Battelle Memorial Institute

Pengwei Du

Ning Lu

Donald J Hammerstrom

Robert G Pratt

Yuri Makarov

Yu Zhang

Xinxin Guo

A system and method of controlling aggregated thermostatically controlled appliances (TCAs) for demand response is disclosed. A targeted load profile is formulated and a forecasted load profile is generated. The TCAs within an 'on' or 'off' control group are prioritized based on their operating temperatures. The &#x201c;on&#x201d; or &#x201c;off&#x201d; status of the TCAs is determined. Command signals are sent to turn on or turn off the TCAs.

Controller for thermostatically controlled loads

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for controlling and scheduling power distribution in a power network, such as household power network. One disclosed embodiment is a system comprising a central controller and a control device coupled to a household appliance. The central controller can comprise computing hardware coupled to a wireless transceiver. The central controller can be configured to generate and transmit control signals for controlling the operational state of the household appliance according to the schedule. Furthermore, the control device can be configured to receive the transmitted control signals from the central controller and to control the operational state of the household appliance in response to the control signals.

Scheduling and modeling the operation of controllable and non-controllable electronic devices

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Richland, WA, United States of America

Pengwei Du