Efficient electricity system
US7801794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S50/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an electricity marketplace, real time price information is fed from an price feeder directly to the electricity equipment or the meter of an end consumer, and the consumer is charged a price corresponding to the real-time price as set on an electricity trading exchange. The end consumer is thereby enabled to control his/her power consumption more efficiently. Thus, the end consumer can take advantage of low prices as well as reduce consumption when the price exceeds some limit.
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