US 12,422,874 B2
System, method, and apparatus for actively managing consumption of electric power supplied by one or more electric power grid operators
Joseph W. Forbes, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Causam Enterprises, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Causam Enterprises, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/451,433.
Application 12/715,124 is a division of application No. 11/895,909, filed on Aug. 28, 2007, granted, now 7,715,951, issued on May 11, 2010.
Application 18/451,433 is a continuation of application No. 17/471,959, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,733,726.
Application 17/471,959 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,029, filed on May 23, 2019, granted, now 11,119,521, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/421,029 is a continuation of application No. 15/705,918, filed on Sep. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,303,194, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/705,918 is a continuation of application No. 14/456,348, filed on Aug. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,766,644, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 14/456,348 is a continuation of application No. 13/463,781, filed on May 3, 2012, granted, now 8,806,239, issued on Aug. 12, 2014.
Application 13/463,781 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/172,261, filed on Jun. 29, 2011, granted, now 8,307,225, issued on Nov. 6, 2012.
Application 13/172,261 is a continuation of application No. 12/715,124, filed on Mar. 1, 2010, granted, now 8,010,812, issued on Aug. 30, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0393602 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05F 1/66 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/063 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC G05F 1/66 (2013.01) [G01D 4/004 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 20/30 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for power management in an electric power grid, comprising:
at least one server processor and a multiplicity of client devices in network communication with a multiplicity of power consuming devices in the electric power grid;
wherein the at least one server processor is configured to receive a power control command requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by the multiplicity of power consuming devices, and issue a power control event message responsive to the power control command;
wherein the at least one server processor is configured to select at least one of the multiplicity of client devices and issue a power reduction message, wherein the power reduction message comprises at least one setting to be changed for at least one of the multiplicity of power consuming devices for a predetermined time;
wherein a power flow to the at least one of the multiplicity of power consuming devices is disabled based on the power reduction message;
wherein the multiplicity of client devices includes at least one smart thermostat; and
wherein the at least one server processor further comprises a power savings application configured to compute an amount of electric power saved during a power reduction event.