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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Rajesh Tyagi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Wayne Black, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Prasoon Tiwari, New Delhi, IN;
Inventors:
Rajesh Tyagi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Wayne Black, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Prasoon Tiwari, New Delhi, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/008 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving at least one event parameter for a demand response event and identifying a pool of customers. The pool of customers includes a plurality of customers potentially usable to support the demand response event. Characteristics of each customer in the pool of customers are retrieved and a plurality of groups of customers are created from the pool of customers based on the retrieved characteristics and the at least one event parameter.