Patent ID: 7123994
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: G06Q,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of managing energy consumed by a group of energy consuming devices, the method comprising the steps of: exchanging messages according to an energy management control protocol via a communication media between energy consuming devices of the group of energy consuming devices and/or between energy consuming devices of the group of energy consuming devices and an energy management control device and/or an energy management measuring device, the energy management control protocol comprising indication messages of an energy reduction indication message type for announcing possible reductions of energy consumption, said indication messages including a priority indicator specifying how much the respective power consuming device is hindered by the indicated reduction of energy consumption; negotiating the energy consumption of an energy consuming device of the group of energy consuming devices by means of the messages exchanged according to the energy management control protocol; and controlling the energy consumption of the energy consuming device according to the result of this negotiation.