Electric power shuttling and management system, and method
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1. A method for providing energy comprising the steps of:
- a. aggregating at least two suppliers of energy into an economic supplier unit; and
b. supplying energy from said economic supplier unit at a selected price.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for shuttling, managing, and controlling energy flow between suppliers and users based on bid/ask pricing, wherein individual residential/commercial suppliers are aggregated for the purpose of supply and use, and wherein an electricity transmission utility controls the selection and flow of energy from suppliers to users via a controlling device, such as, for exemplary purposes only, a switch turned on by commands sent over a data net to multiple locations simultaneously.
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73 Claims
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1. A method for providing energy comprising the steps of:
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a. aggregating at least two suppliers of energy into an economic supplier unit; and
b. supplying energy from said economic supplier unit at a selected price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for utilizing energy comprising the steps of:
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a. aggregating at least two users of energy into an economic user unit; and
b. supplying energy to said economic user unit at a selected price. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for supplying energy from at least one supplier to at least one user comprising the steps of:
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a. offering an asking price by said at least one supplier;
b. offering a bid price by said at least one user;
c. posting said asking price and said bid price on a data net;
d. matching said asking price and said bid price; and
e. establishing a contract for the supply of a quantity of energy when said bid price and said asking price match. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of coordinating and controlling energy sources with energy users via data net comprising the steps of:
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a. connecting suppliers of energy to users of energy via electrical supply lines and communications means simultaneously;
b. ascertaining asking price for said energy and quantity of said energy available for each supplier;
c. ascertaining bid price users are willing to pay for said energy;
d. commanding selected suppliers to provide said energy to an electrical grid; and
e. providing selected users with said energy from said suppliers. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one coordinating monitoring and control module;
at least one power conditioner;
at least one means for storage;
at least one automatic circuit breaker; and
at least one load. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A monitoring modular device comprising:
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at least one data net;
at least one memory means for storing data;
means for communicating with other monitoring modular devices;
means for displaying data;
means for self-diagnosis; and
security identification code. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for coordinating the transmission and delivery of energy between providers and users comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a signal from a purchaser in need of energy;
b. transmitting said signal to at least one supplier; and
c. delivering said energy. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A business method for selling and buying electrical energy from and to multiple locations comprising the steps of:
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a. accumulating energy from energy suppliers;
b. storing said energy; and
c. selling said energy over an electrical grid to energy users. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. An apparatus for protection of computers or other delicate devices utilizing full sine wave inverters powered by batteries having energy stored therein, wherein said batteries are interposed between said inverters and a power grid, whereby said inverters are isolated from variations at the power grid.
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73. A system for reducing power demand comprising:
at least one coordinating monitoring and control module, wherein said at least one coordinating monitoring and control module directs the flow of energy to and from at least one battery, wherein said at least one battery is charged with energy during off-peak energy use periods, and wherein said at least one battery releases its energy during peak energy use periods, whereby the requirement for externally-supplied power during peak periods is reduced.
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