Patent ID: 9729010
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G05B,G05F,H02J,H04L,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. An apparatus for smart electric power grid communication: the apparatus operable to receive at least one registration message from at least one grid element over an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network; wherein the at least one registration message is based upon participation of the at least one grid element within an electric power grid for load, supply, and/or curtailment of power; wherein the at least one grid element has at least one attribute, wherein the at least one attribute includes revenue grade metrology, calibration, operating capacity, security, settlement, status, table information, pricing, telemetry, changes in time, location of market, attachment point information, geodetic information, a grid element identifier, an apparatus identifier, a grid element profile, an apparatus profile, power consumption, power flows, information accuracy of a grid element, information accuracy of the apparatus, software, firmware, upgrades, and/or prioritization; wherein the apparatus is operable to register the at least one attribute upon receipt of the at least one registration message from the at least one grid element; wherein the at least one grid element is operable to be automatically and/or autonomously transformed into at least one active grid element for actively functioning in the electric power grid after transmitting the at least one registration message; wherein the transformation of the at least one function of the at least one grid element includes enabling, improving, modifying, enhancing, and/or changing operating reserves, grid stabilization, native load to be served, efficiency, management, real-time energy management, settlement, memory, ASIC, metrology, location, security, status, change-in-state, grid stability, load curtailment, supply availability, transmission capacity, supply, metrology tables, power supply values (PSV), power trade block (PTB), and/or device assignment; and wherein the apparatus is operable to match the at least one active grid element to maintain and balance energy management system requirements with those of the electric power grid and the at least one active grid element.