CN103995737A - Resource consumption and generation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to resource consumption and generation; a controller comprises a user control used for setting determining specific resource consumption and/or generation device future resource consumption and/or generation event resource consumption or generation parameters, wherein the future event is related to the user rewards; the controller also comprises a consumption and/or generation detector used for detecting resource consumption of a specific device or generation time or frequency related mode of resource consumption so as to detect the realization of the resource consumption event.

Description

Resource consumption and generation

Technical field

The present invention relates to resource consumption and generation.

Background technology

The object that " background " provided herein described is conventionally to present context of the present invention.The at present inventor's of signature work in the degree being described, and does not obtain the each side of the description of prior art qualification in this background parts in the time submitting to, neither clearly admits or not as prior art is implicit as prior art yet.

The energy that the energy cost constantly rising due to environmental consciousness rare and that increase forces consumer and enterprise all to adopt them as far as possible effectively to use.A kind of mode that realizes this is the most cheap by utilization and/or pollutes minimum available resources supply.What here, term " resource provisioning " referred to that such as public utilities provider etc. offers family consumer or enterprise customers can consumption of natural resource (such as electric power, coal gas, water etc.).

With regard to the resource of such as coal G&W etc., the instant generation of resource is not problem, but from the viewpoint of utility company, with the mode supply resource of balance to avoid the large peak value and the low ebb that need still can be regarded as more cheap.This makes utility company can more effectively utilize its storage and distribution network.Correspondingly, some technology of discussing are gone for to supply resource (such as coal G&W) below.

As with regard to supply resource, need to consider more factor with regard to electric power.

First see the Environmental costs of generating, especially by public utilities provider, exist at present the amount that reduces the pollutant being produced by generating overall object (its be often administration request or encourage).This object for example can can produce to realize with the electric power in the period of (output reducing to make up photovoltaic apparatus) with (output reducing to make up wind turbine) or less sun power by increasing less wind.But the feature of renewable electric power source is that their output is difficult to prediction very exactly.Another feature is that traditional power generating equipment (such as coal gas fuel-burning power plant) will become complete fecund and needs certain hour.Therefore, be infeasible at present owing to directly storing concerning public utilities provider and discharging a large amount of electric power, in the time that these sources are available, much more as far as possible the mode that improves the service efficiency of sun power and wind energy is and to affect soon consumption, makes to consume to meet generation.Such setting is called as demand response (DR) setting.

User can be by entrusting certain control of the use of current consuming apparatus to them and electrical equipment to participate in DR scheme to adjusting the service time of these equipment and electrical equipment and/or a side of pattern.In this description, this side is called as demand response polymerizer.As the return of the control to a certain degree of the equipment that provides them to have to demand response polymerizer, can be from economically, by loyalty point or otherwise reward user.

Relate to the control example of local resource consumer device of DR system as utilized hardware and/or software controlled machine in user place to carry out, this device is to various device (such as washing machine, roller dryer and electric heater) transmit control signal (in family consumer's example).

The example that DR during family arranges rewards is as follows.User fills washing machine with clothes.User need to complete the moment the latest of washing cycle to DR control device instruction, or Late Finish in other words, and this time is compared the length of washing cycle further from current time.Therefore, this provides some dirigibilities of accurate timing washing cycle by giving DR control device by the control of the real time of washing cycle; Can will begin in a minute and just before Late Finish, complete washing cycle, or can be postponed washing cycle to start after current time, as long as completed before the required deadline.Long period section between the current time time of washing machine (fill) and Late Finish user corresponding to may there is resource consumption (corresponding to the execution of washing cycle) time provide the situation of more dirigibilities for DR system.As the return of this larger dirigibility, being generally user provides larger user to reward.

DR control device then in response to from DR polymerizer receive data or instruction with control washing cycle start time or indicate this start time to user.

Another kind of this locality or family expenses DR situation can relate to small power generation, and electric power produces or reclaim (being referred to as " generation " here).Here, example can be that the electricity of generation relatively small amount is using the use of the family or in-building type combination thermoelectric device of the secondary product as heating, or accumulator (it may charge in advance under the control of DR equipment) discharges the use of electric power to electrical network, or the use of in-building type fuel cell power generation, or in the time that vehicle is parked in location from the recovery of the store power of electric vehicle or motor vehicle driven by mixed power.

Certainly, single washing machine etc., through considering separately, produce inappreciable impact to the load of electric company.Even, in the time considering enterprise customers, the difference of the load of the power supply network being caused by a user's DR activity still may be trickleer.This be because DR polymerizer conventionally not only with an electrical equipment or a user interactions, but combination or assemble and comprise that the DR in groups of many different users and resource consumption equipment is movable so that the resource consumption of this group produces significant total variances.

But some DR systems that propose at present are often abused.For example, suppose that user attempts, by the remote following deadline being set and setting up isolating switch and handle DR system, no matter when washing machine to be activated, can again stop immediately.User receives award, but is not conducive to the load of balanced feeding net and the DR target of supplying with availability.More exper ienced user even can fabricate the existence of washing machine completely or add the software that some simulation large number quipments exist.In still not carrying out DR contribution, rewarding even can be higher.

The potential abuse of another kind of form is that DR polymerizer is wanted to reduce power consumption to reduce the time of peak demand, for example, close the ability (as reached an agreement according to DR scheme and user in advance) of air-conditioning unit in hot summer by development.Then malicious user can be attempted to reconnect air-conditioning unit and make DR polymerizer hide its energy use.

The further example of this abuse can relate to electric power and produce.For fear of solar facilities production surplus (demand surplus), DR polymerizer can encourage to cut out solar facilities (or disconnecting with electrical network).This abuse can show as following form, reconnects equipment to advocate to encourage to close it but still keep connecting and benefiting from the situation of reverse drive user's ammeter.

Obviously, DR polymerizer is wished to prevent or is at least limited this misuse.This can utilize traditional data mining technology to detect and extremely complete, and for example, advocates by detection the user with the low electricity charge that the DR larger than the people with the high electricity charge rewards.This will capture the most careless criminal, but the various examples of misuse are very difficult to detection, and not necessarily shared with DR polymerizer information is obtained in this requirement in addition.

