Energy efficiency management system and method

DWPI Title: Method for controlling energy consumption of e.g. universities, involves receiving acknowledge signal at system from smart meter and sending results message for updating consumption signal from system to workstation
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the computerized management system for controlling energy consumption for energy consumers using a smart meter may include a database that contains contract provisions for energy consumers. Furthermore, exemplary embodiments of the system include a database interface adapted to allow the system to access the contract provisions to optimize energy consumption based upon available energy. The system may also include a managing data component that is adapted to manage data between the database and the smart meter. In exemplary embodiments, a communication network connecting the system to the database and the smart meter may be included. Additionally, some exemplary embodiments of the system include a protocol converting component that is adapted to act as an interface for application programming or protocol converting.
Use: Method for controlling energy consumption of energy consumers or end users or utility operators such as universities or large corporation campuses, by utilizing customer smart meters e.g. residential smart meters such as power measurement ION 7600 (RTM: intelligent metering and control devices) and e.g. NEXUS 1250 (RTM: advanced monitoring products), commercial smart meters and industrial smart meters, such as Echelon (RTM: not defined) meters, Schneider (RTM: not defined) meters or Square D (RTM: not defined) meters, Emerson (RTM: not defined) meters, GE (RTM: not defined) meters, Trilliant (RTM: not defined) meters and Itron (RTM: not defined) meters.
Advantage: The method enables controlling energy consumption of energy consumers by using the smart meter in a better manner such that a database interface allows the system to access a set of contract provisions to optimize energy consumption based on available energy. The method enables reducing stress on a grid and makes the grid to be less likely for a set of grid overload conditions. The system can shed load and increase power production. The method enables using a set of pricing signals from an open access same-time information system (OASIS) system to form a feedback loop between a customer load and energy provider generation. The method enables providing an orderly way of dispatching the load and generation in order to keep a grid stable and functioning. The method enables providing the customers with a choice for having a set of electric devices connected to the grid based on energy costs. The method enables a customer to obtain maximum overall value from any local energy assets possessed by the customers.
Novelty: The method involves sending an action message to a customer smart meter e.g. GE (RTM: not defined) meter, from an energy efficiency management system i.e. computer server, consistent with an energy consumption signal depicting an energy consumption level with an action required at a customer location. An acknowledge signal is sent to the system from the smart meter. The acknowledge signal is received at the system from the smart meter. A results message for updating the consumption signal is sent from the system to an energy trader/independent system operator (ISO) workstation.
Filed: 2/9/2009
Application Number: US2009368295A
Tech ID: SD 12516.0
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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