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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Opterra Energy Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Potter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eduardo Alberto Alegria, San Mateo, CA (US);
Aaron Mineai, San Francisco, CA (US);
OPTERRA ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method includes: determining a total power load from an electrical power consumption entity configured to receive all or a portion of the total power load from each of (i) an alternative energy source ('AES'), (ii) a power grid, and (iii) a rechargeable energy storage device. The AES and the power grid are connected using a reverse power relay. The method also includes: for a first time period, determining a first power supply from the AES. The first power supply is affected by natural events that are uncontrolled by a user. The method also includes in accordance with a determination that, during the first time period, the power supply from the AES exceeds the power load: storing an excess portion of the power supply in the energy storage device, without releasing electrical power from the AES to the power grid. The excess portion is less than the energy storage device's maximum capacity.
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