Power Load Control Device for Energy Consumption Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern electrical networks face challenges in managing the increasing proportion of intermittent renewable energy sources, requiring enhanced flexibility to balance energy consumption and production, which existing solutions fail to address adequately due to complexity and the need for sophisticated infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A device that receives setpoints to limit power consumption in electrical networks by restricting access to power loads, using remote control systems and communication infrastructure to implement power shedding, allowing for efficient reduction of energy consumption without requiring individual management of each load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If centralized management with sophisticated infrastructure is used to control power consumption, then power consumption can be controlled, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal installation autonomously limits its own power consumption by receiving a simple setpoint and automatically managing load shedding without requiring centralized control infrastructure. The device compares current power consumption against the setpoint and autonomously disconnects loads when the limit is exceeded, making the system self-regulating and eliminating complex centralized management requirements.
2Measurement precision
If individual load management is implemented, then precise power control is achieved, but device complexity and bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges all individual load management functions into a single centralized device at the terminal installation that controls multiple loads simultaneously. Instead of managing each load individually through separate control systems, one device monitors total power consumption and manages all loads collectively, reducing control system complexity while maintaining precise power control through aggregate monitoring and unified load management.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device performs multiple functions: it monitors power consumption, compares it against setpoints, identifies loads to be shed, executes disconnection, and manages reconnection. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized systems for each control task, reducing overall device complexity while achieving precise power control through a single versatile device.
3Adaptability or versatility
If uplink transmission channels are installed for bidirectional communication, then communication flexibility is improved, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses the existing electrical power lines as an intermediary communication channel to transmit setpoints from the utility company to the terminal installation. This eliminates the need for separate uplink transmission infrastructure by leveraging the already-present power distribution network for bidirectional communication, reducing infrastructure complexity while maintaining communication flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A method relating to a device (1) for driving at least one power electric load (2) with the aim of reducing the electric power liable to be consumed or which is actually consumed in a terminal installation (4) of an electrical network including an electrical energy meter behind which the device is connected. A system (12) including such a device and at least one power electric load (2) is also described. Also described is a method for exploiting a plurality of systems (12) within an electrical network as well as the applications of this method for the management of an electrical network including intermittent-production energy sources, within the framework of a service for managing reduction in electrical energy consumption and/or to supplement a service for providing sanitary hot water, and/or heating, and/or cooling, and/or for providing electricity.