Electrical appliance energy consumption control
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
G05D-007/00
G05D-003/12
H05B-003/02
H05B-001/02
출원번호
US-0562474
(2009-09-18)
등록번호
US-8805597
(2014-08-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Steffes, Paul J.
Steffes, Thomas P.
출원인 / 주소
Steffes Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
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22
초록▼
An electrical appliance configured to receive power and a power consumption signal from an electrical power distribution system comprises an energy storage device and a controller. The energy storage device includes a heat storage medium and a heater. The heater is configured to heat the heat storag
An electrical appliance configured to receive power and a power consumption signal from an electrical power distribution system comprises an energy storage device and a controller. The energy storage device includes a heat storage medium and a heater. The heater is configured to heat the heat storage medium at a heating rate. The controller adjusts the heating rate based on the power consumption signal.
대표청구항▼
1. A power control system configured to receive power and a power consumption signal from an electrical power distribution system during an off-peak power consumption period, the power consumption signal indicative of a desire for energy to be consumed, the system comprising: a plurality of electric
1. A power control system configured to receive power and a power consumption signal from an electrical power distribution system during an off-peak power consumption period, the power consumption signal indicative of a desire for energy to be consumed, the system comprising: a plurality of electrical appliances each comprising an energy storage device comprising: a heat storage medium;a heater configured to heat the heat storage medium at a heating rate; anda temperature sensor that produces a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the heat storage medium; anda controller adjusts the heating rate of each energy storage device from a first heating rate to a second heating rate based on the power consumption signal, the temperature of the heat storage medium, and the temperatures of the heat storage mediums of the other energy storage devices;wherein: the first and second heating rates are greater than zero; andthe second heating rates for the energy storage devices having lower temperature heat storage mediums are higher than the second heating rates of the energy storage devices having higher temperature heat storage mediums. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of energy storage devices comprises a target temperature indicative of a desired temperature for the medium; andeach of the second heating rates is selected by the controller based on the target temperature corresponding to the device. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein: each energy storage device includes a heat deficit that is based on a difference between the target temperature and the temperature of the heat storage medium;the second heating rate for each of the energy storage devices is set by the controller based on a difference between the heat deficit of the energy storage device and the heat deficits of the other energy storage devices; andthe second heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher heat deficits are higher than the second heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower heat deficits. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein: the heaters of the energy storage devices each receive a power supply signal; andthe controller adjusts a duty cycle for each of the power supply signals in accordance with the second heating rate for the corresponding energy storage device to adjust the heating rate of the corresponding energy storage device from the first heating rate to the second heating rate. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein: the heaters comprise two or more heating elements; andthe controller activates or deactivates a subset of the two or more heating elements of each heater to adjust the heating rate of the corresponding energy storage device from the first heating rate to the second heating rate. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the heat storage medium comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a solid material, a ceramic brick, a liquid and water. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the energy storage device is selected from the group consisting of a water heater and a space heater. 8. A method of controlling consumption of power from an electrical power distribution system by a group of energy storage devices, each energy storage device having a heating rate at which a heater of the device heats a heat storage medium, the method comprising: receiving a first power consumption signal from the electrical power distribution system during an off-peak power consumption period using a controller;determining a condition of each energy storage device using a temperature of the heat storage medium of the energy storage device and a target temperature for the energy storage device, the target temperature is indicative of a desired temperature of the heat storage medium; andadjusting the heating rate for one or more of the energy storage devices in the group from a first heating rate to a second heating rate based on the first power consumption signal, the condition of the energy storage device, and the conditions of the other energy storage devices in the group using the controller,wherein the first and second heating rates are greater than zero. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method comprises: sensing a temperature of the heat storage medium of each of the energy storage devices in the group; andreceiving the target temperature for each of the one or more energy storage devices. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein: the condition of each energy storage device includes a heat deficit, which is a difference between the sensed temperature and the target temperature for the heat storage medium of the device;the method further comprises calculating the heat deficits of the energy storage devices using the controller; andadjusting the heating rate comprises adjusting the heating rates of the plurality of energy storage devices based on the heat deficits. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein adjusting a heating rate comprises one of: adjusting a duty cycle of a power supply signal to the heater of the energy storage device; andselectively activating or deactivating one or more heating elements of the heater of the energy storage device. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein adjusting the heating rate comprises setting higher second heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher heat deficits than the second heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower heat deficits. 13. The method of claim 8 comprising: receiving a second power consumption signal from the electrical power distribution system during the off-peak power consumption period using the controller; andadjusting the second heating rate for each of the one or more energy storage devices to a third heating rate based on the second power consumption signal and the condition of the energy storage device relative to the conditions of the other energy storage devices using the controller, wherein the third heating rate is greater than zero. 14. The method of claim 8 wherein: the power consumption signal indicates an indexed value; andadjusting the heating rate for each of the one or more energy storage devices from a first heating rate to a second heating rate based on the power consumption signal comprises selecting the second heating rate for each of the one or more energy storage devices from a plurality of heating rates based on the indexed value. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the heat storage medium comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a solid material, a ceramic brick, a liquid and water. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the energy storage device is selected from the group consisting of a water heater and a space heater. 17. A power control system controller configured to control consumption of power from an electrical power distribution system by a group of energy storage devices, each energy storage device having a heating rate at which a heater of the device heats a heat storage medium, the controller comprising memory and at least one processor configured to execute program instructions stored in the memory to perform steps comprising: receiving a first power consumption signal from the electrical power distribution system during an off-peak power consumption period using a controller;determining a condition of each energy storage device using a temperature of the heat storage medium of the energy storage device and a target temperature for the energy storage device, the target temperature is indicative of a desired temperature of the heat storage medium; andadjusting the heating rate for one or more of the energy storage devices in the group from a first heating rate to a second heating rate based on the first power consumption signal, the condition of the energy storage device, and the conditions of the other energy storage devices in the group using the controller,wherein the first and second heating rates are greater than zero. 18. The controller of claim 17, wherein the steps comprise: sensing a temperature of the heat storage medium of each of the energy storage devices in the group; andreceiving the target temperature for each of the one or more energy storage devices. 19. The controller of claim 18, wherein: the condition of each energy storage device includes a heat deficit, which is a difference between the sensed temperature and the target temperature for the heat storage medium of the device;the steps comprise calculating the heat deficits of the energy storage devices using the controller; andadjusting the heating rate comprises adjusting the heating rates of the plurality of energy storage devices based on the heat deficits. 20. The controller of claim 19, wherein the step of adjusting the heating rate comprises setting higher second heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher heat deficits than the second heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower heat deficits. 21. The controller of claim 17, wherein the step of adjusting a heating rate comprises one of: adjusting a duty cycle of a power supply signal to the heater of the energy storage device; andselectively activating or deactivating one or more heating elements of the heater of the energy storage device.
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