Electrical appliance energy consumption control
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-003/12
H02J-003/28
G05B-015/02
출원번호
US-0695150
(2015-04-24)
등록번호
US-9478988
(2016-10-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Steffes, Paul J.
Steffes, Thomas P.
출원인 / 주소
Steffes Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
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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.
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1. A power control system configured to consume electrical power, at least a portion of which is generated from a renewable energy source, the system comprising: a plurality of electrical appliances each including an energy storage device comprising: a heat storage medium;a heater configured to heat
1. A power control system configured to consume electrical power, at least a portion of which is generated from a renewable energy source, the system comprising: a plurality of electrical appliances each including an energy storage device comprising: a heat storage medium;a heater configured to heat the heat storage medium; anda temperature sensor that produces a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the heat storage medium; anda controller accesses, for each of the energy storage devices, the temperature of the heat storage medium indicated by the temperature sensor, and the controller controls the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on at least one of: a heat deficit of the device in proportion to the heat deficits of the other devices, wherein the heat deficit of each device is based on a difference between a target temperature setting, which indicates a desired temperature for the heat storage medium of the device, and the temperature of the heat storage medium of the device, wherein the controller sets higher rates of energy consumption for the devices having higher heat deficits than the devices having lower heat deficits; anda remaining heat capacity of the energy storage device in proportion to the remaining heat capacities of the other energy storage devices, wherein the remaining heat capacity of each device is based on a difference between a maximum temperature for the heat storage medium of the device, which is an operating parameter of the device, and the temperature of the heat storage medium of the device. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on the heat deficit of the energy storage device relative to the heat deficits of the other energy storage devices, and the controller controls the devices having higher heat deficits to consume more energy than the devices having lower heat deficits. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on the remaining heat capacity of the energy storage device relative to the remaining heat capacities of the other energy storage devices, and the controller controls the devices having higher remaining heat capacities to consume more energy than the devices having lower remaining heat capacities. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the maximum temperatures for the heat storage mediums are greater than the target temperature settings for the heat storage mediums. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controller adjusts a heating rate at which the heater heats the storage medium of each device based on at least one of the heat deficit of the device relative to the heat deficits of the other devices, and the remaining heat capacity of the energy storage device relative to the remaining heat capacities of the other energy storage devices. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the controller sets higher heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher heat deficits than the heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower heat deficits. 7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the controller adjusts the heating rate of each energy storage device by adjusting a duty cycle of power supplied to the heater. 8. The system according to claim 5, wherein: the heaters comprise two or more heating elements; andthe controller adjusts the heating rate of each energy storage device by activating or deactivating a subset of the heating elements. 9. The system according to 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. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the energy storage device is selected from the group consisting of a water heater and a space heater. 11. A method of controlling consumption of electrical power, at least a portion of which is generated from a renewable energy source, by a group of energy storage devices, each energy storage device having a heater that heats a heat storage medium, the method comprising: determining at least one of a heat deficit and a remaining heat capacity of each energy storage device using a controller, wherein: the heat deficit of each device is based on a difference between a temperature of the heat storage medium of the device and a target temperature setting, which is indicative of a desired temperature of the heat storage medium of the device; andthe remaining heat capacity of each device is based on a difference between a maximum temperature for the heat storage medium of the device, which is an operating parameter of the device, and the temperature of the heat storage medium of the device; andcontrolling the energy consumption of each energy storage device using the controller based on at least one of the heat deficit of the device in proportion to the heat deficits of the other devices, and the remaining heat capacity of the energy storage device in proportion to the remaining heat capacities of the other energy storage devices. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: sensing a temperature of the heat storage medium of each of the energy storage devices;accessing the target temperature settings for each heat storage medium of the energy storage devices from memory using the controller; andcalculating the heat deficit of each of the energy storage devices using the controller. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein controlling the energy consumption of each energy storage device comprises controlling the devices having higher heat deficits to consume more energy than the devices having lower heat deficits. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: the heaters of each device heat the storage medium at a heating rate; andcontrolling the energy consumption of each energy storage device comprises setting higher heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher heat deficits than the heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower heat deficits using the controller. 15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: sensing a temperature of the heat storage medium of each of the energy storage devices;accessing the maximum temperature for each of the energy storage devices from memory using the controller; andcalculating the remaining heat capacity of each of the energy storage devices using the controller. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein controlling the energy consumption of each energy storage device comprises controlling the devices having higher remaining heat capacities to consume more energy than the devices having lower remaining heat capacities. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein: the heaters of each device heat the storage medium at a heating rate; andcontrolling the energy consumption of each energy storage device comprises setting higher heating rates for the energy storage devices having higher remaining heat capacities than the heating rates of the energy storage devices having lower remaining heat capacities using the controller. 18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the maximum temperatures for the heat storage mediums are greater than the target temperature settings for the heat storage mediums. 19. The method according to claim 11, wherein controlling the energy consumption of each energy storage device comprises receiving a power consumption signal from an electrical power distribution system, and controlling the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on the power consumption signal. 20. The method according to claim 19 wherein: the consumption signal indicates an indexed value; andcontrolling the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on the power consumption signal comprises controlling the energy consumption of each energy storage device based on the indexed value.
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