Electric Load Balancing Device for Energy Consumption Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the liberalized energy market, imbalances in electric load consumption can lead to excessive energy absorption or deficiency, resulting in increased prices and penalties, which existing systems struggle to manage effectively while minimizing user discomfort.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for balancing electric consumption by estimating energy absorption, calculating energy variations, determining strategies to adjust energy supply to individual loads, and actuating scheduling changes to maintain consumption within defined thresholds, adaptable to variable thresholds and applicable across different energy distribution systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual actuations or scheduling changes are made to adjust energy consumption, then energy balance is improved, but user comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors actual energy consumption and compares it with forecasted values, then automatically implements corrective scheduling actions. This closed-loop feedback mechanism maintains energy balance without requiring manual user intervention, thereby preserving user comfort while achieving reliable energy management.
Solution Approach 2:
The balancing system operates autonomously by automatically detecting consumption imbalances and implementing corrective scheduling decisions without user involvement. The system serves itself by managing energy balance independently, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust their consumption patterns.
2Reliability
If consumption thresholds are strictly enforced, then energy allocation reliability is improved, but system flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts scheduling strategies based on real-time consumption patterns and forecasted deviations. Rather than applying static rigid thresholds, the system adapts its balancing actions according to actual system conditions, maintaining reliability while preserving flexibility to respond to varying operational contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system modifies operational parameters of electric loads through scheduling adjustments rather than enforcing fixed consumption limits. By changing when and how loads operate rather than imposing rigid thresholds, the system maintains energy allocation reliability while adapting to different operational scenarios and user needs.
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AI summary
A method for balancing electric consumption generated by a plurality of electric loads includes: estimating an absorbed energy (Ek) by the loads in a predetermined time interval, and if a value of the estimation of absorbed energy by the loads is not within an interval defined by a minimum and a maximum consumption threshold, calculating a quantity of energy to be varied in accordance with a difference between the value of the estimation of the absorbed energy and an expected value of energy, determining a strategy comprising at least an action to be carried out to vary the energy supplied to the single loads, with an aim of reducing the difference between the estimated absorbed energy and the expected value thereof, actuating a scheduling of electric consumption in accordance with a determined strategy.