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System for using attributes to deploy demand response resources

AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.

InventorEdward Koch

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Abstract

A system for using attributes to deploy demand response resources. A service provider may provide energy to customers. The provider may via interactions modify consumption of the energy by the customers. Customers that participate in these interactions may be regarded as demand response resources. Interactions may incorporate demand response signals sent to the resources at their respective facilities. Each resource may have a demand response client which has an association with a customer account in a demand response management system of the provider. The association may be regarded as a binding of the demand response client. The binding may involve inputting an attribute of the demand response client, which can be correlated to the customer account. The attribute may be, for example, a location of the demand response client. Such attribute may be used for the association of the demand response client with a proper customer account.

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Dependent claims

An energy service provider system which via interactions with customers modifies the consumption of energy by the customers comprising:

an energy service provider comprising a demand response management system;
a customer facility comprising a demand response resource;
and
a communications channel connected to the service provider and the customer facility;
and
wherein:
the service provider identifies the customer facility by an attribute provided from the demand response resource to the demand response management system;
the attribute is associated with information in a customer account;
a relationship of the attribute with the information creates a binding of the demand response resource with a customer account by the demand response management system;
the demand response resource comprises a demand response client;
an association of the demand response client with a customer account is a binding of the demand response client;
the binding permits a service provider to send demand response signals specifically for the demand response client;
binding comprises inputting the attribute of the demand response client into the demand response management system to allow demand response signals to be routed to the demand response client;
and
the attribute may be correlated to a customer account.

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Facts

Application: 13/153,251Filed 3 Jun 2011 · continuation in part
Priority: 17 Jul 2009
Published: US 2011/0016200 A18 Dec 2011
Granted: 29 Oct 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06F 16/90332
Query formulation: natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
G06Q 50/06
Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g.…:…
H02J 3/17
Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC distribution networks: demand-responsive operation of AC power transmission or distribution networks

Family

Application61/271,084Us provisional application · filed 17 Jul 2009
Application61/301,123Us provisional application · filed 3 Feb 2010
Application12/834,841Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 12 Jul 2010
Application13/019,943Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Feb 2011
US 2011/0301774 A1Pre-grant publication · published 8 Dec 2011
US 2011/0016200 A1Published application
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