Patent ID: 9657979
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: F24F,F25B,G05B,G06Q,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim:
1. A demand-respond system comprising: a first aggregator apparatus configured to perform demand-response-related control of a first group of devices including a first heat pump device in which control specifications of the devices are standardized; a second aggregator apparatus configured to perform demand-response-related control of a second group of devices in which control specifications of the devices are standardized, the second group of devices being different from the first group of devices, and a first upper-tier aggregator apparatus configured to distribute a target adjustment amount of power usage to the first aggregator apparatus and the second aggregator apparatus as a first request amount and a second request amount, respectively, and send an energy adjustment request to the first aggregator apparatus and the second aggregator apparatus which requests the first aggregator apparatus and the second aggregator apparatus to adjust the amount of power usage by the first request amount and the second request amount, respectively, using a command common to the first aggregator apparatus and the second aggregator apparatus, the control specifications of the first group of devices being different from the control specifications of the second group of devices, the first aggregator apparatus being configured to distribute the first request amount to individual devices in the first group of devices, determine the control content for each device of the first of devices so that each device adjusts the amount of power usage by the distributed amount, and perform demand-response-related control of the first group of devices installed in a plurality of buildings using a first dedicated command for the first group of devices in accordance with the energy adjustment request, the second aggregator apparatus being configured to distribute the second request amount to individual devices in the second group of devices, determine the control content for each device of the second group of devices so that each device adjusts the amount of power usage by the distributed amount, and perform demand-response-related control of the second group of devices installed in a plurality of buildings using a second dedicated command for the second group of devices in accordance with the energy adjustment request, and the second dedicated command being different from the first dedicated command.