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System and apparatus for and methods of control of localized energy use in a building using price set points

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1600358

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to energy management in a building. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of apparatus. Each apparatus of the plurality of apparatus includes a controller, a light, and a heating/cooling device. The controller is in communication with a control system, and the control system controls the electrical system of a building. A power price is received from the control system at a first apparatus of the plurality of apparatus. The power price is compared to a set point power price. Power supplied to at least one of the light of the first apparatus, the heating/cooling device of the first apparatus, a lighting device in a region proximate the first apparatus, and a heating/cooling device in the region proximate the first apparatus is adjusted based on comparing the power price to the set point power price.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,496,066
Application Number:
15/681,086
OSTI ID:
1600358
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Optimizing Device Operation with a Local Electricity Price book December 2014
Think Globally, Distribute Power Locally: The Promise of Nanogrids journal September 2012

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