The invention relates to a method for operating a process plant (200), the process plant comprising one or multiple plant components (212) operated by providing electrical power received from a grid or isolated network in order to perform one or multiple processes (202), wherein the process plant…
Systems, methods, and controllers for controlling an adjustment process for a target system are provided. A central controller receives time-related electrical energy demand data, sensor data from controllers of devices which selectively apply electrical power to the target system, and commands the…
An energy resource control method includes: generating a control command for controlling one or more energy resources; setting a restoration state for the one or more energy resources at or after an ending time of the one power service among the two or more power services, and generating a state…
The invention relates to a reliable system and method for energy management at an end user of electrical energy. The proposed energy management system comprises two substantially independent fault containment units (FCU), an energy steering system () and an energy optimization system (), which…
A method of operating a power plant is provided. The method includes generating, with the one or more power generators, a total plant power. The method further includes supplying, with a back up power source, a backup power output. The method further includes providing a first portion of the total…
The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control…
Systems and methods are provided for managing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) for use with a generator back-up. The EVSE can receive electrical power to generate an electrical load while monitoring a frequency of electrical power. The EVSE and/or another system may determine the generator…
Examples described herein provide a method that includes providing a first electric power pathway from a battery to a first auxiliary low voltage bus via a direct-current (DC)/DC converter and a first switch. The method further includes providing a second electric power pathway from the battery to…
A method, apparatus, and system for disconnecting loads from the electrical grid are disclosed. An application programming interface (API) frontend of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) load shedding system may receive a load shedding activation command; in response to receiving the load…
Systems, methods, and controllers for controlling an adjustment process for a target system are provided. A central controller receives time-related electrical energy demand data, sensor data from controllers of devices which selectively apply electrical power to the target system, and commands the…
An energy optimization platform may receive user preference information associated with operations of assets of a microgrid. The user preference information may identify user preferences regarding reducing cost, reducing an emission of carbon dioxide, and a resilience against a power outage. The…
Disclosed techniques relate to orchestrating power consumption reductions across a number of hosts. Power consumption of power-drawing devices (e.g., hosts, servers, etc.) may be monitored with respect to a power threshold. When the current power consumption corresponding to those devices breaches…
Provided is a system and method that can safely generate and execute an outage plan for a power grid based on severe weather-driven events. In one example, the method may include receiving predicted or current operational power system state data from a power grid and weather conditions associated…
Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling power modes in electronic devices are provided. A system may include an electronic device and an input device that sends power mode selection information via a network to a power mode selection receiving component in the electronic device. The…
The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control…
Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance…
Principles of the present disclosure present an advanced control algorithm related to improving maximum power point tracking of a renewable energy system such as a solar photovoltaic system through load management, which estimates optimum load switch points, minimizes unsuccessful switches, and…
Sensing circuitry and clock management circuitry provide transient load management. The sensing circuitry detects a voltage, current, and/or activity associated with a system-on-chip (SoC) and determines whether the detected voltage, current, and/or activity meets a threshold. The clock management…
A power control device for an electrically powered appliance may selectively switch off one 110-volt input (of two separate 110-volt input lines) of a 220-volt power supply to the appliance during certain periods of operation, in response to a demand-response request. This may adjust operation of…
A power control device for an electrically powered appliance may selectively switch off one 110-volt input (of two separate 110-volt input lines) of a 220-volt power supply to the appliance during certain periods of operation, in response to a demand-response request. This may adjust operation of…
A guidance device for selecting a safety factory according to the present invention is a guidance device that selects a safety factory, which is an operating factory at the time of a power failure, and presents a safety operation plan for a plurality of factories in a power system. The guidance…
A demand adjustment control system includes an obtainer, a determiner, and a controller. The obtainer obtains a target adjustment amount according to a temporary demand adjustment request. The determiner determines one or more target devices each of which is to be a target of demand adjustment…
Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance…
A power capability determination device is arranged to determine a power capability of a power source, and includes a connector, a load circuit, a switch circuit, a voltage monitor circuit, and a processing circuit. The connector is arranged to receive the power source to output an input voltage at…
A load control unit includes a first input terminal configured to receive power, a second input terminal configured to receive load information, a first output terminal configured to provide a first portion of the power to a first load, a second output terminal configured to provide a second…
A method comprises, at a power balancing circuit for three-phase AC power: feeding three power phases to respective loads; measuring power drain on the three power phases by the respective loads; based on measuring, detecting an unbalanced power drain across the three power phases due to a…
A power supply system that outputs AC power to an object to which power is to be supplied includes: a first power supply circuit including a DC battery string and an inverter and configured to output first AC power; a second power supply circuit including an AC battery string and configured to…
Provided are energy device control systems for distributed grid subsystem that control a first power demand of a plurality of appliances. The control system comprises a graphical user interface configured to accept a user input indicative of a first demand and dynamic allocation flexibility…
A power management device for intelligently splitting and controlling a high power outlet is described. The device includes a housing, power input, outlets, power sensor, and a controller. The housing has an internal compartment configured to hold components of the device and an exterior surface…
A micro-network includes at least two heating appliances with communication modules, one being used for obtaining and transmitting a first data set having at least one measurement related to the electricity consumption of the heating appliance, at least one measurement related to the electricity…