Control apparatus
US10530154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S50/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control apparatus includes a receiving unit, a demand response unit, a power consumption fluctuation unit, a fluctuation-amount-estimation unit and an adjustment control execution unit. The receiving unit receives a demand pertaining to power consumption sent from an energy management apparatus. The demand response unit executes a demand-response control in order to adjust total power consumption of a plurality of devices set up in a property in accordance with the demand. The power consumption fluctuation unit executes a non-demand-response control in order to cause total power consumption to fluctuate regardless of the demand. The fluctuation-amount-estimation unit estimates a power consumption that will fluctuate due to the non-demand-response control during the demand-response control. The adjustment control execution unit executes an adjustment control in order to adjust power consumption of any facility device based on an amount of fluctuation in power consumption as estimated by the fluctuation-amount-estimation unit.
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