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

Garg, Vishal; Reddy, Niranjan; Godithi, Sam Babu; Brown, Richard E.; Kohler, Christian; Singh, Reshma

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

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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.

Inventors:: Garg, Vishal; Reddy, Niranjan; Godithi, Sam Babu; Brown, Richard E.; Kohler, Christian; Singh, Reshma

Issue Date:: 2019-12-03

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1600358

Patent Number(s):: 10496066

Application Number:: 15/681,086

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING

G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
F24F11/30 - for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
F24F11/46 - Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
F24F11/47 - Responding to energy costs
F24F11/62 - characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
F24F11/64 - using pre-stored data

G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
G05B19/042 - using digital processors
G05B19/048 - Monitoring
G05B2219/2642 - Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06Q - DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES
G06Q50/06 - Electricity, gas or water supply

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network
H02J2310/12 - The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
H02J2310/14 - The load or loads being home appliances
H02J2310/64 - The condition being economic, e.g. tariff based load management
H02J3/14 - by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B70/30 - Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
Y02B70/3225 - Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y04 - INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
Y04S20/20 - End-user application control systems
Y04S20/222 - Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
Y04S20/242 - the end-user application being or involving home appliances
Y04S20/244 - the home appliances being or involving heating ventilating and air conditioning [HVAC] units
Y04S50/10 - Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 08/18/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

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                    Garg, Vishal, Reddy, Niranjan, Godithi, Sam Babu, Brown, Richard E., Kohler, Christian, and Singh, Reshma. System and apparatus for and methods of control of localized energy use in a building using price set points.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Garg, Vishal, Reddy, Niranjan, Godithi, Sam Babu, Brown, Richard E., Kohler, Christian, & Singh, Reshma. System and apparatus for and methods of control of localized energy use in a building using price set points.  United States.

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