Patent ID: 11972496
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
by one or more computing devices that each comprise at least one processor and memory:
accessing, for a distributed energy resource from a plurality of distributed energy resources managed by a coordinator system that grants or denies energy draw and supply requests, a request probability function that defines a request probability as a function of a need for energy (NFE) for the distributed energy resource;
for each of two or more communication epoch time intervals for the distributed energy resource:
accessing, for the corresponding communication epoch time interval, a value for at least one parameter that indicates the need for energy (NFE) for the distributed energy resource;
determining a request probability for the corresponding communication epoch time interval according to the accessed value of the at least one parameter and the request probability function; and
determining, for the corresponding communication epoch time interval, whether to send a request to the coordinator system for the distributed energy resource to draw or supply energy according to the determined request probability;

for at least one of the two or more communication epoch time intervals and in response to determining to send a request to the coordinator system for the communication epoch time interval:
sending, to the coordinator system, the request to draw energy or supply energy;
receiving, from the coordinator system, a response that indicates that the request is approved; and
causing the distributed energy resource to draw energy or supply energy according to the response.