Jason M Black

US Patent:

20120292994, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

May 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/108510

Inventors:

James Joseph Schmid - Acworth GA, US
Jason Wayne Black - Clifton Park NY, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

H02J 1/00

US Classification:

307 31

Abstract:

A method for providing VAR support in a power distribution network having a demand response management system can include querying the demand response management system for an inductive device on the power distribution network and power cycling the inductive device to affect reactive power in the power distribution network.

US Patent:

20120330671, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Jun 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/166484

Inventors:

Jiyuan Fan - Duluth GA, US
Jason Wayne Black - Clifton Park NY, US
Bernard Jacques Lecours - Atlanta GA, US
Nathan Bowman Littrell - Gardnerville NV, US
Rajesh Tyagi - Niskayuna NY, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 11

Abstract:

A system for implementing congestion pricing in a power distribution network includes a monitoring and control engine configured to receive an actual power consumption value for a node in the power distribution network and a congestion engine coupled to the monitoring and control engine configured to determine that a power consumption value exceeds a capacity related set point of the node. The system further includes a pricing calculator that establishes a congestion price for power to be applied while the actual power consumption value exceeds the set point of the node and a credit calculator that provides credits to consumers coupled to the node that consume power at a rate below a threshold while the actual power consumption value exceeds the set point of the node.