the number of loads in the plurality of loads includes increasing the amount of time to increase the number of loads in the plurality of loads when a previous change of the number of loads decreased the number of loads; and changing the number of loads based on the determined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of adding and shedding loads that are connected to a generator, the method comprising:
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determining whether a plurality of loads is being supplied with power by the generator; determining the load that the generator is supplying to the plurality of loads; determining whether to change a number of the loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load is being supplied by the generator; changing the number of loads in the plurality of loads; determining an amount of time in which to further change the number of loads in the plurality of loads, wherein the amount of time is determined by whether the number of loads increases or decreases during the previous change of the number of loads, wherein determining an amount of time in which to further change the number of loads in the plurality of loads includes increasing the amount of time to increase the number of loads in the plurality of loads when the previous change of the number of loads decreased the number of loads; and changing the number of loads based on the determined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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