Dynamic control system for power sub-network

A method for dynamically controlling power usage in a power network, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving utility information;
• associating said utility information with one of a plurality of system priority levels;
• associating said one of said plurality of system priority levels with one of a plurality of switch state configurations each representing a particular configuration representing respective switch states of one or more switchable power nodes in said power network, each said one or more switchable power nodes having an associated priority level and comprising a switch element that operates in a first state to electrically couple a first subset of a plurality of power lines and a second subset of said plurality of power lines and that operates in a second state to electrically isolate said first subset of said plurality of power lines from said second subset of said plurality of power lines, and a switch actuator that actuates said switch element to a switch state, said switch state comprising one of said first state, said second state, and zero or more additional states;
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• effecting actuation of said respective switch actuators of corresponding one or more of said one or more switchable power nodes that require actuation to comply with said respective switch state configuration associated with said one of said priority levels that is associated with said received utility information.

A computer readable storage medium tangibly embodying program instructions implementing a method for dynamically controlling power usage in a power network, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving data input that represents utility information;
• associating said utility information with one of a plurality of system priority levels;
• associating said one of said plurality of system priority levels with one of a plurality of switch state configurations each representing a particular configuration representing respective switch states of one or more switchable power nodes in said power network, each said one or more switchable power nodes having an associated priority level and comprising a switch element that operates in a first state to electrically couple a first subset of a plurality of power lines and a second subset of said plurality of power lines and that operates in a second state to electrically isolate said first subset of said plurality of power lines from said second subset of said plurality of power lines, and a switch actuator that actuates said switch element to a switch state, said switch state comprising one of said first state, said second state, and zero or more additional states;
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• generating computer instructions to effect actuation of said respective switch actuators of corresponding one or more of said one or more switchable power nodes that require actuation to comply with said respective switch state configuration associated with said one of said priority levels that is associated with said received utility information.