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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Anthony L. Lentine, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Justin R. Ford, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Shannon V. Spires, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Steven Y. Goldsmith, Rochester, MN (US);
Anthony L. Lentine, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Justin R. Ford, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Shannon V. Spires, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Steven Y. Goldsmith, Rochester, MN (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Various technologies described herein pertain to an electrical outlet that autonomously manages loads in a microgrid. The electrical outlet can provide autonomous load control in response to variations in electrical power generation supply in the microgrid. The electrical outlet includes a receptacle, a sensor operably coupled to the receptacle, and an actuator configured to selectively actuate the receptacle. The sensor measures electrical parameters at the receptacle. Further, a processor autonomously controls the actuator based at least in part on the electrical parameters measured at the receptacle, electrical parameters from one or more disparate electrical outlets in the microgrid, and a supply of generated electric power in the microgrid at a given time.