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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
John H. Provanzana, W. Worthington, OH (US);
John M. Schneider, Hilliard, OH (US);
Ali Nourai, Dublin, OH (US);
Warren W. Walborn, Dublin, OH (US);
Brendan J. Ware, Columbus, OH (US);
American Electric Power Company, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A large scale, capacitor-based electrical energy storage and distribution system capable of effectuating load-leveling during periods of peak demand on a utility. A capacitor or multitude of capacitors may be charged with electrical energy produced by the utility during periods of low demand, such as the evening hours, and discharged during periods of high electrical energy consumption to help reduce demand on the utility. One or more capacitors may be located at a consumer's residence or business for providing at least a portion of the consumer's electrical power requirements. Alternatively, a farm of capacitors may be provided at or near a utility, or at or near a location experiencing high demand, such that electrical energy stored in the capacitors can be discharged into the utility's distribution grid to increase the amount of electrical energy available for use.