Technique for aggregating reactive power loads
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorSerdar Uckun
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that aggregates an energy service from one or more participants. An aggregator in the system first sends a plurality of price points to a respective participant, wherein each price point corresponds to a particular range of phase angles between a voltage waveform and a current waveform. The aggregator then receives a price point selected by the participant, wherein the selected price point corresponds to a phase angle to which the participant agrees to adjust. Next, the aggregator aggregates from the one or more participants an energy service with reactive-power reduction.
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A method for aggregating an energy service from one or more participants, comprising:
- sending, by an aggregator, a plurality of price points to a respective participant, wherein each price point corresponds to a particular range of phase angles between a voltage waveform and a current waveform;
- receiving, at the aggregator, a price point selected by the participant, wherein the selected price point corresponds to a phase angle to which the participant agrees to adjust;
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- aggregating from the one or more participants an energy service with reactive-power reduction.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for aggregating an energy service from one or more participants, the method comprising:
- sending, by an aggregator, a plurality of price points to a respective participant, wherein each price point corresponds to a particular range of phase angles between a voltage waveform and a current waveform;
- receiving, at the aggregator, a price point selected by the participant, wherein the selected price point corresponds to a phase angle to which the participant agrees to adjust;
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- aggregating from the one or more participants an energy service with reactive-power reduction.
A system for aggregating an energy service from one or more participants, comprising:
- a sending mechanism configure to send a plurality of price points to a respective participant, wherein each price point corresponds to a particular range of phase angles between a voltage waveform and a current waveform;
- a receiving mechanism configured to receive a price point selected by the participant, wherein the selected price point corresponds to a phase angle to which the participant agrees to adjust;
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- an aggregation mechanism configured to aggregate from the one or more participants an energy service with reactive-power reduction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.