US 2014/0351010 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEMOCRATIZING POWER TO CREATE A META-EXCHANGE

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for providing democratizing power in a power grid system. In architecture, the system includes a module for receiving a plurality of user preferences concerning load shedding using a graphical user interface, and a module for implementing the user preferences during a grid irregularity. The system is operable to aggregate power in order to facilitate continuous demand response and for emergency purposes. The method of providing democratizing power, can be broadly summarized by the following steps of determining if a device needs a transfer of energy, determining if an electric network connected to the device is able to supply backup power, and determining the quantity of the backup power. The method further includes the steps of determining the cost of the backup power and facilitating payment of the cost of the backup power.

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Dependent claims

A computer-operated meta-exchange system for providing load management for a power grid comprising a plurality of subscribers connected to said grid, wherein each of said plurality of subscribers is a power consumer and a renewable power generator, said meta-exchange system operating over a communications network and comprising a plurality of software-driven sub-systems stored on a memory device operatively connected to said computer for aggregating power in order to facilitate continuous demand response and for emergency purposes.

In a system comprising a grid comprising a plurality of subscribers connected to said grid, wherein each of said subscribers is concurrently a power consumer and a renewable power generator, a method of load management comprising the following steps:

a. Using a system integrated power monitoring sub-system comprising sensors communicating with a computer processor and a database for storing equipment/appliance on/off timings;
b. Checking said database to determine appliance settings;
c. Checking the database to determine if said subscriber has a subscription level that allows the subscriber to change rules;
d. Sending a message over a global communications network to a system integrated consumer graphic user interface to inform the user on appliance status;
e. Using a system integrated smart meter/e-commerce trading sub-system calculate a quantum of power demanded and a cost associated with said quantum;
f. Transmitting the quantum and said cost to the subscriber graphic user interface;
g. Using said e-commerce trading sub-system, the subscriber providing payment for the quantum;
and,
h. Delivering the quantum of energy over the grid.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/452,824Filed 6 Aug 2014

Priority

14 Nov 2008

Published

27 Nov 2014

Term ends

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Classification22 codes

G05F 1/66
Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and…:…
G06F 3/0484
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or…
G06Q 30/018
Commerce: certifying business or products
G06Q 30/02
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

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Application61/114,531Us provisional application · filed 14 Nov 2008

Application61/235,453Us provisional application · filed 20 Aug 2009

Application12/618,697Continuation in part · filed 13 Nov 2009

Application14/452,824Continuation in part

US 2010/0138066 A1Published application

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System and method of democratizing power to create a meta-exchange

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System and method of democratizing power to create a meta-exchange

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