At US2010/0076835A1, US2011/0251807A1, US2012/0101653A1, US2008/0224892A1, US2012/00883937A1, US2010/0076835A1, US2012/0101651A1, US2011/0153106A1, " the Privacy Concerns in Upcoming Residential and Commercial Demand-Response Systems " of US2011/0153110A1 and Lisovich etc., IEEE Proceedings on Power Systems, vol1, No.1, the setting relevant with this general field having proposed before disclosing in March2008.All these documents are incorporated in this description by reference.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of control device, comprising:

User control, determines the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produces the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user for arranging; And

Consume and/or produce detecting device, for indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of resource consumption event by detection.

The present invention also provides a kind of control system, comprising:

Control device defined above; And

The server that can be connected with described control device, described server produces and limits and the information of Future consumption and/or one or more users' awards that generation event is associated that realizes corresponding candidate;

Wherein, described server and described control device are operable as for communicating to provide user to reward to the user who is associated with described control device about the event of being verified by described consumption and/or generation detecting device.

The present invention also provides a kind of control method, comprising:

Arrange and determine the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produce the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user; And

Indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of described event by detection.

Further, in claims, define each side and feature.

It being understood that above-mentioned general description and following detailed description are all illustrative, and not restrictive.

Brief description of the drawings

Of the present inventionly understand more comprehensively and many advantages of following of the present invention easily obtaining, because these following descriptions with reference to embodiment in the time considering by reference to the accompanying drawings will become better understood, wherein:

Fig. 1 provides the schematic overview block diagram of demand response (DR) system;

Fig. 2 has schematically shown the DR system of utilizing multiple polymerizers and multiple DR equipment;

Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b have schematically shown DR equipment;

Fig. 4 has schematically shown hot water buffer system;

Fig. 5 has schematically shown the cooling and/or heating system of air;

Fig. 6 has schematically shown power controller and controlled device;

Fig. 7 has schematically shown and has produced the detecting device that disappears;

Fig. 8 to Figure 11 has schematically shown the power-consumption curve with respect to the time;

Figure 12 has schematically shown user and has controlled and display unit;

Figure 13 has schematically shown the second embodiment of user's control and display unit;

Figure 14 to Figure 16 has schematically shown the different embodiment of user display and user control;

Figure 17 has schematically shown polymerizer; And

Figure 18 has schematically shown the treatment step being associated with embodiment.

Embodiment

In a word, in an embodiment, can measure the actual influence (for example, as the impact on resource consumption and/or generation) of DR action, and by this impact or response compared with known device configuration file.Here, DR action is the action taked of user or at least about belonging to or generation under this user's control and/or consume facility, to realize the generation that is associated with demand response system and/or the change of consumption.The example of DR action can comprise: reduce or improve the consumption of equipment, the dirigibility while allowing consumer device operation, the generation that reduces or improve equipment, the dirigibility while allowing to produce equipment operating etc.Therefore DR action relates to change (or allowing to change) generation and/or consumes " event ".This event can be Future consumption and/or the generation event of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation, and this future event is rewarded and is associated with user.Correspondingly, term " action " is checked this event from the user's of responsible controlled plant viewpoint, and reason is that user has taked action that the parameter that (or authorizing setting) controlled plant can operate under it is set.But it is " event ", that is, the example of resource consumption or generation, is arranged or is authorized by user, and it is actual proves and produce DR to reward.But can find out that DR action and DR event refer to identical incident, just from slightly different angles.

In the time opening or closing equipment, this has measurable impact to the performance of measuring on the electric wiring in the place at equipment place.For example, will attract more multiple current, voltage can decline and maybe will induce the higher-order of oscillation.Impedance or admittance can change in measurable mode.In addition, these impacts can change in time.Therefore, utilize (for example) for example, because the specific DR about specific controlled equipment (moves, opening/closing, reduce temperature setting,) and data storage or the catalogue of the intended response that causes, can mate in an embodiment the response of actual observation and DR action that intended response is asked to determine whether whether (and occurring in the correct time) occur really.

For example, open washing machine with certain procedures and should make home energy source consumption in 7 minutes, increase about 100W, in 12 minutes, increase subsequently about 1500W, by that analogy.If cannot measure this pattern on line of electric force, can draw such conclusion, washing machine may not yet start.

Other electrical equipment in same time operation may be obscured the configuration file that needs the electrical equipment of measuring, and the measurement that therefore makes more to approach equipment itself (physically more approaching, with regard to the separation along power lead) can be better.On the other hand, due to the character of itself, DR moves mainly for the electrical equipment with relatively large impact, and therefore they are not so easily covered.For example, the radio that opens and uses 15W may be not easy with home circuit on the random noise difference that occurs come, use the domestic water boiler of 3000W to there is the impact that can detect immediately but close.Be noted that because the radio in this example is with the relatively low Power operation for DR object not, therefore can not measure easily its impact does not have any problem yet.

Turn to now accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 provides the schematic overview block diagram of demand response (DR) system that comprises the balance side of being responsible for (BRP) (be responsible for guarantee, or at least attempt to ensure in preset time section in responsible geographic area and/or a consumption base energy supply side consistent with the energy consumption of expectation) 110, polymerizer 120 and DR equipment 130.It being understood that the present embodiment relates to power supply, but (as discussed above) similar principle and feature go for supplying other sources of supply, such as coal gas or water.Be noted that BRP may be associated with one or more supply provider, or can be independent of independent supply provider.

In some feed region, such as at least part of area in Europe, exist and be responsible for the stabilization of power grids of large geographic area and the TSO(transmission system operator of balance (utilizing high pressure supply line and middle pressure supply line)).DSO(distribution system operator) be responsible for the low voltage electric network that medium and small sized enterprises and family consumer use.The producer powers to high-voltage fence.The producer is not associated with consumer.Retailer buys and resells to enterprise and family consumer from producer's (directly and on open market).That some in these each side have is that they can collect, by the balance responsibility of DR polymerizer management etc.In Europe, traditional electric utility company no longer exists.

In addition, not only there is balancing the load responsibility, and for example also have the voltage stabilization responsibility of DSO.DR is here helpful equally.

Therefore, be in the example of electric power in resource, BRP110 need to guarantee by always substantially the electric power of equal quantities inject the BRP part responsible to it of electrical network, as from this part of electrical network.Actual power consumption and some aspects of generation are uncertain.Part for this reason, DR system with allowing or help BRP to maintain equal between demand and supply by changing the loading demand of DR controlled plant.

