SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE ELECTRIC GRID
Systems and methods use a platform to send communications and instructions to one or more distributed resources on the grid or microgrid or facility to direct a flow of power from one or more power sources to one or more energy consuming devices.
1 . A method comprising using a platform to send communications and instructions to one or more distributed resources on one or more of an electrical grid, microgrid, and facility to direct a flow of power from one or more power sources to one or more energy consuming devices.
2 . A system comprising a first platform to send communications and instructions to one or more distributed resources on one or more of an electrical grid, microgrid, and facility to direct a flow of power from one or more power sources to one or more energy consuming devices.
3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the first platform comprises a first broadcast technology.
4 . The system of claim 3 further comprising an apparatus that implements a return path from the one or more power sources and the one or more energy consuming devices to the first platform.
5 . The system of claim 4 wherein the return path utilizes one or more of radio frequency (RF) communications, cellular communications, and Internet Protocol (IP) based communications.
6 . The system of claim 1 further comprising two or more independent paths to confirm a control command sent to a grid system.
7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the control command is sent through a first path comprising one or more of an FM, AM, VHF, and UHF broadcast network.
8 . The system of claim 7 wherein a confirmation command is sent through a second path different from the first path.
9 . The system of claim 8 wherein the second path uses one or more, comprising one or more of an Ethernet, cellular, ZigBee, and 900 MHz communication platform.
10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the second path implements security features and the first path provides high bandwidth for data transmission.