John F Sauve

US Patent:

20090024255, Jan 22, 2009

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175314

Inventors:

Ernest Penzenstadler - Herndon VA, US
John Sauve - Myersville MD, US
Guohui Yan - Gaithersburg MD, US
Brian Golden - Great Falls VA, US

Assignee:

GridPoint, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06F 1/28

US Classification:

700297

Abstract:

A VAR dispatch system. A central control system connected to a network is configured to receive data reflecting local variations in conditions on a power grid and to transmit system control commands over the network. A plurality of VAR dispatch devices are connected to the network and to the power grid. Each VAR dispatch device is configured to detect local variations in conditions on the power grid and to transmit the data reflecting such local variations to the central control system and to receive control commands from the central control system. Each VAR dispatch device is configured to store power and to output stored power to the power grid based on local variations in conditions on the power grid. Each VAR dispatch device is further configured to output stored power to the power grid when the VAR dispatch device receives system control commands from the central control system.