Be that as it may, control the required work of independent household electrical appliance and may cannot process too in detail concerning BRP, the intergrade of polymerizer (such as polymerizer 120) is provided thus.Polymerizer may be implemented as server, and this server and independent DR equipment are mutual and the load variations result of the DR activity of these equipment is combined in total DR result.Correspondingly, for example can to indicate to polymerizer 120, for example, in time that is increased in y hour of (, via data connect 140) () x megawatt demand will be suitable to BRP110.Polymerizer 120 is mutual to realize this load variations with multiple DR equipment.

Independent DR equipment 130 represents independently family, industry or enterprise customer.For each such user, at least one local device will be controlled by DR, as discussed below.DR equipment connects 150 by data and communicates by letter with polymerizer 120.

Fig. 2 has schematically shown the DR system that uses multiple polymerizers and multiple DR equipment.Aspect most of, this layout is corresponding to the layout shown in Fig. 1, and the situation for illustrating that BRP can be mutual with multiple polymerizers 121,122 only, and wherein each polymerizer is mutual with multiple DR equipment 131,132 of each group.In this way, polymerizer can and be operable as resource consumption and/or the generation relevant for polymerization and the consumption of selecting at multiple DR equipment place of this group and/or generation event (such as consuming and/or the example of the equipment operating of the equipment of generation) with one group of DR equipment connection, to control to the controlled plant supply resource being associated with this group DR equipment.

By the example of system relevant with generation with resource consumption, resource generation and resource consumption consideration.With regard to consuming and producing, memory device can obtain electric power and discharge electric power in the peak phase (such as on weekdays) to electrical network from electrical network in the paddy phase (such as at night).Be noted that in context, the initial stage that " producing (production produces) " might not refer to resource produces; Obtain storage resources and also can be regarded as " producing (production) ".Can provide DR to reward to encourage this consumption-generation cycle.As further example, electric vehicle or motor vehicle driven by mixed power can reclaim and store power (for example, produce by the electricity occurring in motor vehicle driven by mixed power, or by the regeneration in braking electric vehicle or motor vehicle driven by mixed power) and the electric power of storing can return to electrical network and produce event as electric power (" producing (producing) " considered with respect to electrical network,, will be to mains supply time, although " producing (production) ", (in principle) be regarded as occurring in the time driving vehicle).

Fig. 3 a has schematically shown DR equipment 130.

DR equipment comprises two primary clusterings, shown in the both sides of dotted line 300,, one or more controlled plants 310,320(only illustrate two such equipment for the sharpness of this diagram) and the layout of the integrated operation of opertaing device, and/or to and/or from the power transmission of these equipment, optionally, the detailed operation of these equipment.

In more detail, DR equipment 130 described embodiment comprise for to or transmit the communication interface 330 of data from polymerizer 120; User controls and display unit 340; Consume/produce (being abbreviated as " product disappears " in accompanying drawing) detecting device 350; And one or more power controllers 360,370, there is such power controller in each controlled plant (conventionally) wherein, with corresponding equipment connection (or at least can be connected with it) to allow to control the resource consumption (or generation) of this equipment.Below by many assemblies of describing in more detail in these assemblies, but now the general introduction of its operation will be provided.

User controls and display unit is for the Future consumption of determining specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or the example that produces the user control of the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation are set, described future event and user reward (DR for example, discussing in this description rewards or encourages) and are associated.

Communication interface 330 for example via internet data connect to provide data communication from polymerizer 120, but can use in other embodiments wherein, data signal modulation is connected to the data on power lead.The polymerizer 120 that communication interface 330 can be rewarded applicable to the user of the DR action of taking at DR equipment from definition in certain embodiments receive data, and sends data to those DR actions that restriction taked and produce polymerizer 120(or another third party entity of the checking of detecting device 350 to these actions that disappear).

User controls and display unit 340 has various functions.In foundation level, this unit can provide to the user of potential DR action the impact of figure demonstration and consequent these actions, at least for the user's award aspect producing by carrying out such action.For accomplishing this point, user controls and display unit comprises display (such as liquid crystal display (LCD) panel) and one or more user control, and described one or more user controls may be implemented as touch-screen control or discrete physical button or other controls.In more advanced level, unit 340 can obtain user's candidate DR action so that based on selecting from the data of polymerizer 120 and/or other input data receivers.

The product detecting device 350 that disappears is monitored the power consumption (and/or generated energy) of controlled plant 310,320.With regard to consumption, this be by detect that power lead 380(its detecting device 350 that disappears via product in the embodiment describing is passed to power controller 360,370 and from being passed to controlled plant 310,320 here) variation realize.With regard to generation, detection can also be the impact by detecting the supply line of controlled plant on generating.Moreover, detailed technology below will be discussed, but produce the overall goal of detecting device of disappearing and be by detections and indicate the time of the resource consumption of specific controlled equipment in considering or the resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern is verified resource consumption or resource generates or the realization of generation event (for example, with the DR of user's foundation of operation user control and display unit 340 move about).Produce at least separate instance of sensing part (seeing below) of disappearing independently producing the power of disappear detecting device 350 or this detecting device, can be associated with each controlled plant, for example, at the power controller corresponding with each controlled plant 360,370 places.According to the product detection technique that detecting device 350 uses that disappears, this can provide and detect more accurately and verification operation in principle.But, for simplifying this diagram, and for the embodiment only with such detecting device is shown, the single product detecting device 350 that disappears is shown in Fig. 3 a.

Correspondingly, producing the detecting device that disappears is the consumption of realization and/or the example of generation detecting device that time for indicate the resource consumption of particular device or the resource consumption of generation or generation by detections or frequency dependence pattern are verified resource consumption and/or generation event.

Each power controller 360,370 receives power supply 380 and control signal 390 from user's control and display 340.Power controller is for switching power supply in response to control signal 390.In certain embodiments, this is the whole circumstances that power controller carries out, wherein controlled plant received power or non-received power within each time period.In other embodiments, optionally, power controller 360 can also (or on the contrary) for controlling the detailed operation of controlled plant, for example, connect 395 via data.The example here can comprise and fluid heating or cooling device is set (such as water heater or air heater or refrigeratory, the temperature wherein arranging refers to the output temperature as the fluid of operating parameter) thermostat operating temperature or temperature range, or select the type of the washing cycle in dish-washing machine or washing machine.Moreover, these operate in from user control and the control of the control signal 390 that receives of display unit 340 carry out.

