Patent ID: 9553455
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a utility network with a power source applying power via a feeder for a substation, which supplies power to a first participant site connected to the substation and is enabled to supply power to a disconnected substation that supplies a second participant site when a switch is closed, the switch being connected to the disconnected substation, comprising: determining, by a processor, an amount of power required to be delivered to the disconnected substation when the switch is closed; the processor determining a power capacity constraint of the substation; the processor determining an amount of power being fed to the first participant site prior to closing the switch; the processor determining a reduced amount of power for the first participant site to meet the power capacity constraint of the substation when the switch is closed; the processor providing a Demand Response signal to a metered power consumer in the first participant site to contribute to reducing power consumption to meet the reduced amount of power; and the processor providing an instruction to close the switch remotely responsive to the Demand Response signal causing the metered power consumer in the first participant site to contribute to reducing the power consumption to meet the reduced amount of power and changing a status of the disconnected station to being connected.