Application US20210083506

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ELECTRICAL LOADS
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US20210083506

1. A system for managing electrical loads, the system comprising: (12) (3)

a plurality of branch circuits, each respective branch circuit comprising a respective controllable element;

a sensor system configured to measure one or more electrical parameters corresponding to the plurality of branch circuits; and

control circuitry coupled to each respective controllable element and the sensor system, the control circuitry configured to: determine respective electrical load information in each respective branch circuit of the plurality of branch circuits based on the sensor system; and

control the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit using the respective controllable element based on the respective electrical load information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor system comprises: (0) (2)

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to forecast an electrical load behavior and switch one or more respective controllable elements of the respective branch circuits to manage the respective electrical load in each of the plurality of branch circuits over time. (1) (0)

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an energy storage device coupled to the plurality of branch circuits, wherein the control circuitry is configured to manage the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit in response to a power disruption to manage electrical energy stored in the energy storage device. (0)

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one busbar electrically coupled to the plurality of branch circuits, and wherein each respective controllable element comprises a controllable breaker. (0)

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a main disconnect configured to couple the plurality of branch circuits to a power grid, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the main disconnect. (0)

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry further comprises communications equipment configured to communicate with a network or a mobile device, and wherein the communications equipment is configured to transmit energy information. (0)

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: (0) (2)

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate a graphical user interface on a display for displaying information indicative of the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit. (0)

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each respective controllable element comprises a controllable breaker, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine energy information about the respective electric load. (0)

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each respective controllable element comprises a controllable relay, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine energy information about the respective electric load. (0)

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor system comprises one or more main current sensors for sensing current in at least one busbar coupled to the plurality of branch circuits, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine the total current flow between the at least one bus bar and a power grid based on a signal from the one or more main current sensors. (0)

15. The system of claim 1, wherein: (0) (3)

16. A method for managing electrical loads, the method comprising: (4) (5)

receiving, at control circuitry, at least one sensor signal from a sensor system configured to measure one or more electrical parameters corresponding to one or more branch circuits;

associating the one or more branch circuits with reference load information, wherein the reference load information comprises at least one expected load;

determining, at the control circuitry, a respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits based on the sensor signal;

disaggregating more than one load on at least one branch circuit based at least in part on the reference load information and based at least in part on the respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits; and

controlling a respective controllable element to manage the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: (0) (3)

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the reference load information comprises load information corresponding to at least one of an appliance, a user device, an energy storage device, or an energy source. (0)

19. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the respective controllable element to manage the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit comprises: (0) (2)

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing energy information based on the respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits. (0)

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to: (4) (5)

receive at least one sensor signal from a sensor system configured to measure one or more electrical parameters corresponding to one or more branch circuits;

associate the one or more branch circuits with reference load information, wherein the reference load information comprises at least one expected load;

determine a respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits based on the sensor signal;

disaggregate more than one load on at least one branch circuit based at least in part on the reference load information and based at least in part on the respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits; and

control a respective controllable element to manage the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions encoded thereon that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to: (0) (3)

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the reference load information comprises load information corresponding to at least one of an appliance, a user device, an energy storage device, or an energy source. (0)

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions encoded thereon that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to control the respective controllable element to manage the respective electrical load in each respective branch circuit by: (0) (2)

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions encoded thereon that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to store energy information based on the respective electrical load in the one or more branch circuits. (0)

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Application US20210083506

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ELECTRICAL LOADS

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