System and method for controlling power demand over an integrated wireless network

A method for controlling demand in an energy delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a demand reduction control signal by an energy management controller;
• transmitting a first radio frequency (RF) signal corresponding to the demand reduction control signal generated by the energy management controller to a plurality of first transceivers, one first transceiver residing in one of a plurality of appliance control units, wherein each one of the plurality of appliance control units is coupled to at least one appliance;
• shutting off the appliance coupled to the appliance control unit in response to receiving the first RF signal;
• metering a first change in demand at a plurality of meters, each one of the meters coupled to one of the appliances;
• transmitting plurality of second RF signals each corresponding to one of the plurality of first changes of demand to the energy management controller from a plurality of second transceivers, each one of the second transceivers coupled to one of the plurality of meters;
• and
• determining a first aggregate change in demand, the first aggregate change in demand equaling a sum of the plurality of first changes in demand.

A system for controlling demand in an energy delivery system, comprising:

• means for generating a demand reduction control signal by an energy management controller;
• means for transmitting a first radio frequency (RF) signal corresponding to the demand reduction control signal generated by the energy management controller to a plurality of first transceivers, one first transceiver residing in one of a plurality of appliance control units, wherein each one of the plurality of appliance control units is coupled to at least one appliance;
• means for shutting off the appliance coupled to the appliance control unit in response to receiving the first RF signal;
• means for metering a first change in demand at a plurality of meters, each one of the meters coupled to one of the appliances;
• transmitting a plurality of second RF signals each corresponding to one of the plurality of first changes of demand to the energy management controller from a plurality of second transceivers, each one of the second transceivers coupled to one of the plurality of meters;
• and
• means for determining a first aggregate change in demand, the first aggregate change in demand equaling a sum of the plurality of first changes in demand.

A method for controlling demand in an energy delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a demand reduction control signal by an energy management controller;
• transmitting the demand reduction control signal from the energy management controller to a site controller;
• communicating a first radio frequency (RF) signal from the site controller to a transceiver network comprising a plurality of network transceivers, the first RF signal having a first identification code corresponding to a plurality of transceivers;
• communicating the first RF signal through the transceiver network to the plurality of transceivers residing in the appliance controller unit;
• receiving the first RF signal by each of the plurality of transceivers, each transceiver residing in one of a plurality of appliance controller units, each appliance controller unit coupled to at least one appliance and configured to shut off the appliance coupled to the appliance control unit in response to its corresponding transceiver receiving the first RF signal;
• detecting a first metered change in demand at each of a plurality of meters, each of the meters coupled to at least one of the appliances;
• communicating a plurality of second RF signals to the transceiver network from a plurality of second transceivers, each one of the second transceivers uniquely coupled to one of the plurality of meters, and each of the second RF signals uniquely corresponding to the first metered change in demand at its respective meter;
• receiving the plurality of second RF signals at the site controller;
• communicating the plurality of second RF signals from the site controller to the energy management controller;
• and
• determining a first aggregate change in demand, the first aggregate change in demand equaling a sum of the first metered change in demand in the plurality of second RF signals.

A system for controlling demand in an energy delivery system comprising:

• means for generating a demand reduction control signal by an energy management controller;
• means for transmitting the demand reduction control signal from the energy management controller to a site controller;
• means for communicating a first radio frequency (RF) signal from the site controller to a transceiver network comprising a plurality of network transceivers, the first RF signal having a first identification code corresponding to a plurality of transceivers;
• means for communicating the first RF signal through the transceiver network to the plurality of transceivers residing in the appliance controller unit;
• means for receiving the first RF signal by each of the plurality of transceivers, each transceiver residing in one of a plurality of appliance controller units, each appliance controller unit coupled to at least one appliance and configured to shut off the appliance coupled to the appliance control unit in response to its corresponding transceiver receiving the first RF signal corresponding to the demand reduction control signal;
• means for detecting a first metered change in demand at each of a plurality of meters, each of the meters coupled to at least one of the appliances;
• means for communicating a plurality of second RF signals to the transceiver network from a plurality of second transceivers, each one of the second transceivers uniquely coupled to one of the plurality of meters, and each of the second RF signals uniquely corresponding to the first metered change in demand at its respective meter;
• means for receiving the plurality of second RF signals at the site controller;
• means for communicating the plurality of second RF signals from the site controller to the energy management controller;
• and
• means for determining a first aggregate change in demand, the first aggregate change in demand equaling a sum of the first metered change in demand of the plurality of second RF signals.