Be noted that power controller is operable as the power transmission being used to open or close to and/or from controlled plant, or be operable as for telling equipment itself (connecting 395 control interface by usage data) to open or close or to change its operation.Equipment according to by user input appointment event parameter or control with communicating by letter of third party's (such as DR polymerizer).

With regard to the resource of controlled plant produces, power controller can produce for the electric power of initiating and control controlled plant, or can be only for giving electrical network by the power delivery (or not transmitting) of controlled plant generation with simpler layout.

Fig. 3 b has schematically shown closely similar layout, but in this case, power controller only connects 395 mutual with each controlled plant via data, power controller is not directly switch into or from the electric power of controlled plant in other words, but only indicates controlled plant oneself to complete.

As the example of controlled plant 310,320, Fig. 4 has schematically shown hot water buffer system, and Fig. 5 has schematically shown the cooling and/or heating system of air.In Fig. 4, the water in water heater 400 cylinders or impact damper 410.The temperature of the water of heating utilizes temperature sensor 420 to detect, and this temperature sensor is also operating as the thermostatic control for water heater 400 is provided.Thermostatically controlled operation temperature used can be utilized data to connect 395 by each power controller and arrange.Water heater 400 receives power supply 380 via power controller.In Fig. 5, this layout is similar, but there is no impact damper or tank.Well heater or refrigeratory layout 500 heat or cool ambient air, and the temperature of consequent air utilizes temperature sensor and thermostat 510 to detect.As previously mentioned, thermostat can utilize data connection 395 and each power controller mutual to required air themperature is set, and air cooler/well heater 500 receives power supply 380 from each power controller.

Fig. 6 has schematically shown power controller 360 and controlled plant (for example, equipment 310).

First see the controlled plant 310 under resource consumption environment, this equipment comprises the load 600 of the load of serving as power supply 380.The example of this load comprises motor, well heater, amplifier etc.Be noted that in the time being connected with power supply 380, load 600 can have different performance separately.For example, their impedance can be different.Known by the performance difference of independent load 600 at least partly, produce the detecting device 350 that disappears and can detect existence and the use of a load with respect to another load.Optionally, controlled plant 310 comprises data-interface 610, and this data-interface 610 is for communicating by letter with reception control signal via data link 395, thus the operation of opertaing device 310.For example, data-interface 610 can receive the control temperature required or temperature range that limits thermostat (not shown in Fig. 6) and serves as the control signal of the load 600 of well heater or cooling device.

Power controller (such as power controller 360) comprises for controlling and display unit 340 receives data and (if applicable) send data communication interface 620 to user's control and display unit 340 from user via data-interface 390.Power controller 360 can receive the data that limit electric power blocked operation and data communication operation for the control of controlled plant 310 from user's control and display unit 340.The data that limit electric power blocked operation are routed to power switch 630 and the data that limit traffic operation and control signal are routed to recording controller 640.Recording controller 640 supervision and control signals are to the transmission of data-interface 610.Power switch 630 is used to open or close (or in certain embodiments, modulation) and is passed to the power supply 380 of load 600.

In some cases, from data-interface 610 to recording controller, from recording controller to communication interface 620 and from communication interface 620 to user can there is return data path in control and display unit 340.Can comprise along the type of the data of this return path transmission the performance data of the actual performance of for example indicating controlled plant 310.For example, if controlled plant 310 is water heaters, the control data that send along forward (towards data-interface 610) can be specified required water temperature.But, the whether actual water temperature that reaches, and if be that the problem in what markers with respect to heating cycle is a different matter.Simply required temperature is made as to constant temperature cannot ensure that required temperature will be reached by thermostatically controlled well heater.Therefore, the actual performance of controlled plant 310 can be indicated in return data path, and in certain embodiments, this actual performance can be used as History Performance Data (seeing below) and stores.

Consider identical layout, but aspect the resource generation of controlled plant, " load " can serve as power supply under some environment, to electric power is passed to power switch 630 and is passed to electrical network from power switch 630 from load 600.

Fig. 7 has schematically shown and has produced the detecting device that disappears.

As mentioned above, producing the detecting device that disappears is intended to the actual power consumption by some time relatively and/or produces verify that carrying out DR moves with should and/or produce corresponding to the power consumption of the DR action of deciding through consultation.

The product detecting device 350 that disappears comprises the sensor 700 being associated with power supply 380.Sensor can be on-line sensor (predetermined load that can measure thereon such as test voltage).But in other embodiments, sensor 700 is non-contacting sensors of induction.The conductor that these sensors can carry by being inductively coupled to electric current to be measured detects the current flowing in AC system.In fact, these sensors can comprise the graphite loop that surrounds service cable, and wherein, the electric current that loop current is transmitted in response to service cable is sensed.As mentioned above, separated sensor 700 can arrange about each controlled plant 310,320, or single-sensor can be arranged on whole power supply.

The simulation output of sensor 700 is converted to digital form by analog to digital converter (ADC) 710.In certain embodiments, then digitized sensing signal utilizes so-called signature or the profile data of storage in comparer 720 and data-carrier store 730 to compare.Signature or profile data are indicated time or the frequencfy-dependent behavior of independent controlled plant under consumption or generation pattern.The actual performance of the particular device that these data can be adopted by user by sampling in experience is also stored in sampling result (or mean value of several sampling result (such as 10 sampling results in normal use)) in data-carrier store 730 and sets up.Alternately, signature or profile data can be pre-loaded in data-carrier store 730 during fabrication, and then in the time that controlled plant is arranged on user place, can select particular signature.Additionally or alternatively, after the communication interface 620 by access external network (such as internet) is installed, can obtain the signature of profile data.

