Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low-frequency ancillary power grid services
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Application No.: US15031509Application Date: 2014-10-21
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Publication No.: US10230240B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Prabir Barooah , Sean Meyn
- Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US FL Gainesville
- Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Gainesville
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2014/061508 WO 20141021
- International Announcement: WO2015/061271 WO 20150430
- Main IPC: H02J3/28
- IPC: H02J3/28 ; G05B15/02 ; G06Q50/06 ; F24F11/30 ; F24F11/62 ; H02J3/14 ; F24F11/46

Abstract:
Techniques for providing ancillary services to a power grid using customer premises such as commercial buildings. The techniques may involve receiving a regulation signal from a grid operator that is specific to a commercial building and modifying power consumption by at least one power consumption component in the building based on the regulation signal. The power consumption component may be a fan and/or a chiller of a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The regulation signal may be tracked in a at least a portion of a frequency band from about 4 seconds to about 60 minutes, and the control architecture may depend on the portion of the frequency band.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160261116A1 LOW-FREQUENCY ANCILLARY POWER GRID SERVICES Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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