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US 2026/0228837 A1Published application
Peak prediction for global adjustment of electrical systems, and related systems, apparatuses, and methods
AssigneeEnel X North America, Inc.
InventorsCesar A. Silva-Monroy, Brendan P. Sinnott, Shane R. Daly
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods may predict utility peak events associated with a system peak utility program and determine a probabilistic forecast to be used as a parameter for a cost function. The cost function may be used to determine one or more parameters to effectuate a change to the electrical system to attempt to participate in a system peak utility program.
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A global adjustment controller of an electrical system, the global adjustment controller comprising:
- a data storage device to store historic peak demand data for a utility;
- a communication interface to communicate with a system controller of an electrical system;
- one or more processors operably coupled to the data storage device and the communication interface, the one or more processors configured to:
- forecast the utility electricity load for an upcoming period;
- compare a forecasted load of the upcoming period to a power threshold;
- identify the upcoming period as a candidate utility peak period when the forecasted load for at least one segment of the upcoming period is above the power threshold, wherein the candidate utility peak period is a span of time in which it is possible a utility electricity peak segment will occur;
- generate, for the candidate utility peak period, a probabilistic forecast comprising probabilities for segments of the upcoming period indicating potential of the utility electricity peak occurring during a specified segment;
- provide, via the communication interface, the probabilistic forecast to an economic optimizer of the system controller, wherein the probabilistic forecast is used as a parameter for a cost function to determine one or more parameters to effectuate a change to the electrical system to attempt to participate in a system peak utility program.
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A method for controlling an electrical system, the method comprising:
- receiving historic peak demand data for a utility;
- forecasting the utility electricity load for an upcoming period based on the historic peak demand data;
- comparing a forecasted load of the upcoming period to a power threshold;
- identifying the upcoming period as a candidate utility peak period when the forecasted load for at least one segment of the upcoming period is above the power threshold, wherein the candidate utility peak period is a day in which it is possible a utility electricity peak segment will occur;
- generating, for the candidate utility peak period, a probabilistic forecast comprising probabilities for segments of the upcoming period indicating potential of the utility electricity peak occurring during a specified segment;
- providing, via a communication interface, the probabilistic forecast to an economic optimizer of the system controller, wherein the probabilistic forecast is used as a parameter for a cost function to determine one or more parameters to effectuate a change to the electrical system to attempt to participate in a system peak utility program.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.