Comparer 720 is controlled and display unit 340 or specific DR moves and the polymerizer 120 of time period of being associated receives data from limiting from user.The example of these data can specify " 60 ° of operating washing machines, quick self-rotary cycle start from 16:00 on Tu. January 5, and end at 16:30 on Tu. January 5 ".The disappear effect of detecting device of product is to detect this task of whether carrying out completely.For realizing this point, comparer 720 relatively the Digital output of ADC710 and the signed data of storage whether really to operate at least the first result of (the predetermined tolerance that stands Measuring Time (such as +/-5 minutes)) in the time that generates instruction controlled plant and specify in the DR action of deciding through consultation with the power level of expection.The first result is sent to communication interface 740, and this communication interface 740 transfers to result interface 330 and transfers to polymerizer 120 from interface 330.

Therefore, with reference to particular instance given above, signature or the profile data relevant with 60 °, expeced time of the load 600 in the washing machine (serving as controlled plant) of self-rotary cycle fast and/or frequencfy-dependent behavior in comparer 720 accesses data memory 730.Signature or profile data can specify associated power consumption during a series of time periods and this time period (for example, under 100W 5 minutes, under 2kW lower 10 minutes, by that analogy), and can also (or contrary) given load and mutual other characteristics of power supply.For example, motor for washer is mainly inductive load, and washing machine heater is mainly ohmic load.Control the switching mechanism of the operation of the washing cycle in machine and high frequency noise can be introduced to power supply.Each of these signal characteristics and the feature apparent time (with respect to the start time in cycle) in power measurement process is specified by controlled plant is corresponding therewith signature or profile data, and in an embodiment, specific period or one group operate controlled plant thus and start to carry out.In signature or profile data, each this measurement of specifying can have the tolerance of being associated (at aspects such as time, power consumption, electric power generation, resistance, impedance, frequency response, electrical noise levels) to allow reasonable change, such as the variation of inlet water temperature (causing the different heat requests that add in washing machine).Alternately or in addition, can allow the default tolerance of relevant specified measurement arbitrarily or () 10% of time period.It is also noted that, for example variation of water inlet temperature (its may occur seasonally or because of geographic position different) may affect the configuration file of power consumption.Equally, can use the secondary features generating from the set of all measurements, such as the quantity at the ratio of maximal value and minimum value, peak, time are higher than the number percent of mean value.In addition, can allow the composite character determined by machine learning techniques and there is no meaning directly perceived.As this illustrative example, machine learning algorithm can service time sample electric power when t+1 0.2345, the sample air pressure while being added to t+2.345 0.4567 and divided by the water temperature of yesterday.If determine between this composite character and results needed and have positive correlation, situation is like this.In other examples, many (they may be thousands of) be seemed to the synthetic individual digit of incoherent digit groups, and this individual digit wishes that to system the content realizing is good instruction.Numeral itself does not have meaning directly perceived.Technology is called as " the dimension reduction " of 100 the vector of millions of sample value values of being reduced to.This vector is multiplied by 1000 10 matrix of the number that obtains based on first pre-test by some minimization algorithm itself.

As mentioned above, the first result is generated by comparer 720, and whether instruction occurs consumption and/or the generation cycle of expection expeced time.This result is transmitted back to polymerizer 120.In foundation level, if the first result instruction occurs the expection cycle (according to the DR action of deciding through consultation) in expeced time, the corresponding award of moving therewith can be attributed to user by polymerizer 120.If the first result is passive, in other words, its instruction expection cycle do not occur in expeced time (appearance of possible cycle but the time incorrect, or the cycle does not just occur at all, or wrong period occurs in orthochronous),, in foundation level, polymerizer 120 can refuse award to be attributed to user.

As the example of the measurement that can be set up by sensor 700 and ADC710, or as the signature of storage in data-carrier store 730 or the example of profile data, Fig. 8-11 have schematically shown the example power consumption curve with respect to the time.This power consumption represents on vertical pivot, and the time passes from left to right along transverse axis.

Fig. 8 has schematically shown so-called basic load configuration file.Here be intended that expression when the power consumption of the controlled plant of controlled plant when what does not do substantially (, controlled plant is in only consuming under the standby mode of static power) (as sensor 70 and produce the part that is associated of the detecting device 350 that disappears measures).Little noise is present in measuring system or actually exists in static power consumption.Be noted that in an embodiment, produce the detecting device 350 that disappears and be electrically connected with controlled plant, make not exist other sources of the electrical noise larger than the electrical noise magnitude of controlled plant introducing between detecting device and equipment (for electrical connection).

The anticipating power that Fig. 9 schematically showed in the specific washing cycle of washing machine consumes configuration file.Power consumption comprises initial and short low-power phase 900(possibly with respect to the time as shown in Figure 9, stir at first clothes at water fill cycle), then be that the high power phase 910(growing may be the period of heating), and be then the operation that a series of lower-wattage phase 920(may indicate electric rotating machine).For purposes of discussion, the example of Fig. 9 is schematic purely.

Figure 10 has schematically shown the example when the measurement power consumption when putting into operation corresponding to the specific washing cycle of Fig. 9.Say by basic terms, the actual measurement in Figure 10 is the version that goes a bit too far and play up that the anticipating power of Fig. 9 consumes configuration file.But, although the measurement of electric power and time is also incomplete same in Figure 10, as what provide in the expection configuration file of Fig. 9 or pattern, but by application tolerance discussed above, comparer 720 determines that the actual measurement of Figure 10 and the expection of Fig. 9 exist enough correlativitys to specify to generate instruction the first result that appears at expeced time between measuring washing cycle.This result is passed to polymerizer 120, and the user that this polymerizer 120 is charged to DR action rewards.

On the contrary, Figure 11 is schematically illustrated in user and attempts only interrupting the situation lower sensor 700 of washing cycle and may measuring of ADC710 after a few minutes.Here, the correlativity in initial period 930 existence with the expection configuration file of Fig. 9, but afterwards, between the expection configuration file of measurement data and Fig. 9, exist hardly or do not have correlativity completely, even consider that tolerance discussed above is also like this.Therefore, in this case, generate the first result and do not occur the expection cycle in expeced time with instruction.This result is passed to polymerizer 120, and the user that this polymerizer 120 is not charged to DR action rewards.

