Technologies for dynamically dispatching generator power
AssigneeLeading Edge Power Solutions, LLC
InventorsDavid Walters, Richard Paulsen
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining how to dispatch power to a property from a generator are provided. According to certain aspects, a controller associated with the generator may retrieve or access a set of data indicating time of use rates associated with utility power, performance characteristics of the generator, and/or energy usage data. Based on the data, the controller may determine a set point corresponding to when it may be beneficial to dispatch generator power to the property instead of utility power. At the set point, the controller may facilitate supplementing power from utility power with power from the generator. Additionally, the controller may collect usage and performance data associated with dispatch of the generator power.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of determining how to dispatch energy from a generator for a customer, the method comprising:
- accessing (i) a set of historical energy usage data associated with the customer or rate data associated with utility power, and (ii) a set of performance characteristics of the generator;
- determining, by a controller of the generator based on (i) the set of historical energy usage data or the rate data, and (ii) the set of performance characteristics, a set point to dispatch power from the generator;
- accessing, by the controller, utility metered load data associated with the customer;
- and
- based on the utility metered load data, requesting, by the controller, an automatic transfer switch of the generator to activate dispatching of the power from the generator according to the set point.
A generator comprising:
- a memory storing a set of performance characteristics associated with the generator;
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a server via at least one network connection;
- an automatic transfer switch;
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- a controller interfaced with the memory, the transceiver, and the automatic transfer switch, and configured to:
- access, via the transceiver, a set of historical energy usage data associated with a customer or a set of rate data associated with utility power,
- determine, based on (i) the set of performance characteristics and (ii) the set of historical energy usage data or the rate data, a set point to dispatch power from the generator,
- access utility metered load data associated with the customer, and based on the utility metered load data, request the automatic transfer switch to activate dispatching of the power from the generator according to the set point.
A computer-implemented method of dispatching energy from a generator for a customer, the method comprising:
- accessing (i) a set of historical energy usage data associated with the customer or a set of rate data associated with utility power, and (ii) a set of performance characteristics of the generator;
- determining, by a controller of the generator based on (i) the set of historical energy usage data or the rate data, and (ii) the set of performance characteristics, a set point to dispatch power from the generator;
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- at the set point, request, by the controller, an automatic transfer switch of the generator to activate dispatching of the power from the generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.