System and method for monitoring and controlling energy distribution
AssigneeStonewater Control Systems, Inc.
InventorsGerd W. Nierlich, James Ronan Heffernan
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Abstract
Systems that monitor and control energy distribution manage energy distribution or use for Energy Service Providers and end-users. A system includes a publicly or privately accessible distributed network, a network access device, and a management device. The network access device communicates with the management device through the distributed network to control loads at a remote location. The method of monitoring and controlling energy distribution receives data at an on-line Site, processes an application program that evaluates load and market supply data, and initiates power curtailment requests or power curtailment events.
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A system for monitoring and controlling energy distribution from at least one energy service provider, comprising:
- a publicly accessible decentralized distributed network;
- a network access device that interfaces power monitoring and power curtailment circuitry to said distributed network;
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- a management device that supports interfaces to said power monitoring and said power curtailment circuitry, said management device located remotely from said network access device, and comprising a control device that interfaces said network access device through said publicly accessible distributed network when said network access device initiates communications at predetermined time intervals and wherein said management device controls electrical loads at a remote location based in part on market prices of electricity.
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