Aggregation of distributed energy resources
AssigneeEnernoc, Inc.
InventorsDavid B. Brewster, Timothy G. Healy
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling distributed energy resources is provided. Notification of an upcoming regional power distribution event is received and a distributed energy resource affected by the upcoming event is determined or identified. A first notification message is sent to an affected distributed energy resource asset owner or other administrator to notify the distributed energy resource asset of the event. An event data process is initiated to monitor and collect data associated with the event and an event control process is initiated to control one or more affected distributed energy resource asset during the event. The event control process and the event data process are terminated at the end of the event.
Claims11
A method for controlling distributed energy resources, the method comprising:
- receiving notification of an upcoming regional power distribution event;
- determining a distributed energy resource affected by the upcoming event;
- determining an optimal control threshold for controlling an affected distributed energy resource asset using facility conditions and/or electric grid conditions;
- sending a first notification message to an affected distributed energy resource asset administrator to notify the distributed energy resource asset administrator of the event;
- in response to the first notification message, initiating an event data process to monitor and collect data associated with the event and initiating an event control process utilizing the optimal control threshold to control the affected distributed energy resource asset during the event;
- terminating the event control process at the end of the event;
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- terminating the event data process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.