Whether substantially comparer 720 can generate instruction controlled plant the second result of proper operation.Moreover this is the comparison of carrying out based between anticipating power consumption (or other times or frequency dependence characteristics of signals) and measurement result.With regard to not meeting the single-measurement result of expection configuration file, system may determine that this is illustrated in that the required cycle does not appear in required time simply so that the detection of user's award of the specific DR action of qualified acceptance.But, if repeat to obtain the first passive result, if and particularly utilized this controlled plant to repeat to obtain the first passive result for a specific controlled equipment or specific operation or cycle, this comparer 720 could generate the second result of the incipient fault of instruction controlled plant.Correspondingly, for accomplishing this point, as the detection of Multi-instance, last n the first result that comparer 720 for example can be stored being associated with specific controlled equipment or particular signature or configuration file in data-carrier store 730 is passive instruction.In the time that storing value n exceedes threshold quantity (such as 5), can generate the second result of instruction incipient fault.As the alternative that generates second result of indicating incipient fault, if it is all relevant to the actual peak in measured power consumption that comparer 720 detects some but the not all peak of anticipating power in consuming, this may show that an assembly of controlled plant (for example, motor or well heater) is normally worked but another assembly is undesired.Here, seldom need to make the result of Multi-instance relevant, but in order to confirm the detection of fault and to avoid generating false front and detect, still will so do.

In order to distinguish simply not meeting of real equipment failure and DR request, the measurement feature of the time that comparer 720 can relatively operate under user's direct control from time and the equipment of request DR action.These situations can be distinguished by the DR equipment with the record of when indicating DR action and when do not indicate.For can comparison object, if two are measured that features match each other but do not mate with expection configuration file, equipment failure (with respect to the parameter being associated with current DR event) be more possible.If on the other hand, the measurement of configuration file coupling is obviously often being implemented during direct control operation than during DR control operation, is likely deception.

Be noted that expection configuration file or pattern can be device-dependent, that is, depend on the type (such as the dash number of manufacturing) of particular device or equipment.Control device can accessing database (inner or outside maintenance) to obtain expectancy model or the configuration file of the equipment under being suitable for controlling.

The one that Figure 12 has schematically shown user's control and display unit 340 realizes.This unit comprises data sink 1200, data-carrier store 1210, control generator 1220, display driver 1230 and input control device 1240.

Data sink 1200 is set to receive data and these data are stored in data-carrier store 1210 from polymerizer 120 via communication interface 330.The data of receiving limit with potential DR action and associated user and reward the parameter or other data that are associated.Can define separately action and awards that be associated (for example: " week constant temperature of water heater being down to 50 ° to produce the awards of x Euro next " or " power that generates 2kWh between the 16:00 to 17:00 of every day in next one week to win the award-rate for incorporation into the power network of y Euro except ").Alternately or in addition, move and be associated and reward and can limit in the mode of parameter.Here, example can be as follows:

The delay in washing machine cycle:

On the required end time extra hour: 10 points

Wash temperature is from 10 ° of 60 ° of every reductions of initial temperature: 15 points

Therefore, the qualified acceptance of supposition user 125 " point " of agreeing to DR action (via the user interface that will describe) is rewarded (carry out in an embodiment by product disappear the checking that in fact action occurs of deciding through consultation of detecting device 350) as user, and described DR action is included in and the required end time was set in two hours washing cycles of 10 hours that exceed current time (specifying extra eight hours) and wash temperature is made as to 30 °.

As mentioned above, the data that limit potential DR action are stored in data-carrier store 1210.Control generator 1220 is retrieve stored data from data-carrier store 1210, and therefrom generate or two in following: one group of discrete candidate DR action selecting for user, and each with corresponding user rewards and is associated; And continuous or progressively adjustable DR action, wherein user rewards in the time that each user regulates and is updated.

The example of organizing discrete candidate DR action or event as this demonstration to user, each candidate events is rewarded and is associated with the user who is associated, and reason wherein may be that the data that receive from polymerizer 120 have been defined as these independent selectable action.If do not had, for example, if the data that receive from polymerizer 120 are parametric form as discussed above, control generator 1220 is operable as parameter for selecting predetermined quantity and arranges to be formed for to show and any one the candidate DR action of demonstration of Figure 14-16 to user via display driver 1230.Predetermined quantity can for example, corresponding to being controlled and display unit 340 is conveniently shown as single list or the quantity (, 10) as the option of scrollable list by user.Do not wish for user presents too many option, otherwise user's selection becomes too difficult.Make a living into arrangement, can use pre-defined algorithm, for example, relate to the sample value that the each parameter being provided by polymerizer 120 in gamut is provided and is chosen in even isolated each parameter within the scope of this.The supplemental characteristic that corresponding award can utilize polymerizer 120 to provide obtains.Therefore, in an embodiment, the part that differs from one another of at least some of candidate's resource consumption and/or the event of generation may be the time or the time period that allow resource consumption and/or generation event to occur.In other embodiments, at least some the part that differs from one another of candidate's resource consumption and/or the event of generation may be resource consumption and/or generation the equipment average or peak operation parameter (example is the thermostat temperature setting relevant with water heater) within a period of time.

Display driver 1230 is simply for generating demonstration data according to the output of control generator 1220, and 1240 processing of input control device operate corresponding control inputs and these control inputs are passed to control generator 1220 with the user of user control.

After user selects DR action, these details are utilized control generator 1220 to be passed to and are produced the detecting device 350 that disappears, and optionally, are passed to polymerizer 120.

Figure 13 has schematically shown the second embodiment of user's control and display unit.Several features of Figure 13 are identical with the feature shown in Figure 12 and be no longer described.The operation (being labeled as 1225 in Figure 13) of control generator from reference to Figure 12 describe some aspect somewhat different.Some extra assemblies are set in Figure 13, and these assemblies are comparer 1300, history data repository 1310 and performance sensors 1320.

History data repository 1310 is for storing the data of " performance " of instruction controlled plant in response to moving the variation of power supply (or the electric power of equipment produce) of corresponding equipment with DR.For accomplishing this point, be digitized and be stored in history data repository 1310 together with the details of the result of performance sensors 1320 and DR action, this DR action is the foundation of this performance of equipment.For making this point clearer, will provide some instantiations.

Example 1:

User selects the restriction of the hot water (although under thermostat temperature of 80 degrees Celsius) only heating one hour every day as the DR action that generates great award.Here, performance sensors detect in one day remaining 23 hours water reality (instead of target) temperature and in conjunction with the details of DR action that cause this performance by result store in history data repository.

