Distributed electrical power management system for selecting remote or local power generators
US6697951B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S50/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer based energy service provider (ESP) information service has been developed for providing operational and management services for distributed local power generation units. The ESP is a subscription service for customers that purchase power from utilities and generate their own power on site from a local power generation unit. The ESP service enables those customers to decide when to purchase power from the utility or generate their own power, and may provide control of the customer's power generation unit. Using the ESP, a customer may select whether to exclusively purchase power from a utility, exclusively generate its own power or allow the ESP service to determine whether power should be purchased or self-generated. The ESP service stores the customer's selections and remotely controls and operates the local power generation unit and a switch which connects the customer site alternatively to a utility power source or the power generation service.
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