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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
May. 21, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Julianne F. Haugh, Austin, TX (US);
Anne R. Sand, Peyton, CO (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method. A power and frequency regulation meter, to which AC power is supplied through an AC power line, includes: an AC frequency meter that receives AC power from an AC power line and measures a current AC frequency on the AC power line; an AC power consumption meter that receives AC power from the AC power line and measures a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time; an AC power consumption display that receives AC power from the AC power line and displays power consumption; a frequency regulation credits display that displays a frequency regulation credit. A power consumption moving average of a last N power current power consumptions measured by the AC power consumption meter is calculated. A credits or debit is calculated based on a current power consumption, the current AC frequency and the power consumption moving average.