System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power Grid
Systems and methods for managing power on an electric power grid including a server for communicating IP-based messages over a network with distributed power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices, the IP-based messages including information including a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a directive for a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a priority message, an alert, a status, an update, a location with respect to the electric power grid, a function, device attributes, and combinations thereof.
1 . A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising:
a server and a database in network communication with at least one power consuming device;
wherein the at least one power consuming device participates in the electric power grid by consuming power and/or providing power curtailment;
wherein the database generates a supply equivalence value for the at least one power consuming device based on an amount of power available to be reduced by the at least one power consuming device;
wherein the supply equivalence value is transformed into settlement grade data in real-time or near real-time; and
wherein the system is configured to make financial settlements between at least one utility and at least one grid participant based on the settlement grade data for the at least one power consuming device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the supply equivalence value includes measurement and verification of reduction in consumed power for the at least one power consuming device.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the supply equivalence value for the at least one power consuming device is generated further based upon at least one of historical consumption, real-time consumption and/or baseline consumption data for each of the at least one power consuming device.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server transforms the supply equivalence value into the settlement grade data by the application of standards, regulations, policies, requirements, and combinations thereof based upon grid operators, governing authorities, and market participants.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the financial settlements are made in real-time or near real-time.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server generates at least one profile for the at least one power consuming device including information about controllable energy consuming devices and related individual structures or service points.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the server aggregates a plurality of profiles into at least one group based on at least one predetermined criterion.
8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one profile is generated by the server based on at least one of set points, energy used in a given time period, average energy used in the given time period, drift time per unit temperature, average drift time, power time per unit temperature, and/or average power time per unit temperature.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server receives or initiates power control commands requiring a change in an amount of electric power consumed by the at least one power consuming device.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an algorithm or a machine intelligence prevents a same service point from being picked first for curtailment every time power consumption is reduced.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein service points are identified for energy dissipation of excess power added by renewable energy sources including a wind energy source or a solar energy source.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit.
13 . A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising:
a server and a database in network communication with a multiplicity of power consuming devices;
at least one controllable device operable to disable a flow of electric power to the multiplicity of power consuming devices, wherein the at least one controllable device is a programmable controllable thermostat;
wherein the multiplicity of power consuming devices participates in the electric power grid by consuming power and/or providing power curtailment;
wherein the database generates a supply equivalence value for each of the multiplicity of power consuming devices based on an amount of power available to be reduced by each of the multiplicity of power consuming devices;
wherein the supply equivalence value is confirmed by measurement and verification of reduction in consumed power; and
wherein the supply equivalence value is transformed into settlement grade data in real-time or near real-time.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the server receives or initiates power control commands requiring a change in an amount of electric power consumed by the multiplicity of power consuming devices.
15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the supply equivalence value is in units of capacity, demand, electrical power flow, time, monetary equivalent, or combinations thereof.
16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the server generates at least one profile for each of the multiplicity of power consuming devices including information about the at least one controllable device and related individual structures or service points, and wherein the database stores the at least one profile.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the server aggregates a plurality of profiles into at least one group based on at least one predetermined criterion.
18 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the supply equivalence value is a monetary supply equivalence value.
19 . The system of claim 13 , wherein an algorithm or a machine intelligence prevents a same service point from being picked first for curtailment every time power consumption is reduced.
20 . The system of claim 13 , wherein service points are identified for energy dissipation of excess power added by renewable energy sources including a wind energy source or a solar energy source.