System and method for planning of demand for power on an electrical power network
AssigneeLncon Systems Ltd.
InventorIzidor LIBERMAN
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Abstract
A system and method for calculating energy to be preceded or delayed through a deactivation of appliance on a power network to reduce a highest threshold of power production required to meet power demand. Predictions of power demand by appliances and the possibility of preceding or delaying such demand away from a time of high power usage allow power use to be shifted away from periods of peak production. Further, such predictions allow more complete use of power once a power generator has been activated.
Claims12
1-9. (canceled)
A method of utilizing power of a power generator, comprising:
- calculating a prediction of power demand on a power network at a plurality of intervals between a predicted time of activation of a first generator and a predicted time of activation of a second generator;
- selecting a set of power consumption devices that are to be active after a time of activation of said first generator;
- and
- activating a plurality of power consumption devices from said set, wherein a sum of power demand from said set of activated power consumption devices plus said predicted power demand at a first of said intervals, approximates a power supply capacity of said first generator.
A method comprising:
- predicting that total power demand on a network between a first time point and a second time point will be below a pre-defined threshold;
- selecting a set of power consumption devices that are to be active between said first time point and said second time point;
- designating for a first of said set of power consumption devices an activation period and a deactivation period between said first time point and said second time point;
- designating for a second of said set of power consumption devices an activation period and a deactivation period between said first time point and said second time point;
- and
- activating said first set of power consumption devices during said designated activation period for said first set of power consumption devices between said first time point and said second time point;
- deactivating said first set of power consumption devices during said designated deactivation period between said first time point and said second time point;
- activating said second set of power consumption devices during said designated activation period for said second set of power consumption devices between said first time point and said second time point;
- and
- deactivating said second set of power consumption devices during said designated deactivation period between said first time point and said second time point.
A method of planning activation of power consumption devices on a network, comprising:
- predicting a difference between a level of power demand on said network during a period and a level of power production on said network during said period;
- predicting a time for an activation of a plurality of power consumption devices during said period;
- activating a set of said plurality of power consumption devices prior to said predicted time for said activation of said plurality of power consumption devices, wherein a sum of power demanded by said set of plurality of power consumption devices approximates said difference between said level of power usage on said network during said period and said level of power production on said network during said period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.