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

Claim 10:
11. An electrical power distribution control system configured to regulate at least one resistive water heater to reduce power consumption within an electrical power grid during a peak power demand, the electrical power distribution control system comprising:
a plurality of disconnect load control receivers (DLCRs) operably coupled to a corresponding plurality of resistive water heaters; and
a utility operated controller, remotely located from the DLCRs, configured to communicate with each of the DLCRs to provide a demand response control signal,
wherein each of the DLCRs is configured to generate actual power consumption data of its respective resistive water heater for the generation of a 24-hour power consumption demand model for each resistive water heater,
wherein one of the controller and the plurality of DLCRs is configured to use 24-hour power consumption demand model to forecast an expected output consumer demand for each resistive water heater over a 24-hour period such that the DLCRs on an individual basis selectively manage a flow of electrical power its respective resistive water heater to meet the expected output consumer demand over the 24-hour period, while reducing power consumption within the electrical power grid during a peak power demand, and
wherein the selective managing of the flow of electrical power to the at least one resistive water heater is constrained by a deferred runtime limit, the deferred runtime limit representing a time delay permissible to achieve a consumer satisfaction threshold of the at least one resistive water heater over the 24-hour period.