Operational coordination of load control devices

A method performed by a device configured to control an electrical load, the method comprising:

• receiving a first signal from a first wireless communication network via a first wireless communication circuit and via a first protocol, the first signal including a power control command;
• interpreting a power control adjustment for the device from the power control command;
• interpreting a synchronization condition from the power control command;
• determining a synchronization condition status being at least one of satisfied or unsatisfied;
• and
• implementing the power control adjustment upon the synchronization condition status being satisfied.

A method for controlling power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads, the method comprising:

• detecting a first command to adjust a respective amount of power to be delivered to each of the plurality of electrical loads;
• determining respective network addresses of each of a plurality of load control devices, each of the plurality of load control devices capable of adjusting the respective amount of power to be delivered to the plurality of electrical loads;
• determining a synchronization condition for the plurality of load control devices, the synchronization condition coordinating the respective adjustments made by the plurality of load control devices of the respective amount of power to the plurality of electrical loads;
• and
• transmitting a second command via the respective network address to the plurality of load control devices, the second command causing the plurality of load control devices to adjust the respective amount of power to be delivered to the plurality of electrical loads upon the synchronization condition being satisfied.

An apparatus, the apparatus in communication with a plurality of load control devices, each of the plurality of load control devices respectively controlling the power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads, the apparatus comprising:

• a controller;
• a first wireless communication circuit operable to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol, the first communication circuit in communication with the controller;
• and
• a second communication circuit operable to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol, the second communication circuit in communication with the controller, the controller being operable to:
• receive a first signal via the first wireless communication circuit and via the first protocol, the first signal including a power control command that includes a respective power control adjustment for one or more of the plurality of load control devices;
• identify the respective one or more of the plurality of load control devices for which the power control command includes the respective power control adjustment;
• and
• transmit a respective second signal to the identified one or more of the plurality of load control devices via the second communication circuit and via the second protocol, each respective second signal including the respective power control adjustment for the respective one or more of the plurality of load control devices.

A load control device, comprising:

• a controller operable to:
• receive a first command to perform an adjustment of an amount of power delivered to a connected electrical load;
• receive a second command to perform an adjustment of the amount of power delivered to the connected electrical load;
• implement the first command;
• determine a difference in time between the receipt of the second command and the implementation of the first command;
• and
• disregard the second command upon at least one of the second command being received before the implementation of first command or the receipt of the second command being before an expiration of a predetermined period of time following the implementation of the first command.