Distributed control of non-linear coupled systems with a single output
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsWARREN B. JACKSON, DAVID K. BIEGELSEN, TAD H. HOGG, CHEE WE NG, ANDREW A. BERLIN, KOENRAAD F. VAN SCHUYLENBERGH, CARLOS MOCHON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for controlling non-linear coupled systems with a single output. More particularly, the present invention relates to control and coordination of force actuators that act on a single object without use of a central controller.
Claims10
A control method for non-linear coupled systems of producing units having a single consumer output, the method comprising the steps of
- setting each producing unit to have an output responsive to an analog signal representative of a market price,
- connecting each producing unit to a marketwire, with the changes in the analog signal on the marketwire representing changes in the market price and output response of each producing unit.
A control method for systems of interconnected producing units and consuming units, the control method comprising the steps of
- providing producing units connected to a marketwire, the producing units having an output responsive to a market price determinable from the marketwire,
- providing consuming units connected to a marketwire, the consuming units having an input responsive to a market price determinable from the marketwire, and
- equilibrating electrical characteristics on a marketwire based on input/output from the producing units and the consuming units to determine the market price.
A control method for systems of interconnected producing units and consuming units, the control method comprising the steps of
- providing producing units connected to a marketwire, the producing units having a discrete output responsive to a market price determinable from the marketwire,
- providing consuming units connected to a marketwire, the consuming units having an input responsive to a market price determinable from the marketwire,
- storing excess electrical energy in an inventory unit as necessary to equilibrate electrical characteristics on a marketwire based on input/output from the producing units and the consuming units to determine the market price.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.