US 12,301,526 B2
System and method for distributed communications and control for electric utility grid
Roger Alexander, Rockville, MD (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,992.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/325,897, filed on Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0318998 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 51/07 (2022.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/07 (2022.05) [G01D 4/004 (2013.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a proxy controller located in a residence, energy consumption data directly from a plurality of client devices located in the residence over a second network, wherein the energy consumption data is received in a format supported by the second network and the plurality of client devices, and wherein the plurality of client devices comprises one or more of an energy consuming appliance and a distributed energy resource connected to a utility;
processing, by the proxy controller, the energy consumption data, wherein processing the energy consumption data comprises aggregating the energy consumption data by the proxy controller in the residence in a predefined format dictated by a central controller, wherein the predefined format is associated with a first protocol supported by a first network, and wherein the proxy controller is proxy to the central controller;
storing, by the proxy controller, the aggregated energy consumption data within the proxy controller; and
sending, by the proxy controller, the aggregated energy consumption data to the central controller over the first network.