Example 2:

User moves air cooling unit in whole summer, change power tolerance and constant temperature parameter (air cooling unit can operate according to described power tolerance and constant temperature parameter).Performance sensors detects the ambient air temperature outside reality (instead of target) air themperature and the buildings in buildings, and together with the electric power of use every day and the details of constant temperature parameter, these data is stored in history data repository.

Example 3:

User likes shower.History data repository is filled by the data (from suitable current and cooling-water temperature sensor) that indicating user likes how many shower and user to like enjoying shower at what temperature.The data that are noted that particular type can manually be filled into (instead of obtaining this data via sensor) in history data repository.

As can be seen here, with regard to equipment performance, the data that are stored in history data repository allow control generator 1225 to make intelligent predicting to result, because user has selected specific DR action.

Therefore, with regard to the situation of example 1 and 3, if the heating of user's water is set to be limited to one hour every day, even if user arranges higher thermostat temperature, control generator 1225 also can detect that result is disappointed from user's viewpoint according to the historical data of storage in history data repository 1310.Particularly, control generator 1225 can detect and will generate the required shared temperature of user (according to historical data, 40 °) above only () 50L hot water, and suppose equally the parameter of the typical shower (water of 45L) that limits user to be also stored in history data repository, control generator 1225 can confirm to generate enough hot water in a shower that this specific DR moves in 24 hours.

With regard to example 2, according to actual environment (outside) temperature and user, for the electric power of the specific DR Action Selection of air cooling unit and the measurement of constant temperature parameter, control generator 1225 can be predicted according to this DR and move reality (instead of target) air themperature realizing in buildings.

Correspondingly, from user's viewpoint, the example of Figure 13 is operable as the performance data of the instruction result for generating specific DR action.Optionally, this performance data can show together with the control of the parameter of selecting DR to move.The direct instruction that this provides DR to move the impact on user's comfortableness for user.

Figure 14-16 have schematically shown the different embodiment of user display and user control.

Figure 14 has schematically shown the similar layout with isolated user display 1410 and user control 1420.On the contrary, Figure 15 has schematically shown that touch-screen display 1510 is associated with touch-screen detecting device 1520 so that the user on the display of corresponding position touches and can be used as user and input the combined method detecting with so-called " soft " button.Figure 16 has schematically shown the layout of Figure 14 slightly in more detail, and it is that display 1610 arranges together with being connected to the button of multiple user-operables or the keyboard decoder device 1620 of switch 1630.Which switch keyboard decoder device detects or button 1630 has operated and will be sent to input control device 1240 corresponding to the information of this operation.

Figure 17 has schematically shown the example of polymerizer 120.Polymerizer 120 may be implemented as and comprises and can be connected to respectively supply provider 110 and DR equipment 130 server arrangement for the first and second data I/O units 2010,2020, target generator 2030 and the award generator 2040 of communicating by letter with DR equipment 130 with supply provider 110.In operating process, the link 140 that target generator 2030 requires via the following or current balancing the load that limits supply provider receives information from supply provider.Thus, the expection load generation object variations that target generator 2030 provides for the equipment at each DR equipment 130 places.Award generator 2040 generates and realizes the award that each candidate DR action or event be associated and wrap to encourage the user at DR equipment place to take to help to supply the balancing the load measure of provider.Balancing the load measure (DR action) and the details of rewarding that are associated are transferred to DR equipment by data I/O unit 2020.Be noted that data I/O unit 2020 also regains instruction and adopted by these equipment the information of the DR action of (and in due course, by product disappear detecting device checking) from DR equipment.This information can be passed to target generator and/or award generator, so as to set up the load that limited by target generator 2030 object variations remainder and can provide further award to encourage to take further required DR to move.In this way, polymerizer and DR equipment are operable as for communicating to provide user to reward to the user who is associated with DR equipment for the resource consumption event of the detecting device checking that disappeared by product.

Server can be connected with the one group of control device that comprises multiple control device, this server is operable as relevant resource consumption and/or the generation of event of selecting with multiple control device of this group for assembling, to control to the resource provisioning of the equipment being associated with this group device.Each control device is operable as for receiving from server and limits one or more parameters that potential Future consumption and/or generation event and associated user are rewarded.

Figure 18 has schematically shown the various processes being associated with embodiment.

Particularly, Figure 18 provides the indicative flowchart that the following steps relevant with control method are shown, it can (for example) be realized by above-mentioned user's control and display unit 340.This step comprises:

Step 2100, arranges and determines that the Future of specific resources consumer device consumes the parameter of the resource consumption of event, and described Future consumes event and rewards and be associated with user; And

Step 2110, indicates time of resource consumption of the resource consumption of particular device or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of resource consumption event by detection.

These method steps for example can utilize able to programme or half programmable hardware (such as multi-purpose computer, field programmable gate array (FPGA) or special IC (ASIC)) operating under the control of suitable computer software or firmware to carry out.The storage medium (for example, non-provisional machinable medium (such as ROM (read-only memory)), nonvolatile RAM, disk and optical disc) that it being understood that this software and store this software is regarded as representing embodiments of the invention.Be noted that at least some functions as above can utilize be associated with DR polymerizer and/or cloud equipment on server or process realize.The different combinations that realize are regarded as falling in the scope of claims.

Measurement result does not need to be represented as absolute series of measured values, for example, and power.Also they fingerprint can be converted them to so that can compare with the database of the credible fingerprint of specific DR action.

Configuration file is time dependent value (such as energy, power, voltage, electric current) not necessarily.Can also be the value under certain frequency, for example HF voltage spectrogram (being conducive to determine that the existence of equipment is whether).Or can be the combination of the measurement of several types.

Measuring equipment can near equipment (it for example makes the existing of Authentication devices feasible or at least easier by the impedance of measuring equipment conversely) or towards power meter or supply entrance away from equipment (in this case, replace another equipment with equipment and become more difficult).

Configuration file can also be used for warning the out of order equipment of user, than the boilers heated electrically of the more electric power such as (e.g.) utilizing ratio to suppose.This can change to verify the work of their electrical equipment and to stop potential malicious user to be engaged in fraudulent activities, because they know the actual service condition of monitoring for sincere user provides simultaneously.

