Improved control of electrical power usage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018219412-A1
Application number	US-201615747451-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 29, 2015
Publication date	Aug 2, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for controlling electrical power usage by at least one power consuming device connected—via a telecommunications network—to at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component includes: in a first step, an electrical power consumption profile information is transmitted to or accessed by an electrical power management entity, the electrical power consumption profile information being related to the at least one power consuming device or to a mode of operation thereof; and in a second step, subsequent to the first step, a first electrical power control information and/or a second electrical power control information is transmitted, by the electrical power management entity, to the at least one power consuming device, the first electrical power control information indicating to activate a power consumption mode of operation corresponding to the electrical power consumption profile information transmitted to or accessed by the electrical power management entity.

First claim

1 - 15 . (canceled)

16 : A method for controlling electrical power usage by at least one power consuming device connected—via a telecommunications network—to at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component, wherein an electrical power transmission component is configured to transmit electrical power between the at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component and the at least one power consuming device, wherein the at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component is associated with an expected electrical power supply profile and a current electrical power supply profile, and wherein an electrical power management entity is coupled—via the telecommunications network—to the at least one power consuming device such that demand of electrical power consumption by the at least one power consuming device is influenced, by the electrical power management entity, via transmitting electrical power control information between the electrical power management entity and the at least one power consuming device, wherein the method comprises:
in a first step, an electrical power consumption profile information is transmitted to or accessed by the electrical power management entity, the electrical power consumption profile information being related to the at least one power consuming device or to a mode of operation thereof; and
in a second step, subsequent to the first step, a first electrical power control information and/or a second electrical power control information is transmitted, by the electrical power management entity, to the at least one power consuming device, the first electrical power control information indicating to activate a power consumption mode of operation corresponding to the electrical power consumption profile information transmitted to or accessed by the electrical power management entity, wherein the second electrical power control information indicates to modify or to adapt a power consumption mode of operation of the at least one power consuming device, wherein the electrical power management entity transmits, dependent on the electrical power consumption profile information, the electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device such that the demand for electrical power by the at least one power consuming device is influenced via postponing or preponing expected future demand of electrical power, wherein prior, during or after the first step, an electrical power request information is transmitted to or accessed by the electrical power management entity, the electrical power request information being related to both a user interaction and the at least one power consuming device, wherein the electrical power management entity transmits, dependent on the electrical power request information, the electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device such that the demand for electrical power by the at least one power consuming device is influenced.

17 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the user interaction corresponds to activating the at least one power consuming device.

18 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the demand for electrical power by the at least one power consuming device is influenced via postponing or preponing expected future demand of electrical power and/or via reducing or increasing current demand for electrical power, wherein the demand for electrical power is further influenced based on adapting supply and demand of electrical power to each other such that differences between current supply and demand of electrical power are as low as possible and as non-volatile as possible.

19 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical power management entity transmits, dependent on the electrical power consumption profile information, the electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device such that the demand for electrical power by the at least one power consuming device is influenced via reducing or increasing current demand for electrical power.

20 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one power consuming device is configured to be operated in a mode of operation of negative demand for electrical power or of surplus energy, wherein the electrical power management entity transmits, dependent on the electrical power consumption profile information and/or the electrical power request information, the electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device such that the negative demand for electrical power by the at least one power consuming device is influenced via preponing or postponing expected future negative demand for electrical power and/or via increasing or decreasing current negative demand for electrical power.

21 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical power consumption profile information and/or the electrical power request information comprise at least one out of the following:
information about the expected evolution of the electrical power demand by the at least one power consuming device; information about the postponing flexibility, in terms of time flexibility to use the electrical power later and/or in terms of flexibility regarding lowering the electrical power level, in demanding the electrical power; information about the preponing flexibility, in terms of time flexibility to use the electrical power earlier and/or in terms of flexibility regarding increasing the electrical power level, in demanding the electrical power; information about whether the electrical power demand is able to be interrupted after the at least one power consuming device having been activated; or information about how often the electrical power demand is able to be interrupted after the at least one power consuming device has been activated.

22 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical power consumption profile information comprises abstraction model information of the expected behaviour of the at least one power consuming device regarding future electrical power demand, the abstraction model information of the expected behaviour of the at least one power consuming device being associated with different typical modes of operation of the at least one power consuming device.

23 : The method according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical power request information comprises abstraction model information of user or customer requirements regarding the at least one power consuming device, the abstraction model information of user or customer requirements being associated with time and/or completion requirements of the user or customer regarding the service to be provided by the at least one power consuming device.

24 : A system for controlling electrical power usage by at least one power consuming device connected—via a telecommunications network—to at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component, wherein an electrical power transmission component is configured to transmit electrical power between the at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component and the at least one power consuming device, wherein the at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component is associated with an expected electrical power supply profile and a current electrical power supply profile, and wherein an electrical power management entity is coupled—via the telecommunications network—to the at least one power consuming device such that demand of electrical power consumption by the at least one power consuming device is influenced, by the electrical power management entity, via transmitting electrical power control information between the electrical power ma

Assignees

• Deutsche Telekom Ag

Inventors

• Neubacher Andreas

Classifications

• H02J2105/42

  Home appliances · CPC title

• H02J2103/30

  Simulating, planning, modelling, reliability check or computer assisted design [CAD] of electric power networks · CPC title

• H02J13/1335

  involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi®, ZigBee® or Bluetooth® · CPC title

• H02J13/1331

  using wireless data transmission · CPC title

• H02J13/14

  the power network being locally controlled, e.g. home energy management systems [HEMS] · CPC title