Houston C Ross

US Patent:

6636784, Oct 21, 2003

Filed:

Oct 9, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/685929

Inventors:

Mike Warren - Dallas TX
Houston C. Ross - Garland TX

Assignee:

Energy Transfer Group, L.L.C. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G05D 1100

US Classification:

700287, 700 22, 700291

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system and method for an electricity transfer station. The present invention provides a method for providing a first electricity flow at a first network connection by monitoring a second electricity flow from a second network connection to one or more third network connections and one or more electricity transfer devices. The present invention then controls the one or more electricity transfer devices and one or more electricity sources so that the second electricity flow is less than or equal to a first value and the first electricity flow is provided at the first network connection. In addition, the present invention provides a system for providing a first electricity flow. at a first network connection using a second electricity flow at a second network connection. The system includes one or more electricity transfer devices connected between the first network connection and the second network connection, one or more electricity sources connected to the first network connection, and an electricity transfer controller connected to the one or more electricity transfer devices, the one or more electricity sources, the first network connection and the second network connection.