Patent ID: 9366704
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G01R,G06F,G06Q,H02J,Y02D,Y02E,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method of modeling power usage within a macrogrid, the macrogrid being within a region, the method comprising: a) obtaining, by a processor, disaggregated power consumption data from at least one premises within the macrogrid to determine at least one behavioral pattern according to usage behaviors for at least two appliances within the premises based on: b) obtaining, by the processor, data relating to the at least one behavioral pattern and a state of a user; c) obtaining, by the processor, data relating to at least one external impact on the user's power usage within the premises, said external impact originating from an environment of the user and not from the user; d) using, by the processor, the obtained data from one or more of a) to c) to create an individual consumer forecast of power usage, said consumer forecast being collectively aggregated across a plurality of users; e) using, by the processor, data from one or more of a) to d) to perform a demographic analysis; f) collecting, by the processor, macrogrid aggregate power consumption data for the region; g) determining, by the processor, power consumption requirements across the macrogrid for the region using data from at least one of a) to e); and h) determining, by the processor, future power requirements within the macrogrid, using the data obtained in at least one of a) to g).