Patent ID: 8761953
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G05B,G06Q,H02J,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method for implementation by one or more data processors, the method comprising: receiving, by the one or more data processors, data comprising a request specifying a desired change in electrical load for a defined period of time, the electrical load associated with a plurality of resources under control of resource agents and on a utility grid; determining, using the one or more data processors, available capacity of resources within the control of each resource agent over the defined period of time by accessing at least one data source comprising predefined parameterized load models; calculating, using the one or more data processors and the determined available capacity of resources over the defined period of time, resource scheduling instructions for a subset of resources, the resource scheduling instructions satisfying the desired change in electrical load of the request; providing, using the one or more data processors, data characterizing the resource scheduling instructions; receiving, from the resource agents, a plurality of messages indicating discrepancies between expected and actual resource performance; calculating, using the received messages, a lost capacity envelope characterizing an aggregate across resource agents of lost capacity, the lost capacity depending on a load on each resource, a duration defined by a deployment rule, and an indication of how often a respective resource can accept an instruction; and processing, when a sum of the discrepancies between expected and actual resource performance exceeds a predetermined magnitude, a second resource scheduling instruction specifying a desired change in electrical load according to the lost capacity envelope.