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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Andrew Dames, Cambridge, GB;
Kimon Roussopoulos, Cambridge, GB;
Tim Norris, Sandviken, NO;
Andrew Howe, Kent, GB;
Andrew Dames, Cambridge, GB;
Kimon Roussopoulos, Cambridge, GB;
Tim Norris, Sandviken, NO;
Andrew Howe, Kent, GB;
Open Energi Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A smart responsive electrical load () is operatively connectable to an electricity supply network (). The smart responsive electrical load () comprises an electrical power-consuming device () and a control arrangement () for controlling a supply of electrical power from the network () to the device (). The control arrangement () is operable to impose a variable time delay (t) before supplying electrical power to the device () after a request for power to be provided to the device (). The variable time delay (t) is a function of a state of the network (), for example its frequency (f) and/or its voltage amplitude (V). Optionally, the device () is a battery charger, for example for use with a rechargeable electric vehicle. Beneficially, the smart responsive load () is supplied with electrical power from a population of micro-generation devices () operable to provide supply network response.