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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Martin Fornage, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2023.12); G05B 13/02 (2005.12); G06Q 30/0207 (2022.12); G06Q 30/04 (2011.12); H02J 3/00 (2005.12); H02J 3/14 (2005.12); H02J 3/38 (2005.12); H02J 13/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/381 (2012.12); G05B 13/021 (2012.12); G06Q 30/0223 (2012.12); G06Q 30/04 (2012.12); G06Q 50/06 (2012.12); H02J 3/00 (2012.12); H02J 3/14 (2012.12); H02J 13/00006 (2019.12); H02J 2203/20 (2019.12); H02J 2310/64 (2019.12); Y02B 70/3225 (2012.12); Y04S 20/222 (2012.12); Y04S 50/12 (2012.12); Y04S 50/14 (2012.12);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a behavior of at least one member of a local power grid. In one embodiment, the system comprises a monitoring system, comprising at least one processor, for obtaining a measure of grid stress and deriving at least one of financial incentives and financial disincentives, based on the measure of grid stress, to cause at least one member of the local grid to change behavior.