Flexible, secure energy management system
US9915965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0206
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and techniques are disclosed for flexible, secure energy management that enable control of individual devices in a customer site's energy infrastructure, which can allow optimization (e.g., by minimizing energy cost or usage) across the infrastructure. A system management component may centralize optimization and control capabilities across the energy infrastructure by determining an energy model and directing consumption, storage, and energy draw activities for the totality of the energy infrastructure devices. Systems may include modular, secure terminal devices that can be attached to or paired with the devices in an energy infrastructure in order to provide input data such as power load metrics, as well as to control the operation of the devices. A dynamic, adaptive prediction of system parameters, such as future demand, cost, generation capacity, and other metrics, may be provided. Dynamic, adaptive prediction may be performed without detailed historical usage data. A system gateway device may centralize communications between the system devices so that energy customer privacy is maintained.
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