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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1988
Charles H Culp, III, Mundelein, IL (US);
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed an add/shed system and method for adding and shedding loads to maintain the power consumption of a building below the predetermined level. The system includes a plurality of loads and measures the present total power consumption of the building. Selected ones of the loads are reactively shed in response responsive to the measured total power consumption of the building to maintain the present power consumption of the building below the predetermined level. The anticipated future increase or decrease in power consumption of the building is determined and selected ones of the loads are added or shed in response responsive to the measured total power consumption of the building and the anticipated future increase or decrease in power consumption of the building for continuously maintaining the power consumption of the building below the predetermined level.