Patent ID: 9634488
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim:
1. A power distribution management system for managing distribution of electrical power in a distribution network including a predetermined class of loads and other loads, the power distribution management system comprising: a substation including a plurality of feeders for distributing power to the predetermined class of loads and to the other loads, wherein the predetermined class of loads communicates with the power distribution management system through one or more communication devices; an optimizer for generating a priori an optimal load schedule of individual loads of the predetermined class of loads, wherein the optimal load schedule is derived using an objective function with constraints that minimizes a difference between a power supply quota for the predetermined class of loads and power consumed by the predetermined class of loads over a period of time, wherein the power supply quota is power committed for the predetermined class of loads from total power available for distribution to the predetermined class of loads and to the other loads, wherein the difference between the power supply quota and the power consumed is minimized by scheduling an adequate number of individual loads from the predetermined class of loads according to a power demand of the individual loads of the predetermined class of loads, and wherein the constraints include at least one of (i) a total ON time constraint indicative of a total time of power required by each individual load of the predetermined class of loads, and (ii) a minimum ON time constraint indicative of a minimum time for which power is to be scheduled to each individual load of the predetermined class of loads; and a communication interface for communication with at least one of the individual loads and the optimizer, wherein the optimal load schedule is communicated to the individual loads through the communication interface, wherein the power distribution management system is for managing the individual loads of the predetermined class of loads, the distribution network, and the plurality of feeders based on the optimal load schedule.