Grid Load Curtailment Control With IP-Based Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electric power management systems are inadequate for actively controlling power load management on the grid, failing to provide real-time measurement and verification of load curtailment, and lack the capability to create operating reserves effectively, due to inefficiencies in one-way communication and lack of detailed data on energy consumption patterns within customer premises.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for actively managing power supply and load curtailment using IP-based messaging to communicate with grid elements and devices, enabling real-time tracking and control of power consumption and generation, and creating operating reserves by selectively enabling or disabling power flow through controllable devices, with a Coordinator managing communication and data storage for utilities and market participants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If one-way communication systems are used for power management, then device simplicity is maintained, but real-time measurement and verification of load curtailment cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements two-way communication between the energy management system and customer premises equipment, enabling real-time feedback loops. The system sends control commands to adjust load and receives verification data back, allowing precise measurement and verification of load curtailment while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized communication protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an energy management system as an intermediary layer between the utility and customer devices. This mediator coordinates communication, processes measurement data, and manages load curtailment commands, enabling precise measurement without requiring direct complex connections between all utility components and customer equipment.
2Manufacturing precision
If detailed tracking of energy consumption patterns is implemented, then power supply management precision is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the energy management system into multiple components: customer premises equipment that collects detailed consumption data, local energy management systems that process and analyze patterns, and utility-level systems that aggregate information. This segmentation enables precise power supply management through detailed tracking while distributing data processing complexity across multiple manageable levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds temporal and hierarchical dimensions to data processing. Detailed consumption patterns are tracked over time and aggregated from multiple customer premises to utility-level views. This dimensional approach allows precise local management while simplifying overall system complexity through hierarchical aggregation and time-based analysis.
3Reliability
If active load management control is implemented, then grid stability is improved, but system operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service capabilities where customer premises equipment automatically responds to load management signals without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously adjusts load based on received commands, provides verification data, and maintains operational records. This self-service approach improves grid stability through active control while reducing operational complexity by eliminating the need for manual system management.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for managing power supplied over an electric power grid by an electric utility and/or other market participants to a multiplicity of grid elements and devices for supply and/or load curtailment as supply, each of which having a supply equivalence value associated with its energy consumption and/or reduction in consumption and/or supply, and wherein messaging is managed through a network by a coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements and devices, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.