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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Fang Yang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Salman Mohagheghi, Denver, CO (US);
Zhao LI, Raleigh, NC (US);
ABB Research Ltd., Zurch, CH;
Abstract
Systems and methods for integrating demand response with service restoration in an electric distribution system. The electric distribution system may include a plurality of regions, zones, and/or areas including at least an outage area that includes a fault and is not receiving electric current from the electric distribution system and a restoration area that is receiving electric current from the electric distribution system and that may be selectively configured to provide electric current to a selected portion of the outage area. The electric distribution system also includes a plurality of demand responsive loads configured to be selectively isolated from the electric distribution system responsive to a load shed signal. The demand responsive loads may be selectively utilized during service restoration, such as to provide additional excess capacity within the restoration area and/or decrease a magnitude of the electric load applied by the selected portion of the outage area.