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Method and system for demand-response signal assignment in power distribution systems

US11303124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Tobias Jacobs · Mannheim, DE
Mischa Schmidt · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S20/242
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing a demand-response (DR) signal assignment includes initializing reinforcement learning (RL) agents, each having an exploration scheme and being assigned to a consumer, with initial models about respective RL environments of the consumers. The RL agents send the models to an optimizer. The optimizer computes a DR signal assignment using the models. The RL agents send DR signals in accordance with the DR signal assignment to the consumers so as to aggregately achieve a load reduction by the consumers over a time window. The RL agents monitor the consumers over the time window, and update the models based on the monitoring.

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