Patent ID: 11916388
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical power distribution control system configured to issue a demand response signal to reduce power to a plurality of electrical power consuming loads within an electrical power distribution network to reduce a peak power demand within an electrical power grid while permitting distributive timing control of individual loads in responding to the demand response signal, the electrical power distribution control system comprising:
at least one disconnect load control receiver (DLCR) operably coupled to at least one resistive heating load of the plurality of electrical power consuming loads within the electrical power grid; and
a utility operated controller configured to communicate a demand response signal to the at least one DLCR to reduce power to the plurality of electrical power consuming loads to reduce the peak power demand within the electrical power grid,
wherein the at least one DLCR is configured to monitor actual power consumption data of the at least one resistive heating load of the plurality of electrical consuming loads and generate a 24-hour power consumption demand model for the at least one resistive heating load,
wherein the DLCR is configured to selectively delay the demand response signal to manage a flow of electrical power to the at least one resistive heating load based on the 24-hour power consumption demand model,
wherein the DLCR uses the 24-hour power consumption demand model to forecast an expected output consumer demand for the at least one resistive heating load over a 24-hour period, and
wherein the management of the flow of electrical power to the at least one resistive heating load is constrained by a deferred runtime limit, the deferred runtime limit representing a computed time delay permissible to achieve a consumer satisfaction threshold of the at least one resistive water heater over the 24-hour period.