Emulator for optimizing energy consumption management systems

    公开(公告)号:US10054918B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US14835600

    申请日:2015-08-25

    Inventor: Mathew Holzman

    Abstract: A process for calculating feasibility of an electrical energy consumption management system (CMS) includes receiving a first historical energy consumption profile of an energy consumer for a first time period and a second historical energy consumption profile of the energy consumer for a second time period, wherein the second time period is after the first time period. The process may also include determining a setpoint for a CMS, wherein the CMS has hardware specifications, and wherein the setpoint is based on the first historical energy consumption profile and the hardware specifications. Next, an energy savings that would be produced by the CMS over the second time period is determined and a feasibility rating is assigned to the CMS based on the first energy savings and the first hardware specifications. A customer may thereby determine or optimize the effectiveness of a CMS at his site before it is purchased and installed.

    POWER-SAVING CONTROL METHOD AND POWER-SAVING CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180145512A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15797176

    申请日:2017-10-30

    Inventor: GAKU HAYASHIDA

    Abstract: A method includes (a) transmitting a power-saving request; (b) calculating a baseline; and (c) calculating a payment based on a difference between an actual amount of electric power consumed by an electric power load and the baseline, wherein in (b), a first baseline for a first power-saving period during which power is saved in accordance with a first power-saving request transmitted at an immediately preceding timing is calculated based on an average of amounts of electric power consumed during periods in the same time zone as the first power-saving period on previous days, and a second baseline for a second power-saving period during which power is saved in accordance with a second power-saving request transmitted at a different timing is calculated based on an average of amounts of electric power consumed during periods in the same time zone as the second power-saving period on previous days.

    SUPPLY-DEMAND BALANCING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN SMART GRID

    公开(公告)号:US20180083482A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15432524

    申请日:2017-02-14

    Abstract: A Stackelberg game approach is used to describe a Demand-Response (DR) model for electricity trading between one utility company and multiple users, balancing supply and demand as well as smoothing an aggregated load in the power grid system. The interactions between the utility company and users are formulated into a 1-leader and N-follower Stackelberg game, where optimization problems are formed for each player to help select an optimal strategy. A pricing function is adopted for regulating real-time prices (RTP), and acts as a coordinator inducing users to join the game. An iterative algorithm is proposed to derive a Stackelberg equilibrium, through which optimal power generation and power demands are determined for the utility company and users, respectively.

    METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ENERGY IN A HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180012314A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15636020

    申请日:2017-06-28

    Abstract: A method for distributing energy in a home energy management system including a central unit, at least one energy source and at least one energy consumer that are interconnected to exchange information. According to the method, the central unit generates information containing a first price information element and a first energy quantity information element for a predefined time period; the central unit transfers the information to the energy consumer; the energy consumer, taking account of the information, determines requirement information containing at least one requested energy quantity for the predefined time period; the energy consumer transfers the requirement information to the central unit; the central unit checks whether, at any given time, the total requested energy quantity determined from the transferred requirement information exceeds the energy quantity available at this time; and the central unit transfers confirmation information to the energy consumer or the method is carried out again.

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