Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load;
• randomly selecting a value of a threshold corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system;
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• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic oF the electrical energy triggering the value of the threshold.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• receiving electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system using control circuitry of a power management device;
• applying electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system to a load using the control circuitiy;
• monitoring an electrical characteristic of the received electrical energy using the control circuitry;
• adjusting the applying at a plurality of moments in time responsive to the monitoring, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load for a plurality of different lengths of time at the respective moments in time;
• and
• randomly selecting the different lengths of time responsive to initialization of circuitry of the power management device.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using a grid of an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads;
• controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy on the grid of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system;
• and
• wherein the controlling comprises controlling frequency of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system.

An electrical energy demand monitoring method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• monitoring an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to at least one of the loads responsive to the monitoring;
• calculating a deficit of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system responsive to the monitoring;
• wherein the calculating comprises calculating the deficit of the electrical energy on a grid of the electrical power distribution;
• and
• wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring frequency of the electrical energy.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load using a power management device;
• detecting a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system;
• adjusting an amount of electrical energy applied to the load using the power management device and responsive to the detecting;
• and
• wherein the adjusting comprises:
• modulating the amount of electrical energy applied to the load using the power management device;
• and
• synchronizing the modulation with the power oscillation.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to access a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, to monitor the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy with respect to the threshold, and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering a respective one of the values of the threshold;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to monitor the electrical characteristic comprising frequency of the electrical energy.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to detect a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system, and to adjust an amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the detection of the power oscillation;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to compare an amplitude of the power oscillation with an osculation threshold and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy to reduce the amplitude.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads;
• controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system;
• wherein the power management devices of the power management system exhibit emergent behavior during the controlling;
• wherein the power management devices are configured to control the applying according to a plurality of respective rules, and wherein the rules are configured to provide the emergent behavior;
• and
• wherein the rules configure the power management devices to adjust an amount of the electrical energy applied to the respective loads responsive to the electrical characteristic triggering respective threshold values of the power management devices.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load;
• providing a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering one of the values of the threshold at the respective moment in time;
• and
• wherein the providing the different values comprises randomly assigning the values.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load;
• providing a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering one of the values of the threshold at the respective moment in time;
• and
• wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting for a random length of time.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using a grid of an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of toads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads;
• controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy on the grid of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system;
• wherein the power management devices of the power management system exhibit emergent behavior during the controlling;
• wherein the power management devices are configured to control the applying according to a plurality of respective rules, and wherein the rules are configured to provide the emergent behavior;
• and
• wherein the rules configure the power management devices to adjust an amount of the electrical energy applied to the respective loads responsive to the electrical characteristic triggering respective threshold values of the power management devices.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using a grid of an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads;
• controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy on the grid of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system;
• wherein the power management devices of the power management system exhibit emergent behavior during the controlling;
• wherein the power management devices are configured to control the applying according to a plurality of respective rules, and wherein the rules are configured to provide the emergent behavior;
• and
• wherein the rules configure the power management devices to adjust an amount of the electrical energy applied to the respective loads responsive to the electrical characteristic comprising frequency triggering respective threshold values of the power management devices.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to access a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, to monitor the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy with respect to the threshold, and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering a respective one of the values of the threshold;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to access the different values comprising randomly generated values.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to access a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, to monitor the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy with respect to the threshold, and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering a respective one of the values of the threshold;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to adjust the amount of the electrical energy for a random length of time.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of roads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads;
• controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system;
• wherein the power management devices of the power management system exhibit emergent behavior during the controlling;
• wherein the power management devices are configured to control the applying according to a plurality of respective rules, and wherein the rules are configured to provide the emergent behavior;
• and
• wherein the rules configure the power management devices to adjust an amount of the electrical energy applied to the respective loads responsive to the electrical characteristic comprising frequency triggering respective threshold values of the power management devices.

An electrical energy demand monitoring method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• monitoring an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to at least one of the loads responsive to the monitoring;
• calculating a deficit of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system responsive to the monitoring;
• and
• wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring frequency of the electrical energy.

An electrical energy demand monitoring method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• monitoring an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to at least one of the loads responsive to the monitoring;
• calculating a deficit of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system responsive to the monitoring;
• and
• associating a plurality of threshold values with respective ones of the loads, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting responsive to the electrical characteristic triggering respective ones of the threshold values, and wherein the determining comprises determining using the threshold values.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load using a power management device;
• detecting a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system;
• adjusting an amount of electrical energy applied to the load using the power management device and responsive to the detecting;
• and
• wherein the detecting comprises monitoring system frequency of the electrical energy;
• and
• wherein the monitoring comprises:
• decimating data of the system frequency of the electrical energy;
• low pass filtering the data;
• Fourier processing the data;
• and
• comparing the processed data to an oscillation threshold.

An electrical power distribution control method comprising:

• providing electrical energy using an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a load using a power management device;
• detecting a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system;
• adjusting an amount of electrical energy applied to the load using the power management device and responsive to the detecting;
• further detecting an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering a shed threshold;
• and
• adjusting an amount of electrical energy applied to the load responsive to the further detecting.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to detect a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system, and to adjust an amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the detection of the power oscillation;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to modulate the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load and synchronized with the power oscillation.

A power management device comprising:

• an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to detect a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system, and to adjust an amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the detection of the power oscillation;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, to detect the electrical characteristic triggering a shed threshold, and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the detection of the triggering.

An electrical energy demand monitoring method comprising:

• providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
• applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
• monitoring an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
• adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to at least one of the loads responsive to the monitoring;
• calculating a deficit of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system responsive to the monitoring;
• wherein the calculating comprises calculating the deficit of the electrical energy on a grid of the electrical power distribution system;
• wherein the calculating further comprises:
• determining a number of the toads having the application of electrical energy adjusted responsive to the monitoring;
• and
• quantifying an amount of electrical energy consumed by the number of the loads;
• and
• associating a plurality of threshold values with respective ones of the loads, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting responsive to the electrical characteristic triggering respective ones of the threshold values, and wherein the determining comprises determining using the threshold values.