Patent ID: 7236896
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: G06F,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of managing load in a power system comprising: determining whether a load demand on at least one power system component of a plurality of power system components needs to be varied, wherein the plurality of power system components includes a first set of power system components, wherein load demand includes a percentage of electric current drawn by the at least one power system component; calculating a new load demand to be placed on the at least one power system component based on a load demand on, and a maximum loading value of, at least one other functioning power system component of the plurality of power system components in response to determining the load demand on the at least one power system component needs to be varied, wherein the at least one other functioning power system component has a maximum loading value which is different from the maximum loading value of the at least one power system component; controlling the load demand on the at least one power system component to be equal to the calculated new load demand by changing the load demand on the at least one power system component such that the maximum loading values of the at least one power system component and the at least one other functioning power system component are not exceeded; determining whether load demands on a second set of power system components need to be varied, wherein the second set of power system components receive power from the first set of power system components; calculating new load demands to be placed on the second set of power system components in response to determining the load demands on the second set of power system component need to be varied; and controlling the load demands on the second set of power system components to be equal to the calculated new loads for the second set of power system components.