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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Benjamin Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Nelson Brooks, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Nelson Brooks, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/14 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A decentralized load shedding device turns off a load in response to determining that an electric grid is approaching its maximum operating point. By turning off the load, demand on the electric grid is minimized thereby reducing the likelihood of blackouts. The device may be coupled to the load or may be incorporated into the load in one embodiment.