SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING BUILDING POWER MANAGEMENT

• Main Authors: BRISSETTE, Alexander, CARR, Joseph, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.08.2021
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; GENERATION; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TESTING

A method for performing building power management includes interfacing a power manager with an upstream controller to obtain a demand response event signal; receiving and parsing the demand response event signal; determining a power target based on a payload, and demand response begin and end times specified in the demand response event signal; evaluating whether an average power exceeds or falls below a limit; determining whether a shed action or a restore action is required; determining which variable and fixed electrical loads are to be maintained, shed or restored; interfacing the power manager with a building automation system (BAS); providing the BAS with a load control signal instructing that selected variable and fixed electrical loads are to be shed or restored; and selectively maintaining, shedding or restoring the selected variable and fixed electrical loads responsive to the load control signal.