Systems and methods for providing and managing high-availability power infrastructures with flexible load prioritization
AssigneeOptimal Licensing Corporation
InventorRoland Schoettle
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing and managing high-availability power infrastructures with flexible load prioritization are described. In one embodiment, a system comprises a switch control and monitoring center that monitors and controls a distributed array of remotely controllable switches to optimize power distribution in a high-availability infrastructure according to priority levels. The high-availability comprises an electric battery storage and/or auxiliary generation equipment. In another embodiment a software package performs power quality analysis, ranking, and optimization, thus enabling the assessment of overall local and grid power demand trends. Load priority adjustments may be made in real-time.
Claims20
A system for managing a high-availability electrical power infrastructure, said system comprising:
- at least one high-availability backbone power line for supplying power to a plurality of sub power lines;
- and
- a switch associated with each said sub power line, each said switch operable to selectively remove said associated sub power line from said high-availability backbone power line as a function of a priority assigned to each said associated sub power line.
A switch for use in a high-availability power system, said switch comprising:
- a priority profile associated therewith, said switch operable to decouple a load from a backbone power line upon receipt of a priority command based upon the level of said switch priority profile.
A computer for monitoring a high-availability premises power grid, said computer comprising:
- inputs for receiving parameter data from a plurality of sources;
- some of said sources being switches interposed on sub power lines connected to a backbone power line;
- each of said switches having a priority level for activation;
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- a first set of routines, including computer executable instructions, for sending communications to said switches concerning priority levels.
A method for controlling the distribution of power among a plurality of devices connected to a power grid, said method comprising:
- associating each of said plurality of devices with a priority profile;
- and
- providing power to at least one of said devices as a function of said priority profile.
A system for controlling the power consumption of devices connected to a plurality of sub power lines, each said sub power line receiving power from a high availability backbone, said system comprising:
- means for controlling the availability of power to each said sub power line based at least in part upon a priority profile associated with each said sub power line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.