Patent ID: 6879059
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A customer-based interruptible power supply module for removing interruptible loads from service while maintaining firm loads in service, said module comprising: a power line input, said power line input divided between a firm power load line and an interruptible power load line, said firm power load line exiting said module as a firm power output; a normally-closed interruptible power switch disposed in series with said interruptible load power line, the output of said interruptible power load line exiting said module as an interruptible power output; and a load interrupting actuation device, coupled to said interruptible power switch and responsive to an “interrupt” control signal, transmitted by an alternative communication network to said customer-based interruptible power supply module, where upon reception of said “interrupt” control signal, said interruptible power switch opens and disconnects the interruptible power load line from the power input line.