In an embodiment, measuring layout integrates with the device that sends DR control signal to equipment.No matter be any situation, can measuring the message authentication that uses strong encryption (such as 128 AES encryptions) and/or 256 SHA-1 between the part that layout and the explanation of device measure for the DR action that whether meets request.

There is each example of the potential result of success and failure checking.With regard to good authentication, award is natural, but with regard to failure, can not give and reward, but punishment, or (or same) (several) warning.The result of verification step also not necessarily causes the distribution of relevant DR award or the direct decision of detaining.Simply, can also be one of many factors that work.

The not necessarily binary decision of result of DR checking.Can also be to meet probability.Then DR polymerizer can meet when probability is down to below threshold value and work in the combination of several independent DR actions.

Therefore, aforementioned discussion only discloses and has described exemplary embodiment.Those skilled in the art will understand, and in the case of the spirit or key property that do not depart from this technology, this technology can be embodied as other particular forms.Therefore, it is illustrative that the present invention is intended to, do not limit the scope of the invention, and other claims.The present invention includes any distortion of easily distinguishing of religious doctrine herein, the scope that defines aforementioned claim term makes not have subject matter to contribute to society.

Embodiments of the invention can be provided in the feature of stating in the paragraph of lower column number:

1. a control device, comprising:

User control, determines the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produces the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user for arranging; And

Consume and/or produce detecting device, for indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of resource consumption and/or generation event by detections.

2. according to the device described in paragraph 1, comprise display, for showing the one or more candidates' that select for user Future consumption and/or generation event, each candidate events is rewarded and is come together to show with the user who is associated.

3. according to the device described in paragraph 2, wherein:

The part that differs from one another of at least some in described candidate's Future consumption and/or generation event is the time period that allows described event to occur, and/or

The part that differs from one another of at least some in described candidate events is described resource consumption and/or generation the equipment average or peak operation parameter within a period of time.

4. according to the device described in paragraph 3, wherein, described equipment is fluid heating or cooling device, and described operating parameter is the output temperature of fluid.

5. according to the device described in any one of aforementioned paragraphs, described device can be with described equipment connection in case by according to inputted by user appointment event parameter or control the resource consumption of described resource consumption equipment to the power transmission of resource consumption equipment and/or the operation of described resource consumption equipment with third-party Control on Communication.

6. according to the device described in any one of aforementioned paragraphs, wherein, described consumption and/or generation detecting device are operable as time or the frequency dependence pattern for detect resource consumption and/or generation with reference to the equipment control operation being realized by described device, and the pattern relatively detecting and with the predetermined expectancy model of described device-dependent, to verify the proper operation of being connected of described equipment and described device and described equipment according to event.

7. according to the device described in paragraph 6, wherein, described pattern is specific to the type of described equipment or in check equipment, and the database that described device is configured to access expectancy model is to obtain the expectancy model about in check current device.

8. according to the device described in any one of aforementioned paragraphs, wherein, described resource is power supply, and described equipment is electrical equipment.

9. according to the device described in paragraph 8, wherein, described consumption and/or produce detecting device and be operable as one or more for detection of in power consumption, impedance, frequency response and electrical noise.

10. according to the device described in paragraph 9, wherein, described consumption and/or generation detecting device and described equipment connection, make not exist other sources than the electrical noise of the electrical noise greater amount level of being introduced by described equipment between described detecting device and described equipment.

11. 1 kinds of control system, comprising:

According to the control device described in any one of aforementioned paragraphs; And

The server that can be connected with described control device, described server produces and limits and the information of Future consumption and/or one or more users' awards that generation event is associated that realizes corresponding candidate;

Wherein, described server and described control device are operable as for communicating to provide user to reward to the user who is associated with described control device about the event of being verified by described consumption and/or generation detecting device.

12. according to the system described in paragraph 11, wherein, described server can be connected with the one group of control device that comprises multiple control device, described server is operable as for collecting resource consumption and/or the generation relevant with the event of being selected by described multiple control device of described group, to control the resource provisioning to the described equipment being associated with the device of described group.

13. according to the system described in paragraph 11 or paragraph 12, and wherein, described control device is operable as one or more parameters of rewarding for the user who receives the potential Future consumption of restriction and/or generation event from described server and be associated.

14. 1 kinds of control methods, comprising:

Arrange and determine the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produce the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user; And

Indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of described event by detection.

15. 1 kinds of computer softwares, it makes described computer realization according to the method described in paragraph 14 in the time being carried out by computing machine.

16. 1 kinds of non-provisional computer-readable recording mediums, store on it according to the computer software described in paragraph 15.

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1. a control device, comprising:

User control, determines the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produces the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user for arranging; And

Consume and/or produce detecting device, for indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of resource consumption and/or generation event by detections.

2. device according to claim 1, comprises display, and for showing the one or more candidates' that select for user Future consumption and/or generation event, each candidate events is rewarded and come together to show with the user who is associated.

3. device according to claim 2, wherein:

The part that differs from one another of at least some in described candidate's Future consumption and/or generation event is the time period that allows described event to occur, and/or

The part that differs from one another of at least some in described candidate events is described resource consumption and/or generation the equipment average or peak operation parameter within a period of time.

4. device according to claim 3, wherein, described equipment is fluid heating or cooling device, and described operating parameter is the output temperature of fluid.

5. device according to claim 1, described device can be with described equipment connection in case by according to inputted by user appointment event parameter or control the resource consumption of described resource consumption equipment to the power transmission of resource consumption equipment and/or the operation of described resource consumption equipment with third-party Control on Communication.

6. device according to claim 5, wherein, described consumption and/or generation detecting device are operable as time or the frequency dependence pattern for detect resource consumption and/or generation with reference to the equipment control operation being realized by described device, and the pattern relatively detecting and with the predetermined expectancy model of described device-dependent, to verify the proper operation of being connected of described equipment and described device and described equipment according to event.

7. device according to claim 6, wherein, described pattern is specific to the type of described equipment or in check equipment, and the database that described device is configured to access expectancy model is to obtain the expectancy model about in check current device.

8. device according to claim 1, wherein, described resource is power supply, and described equipment is electrical equipment.

9. device according to claim 8, wherein, described consumption and/or produce detecting device and be operable as one or more for detection of in power consumption, impedance, frequency response and electrical noise.

10. device according to claim 9, wherein, described consumption and/or generation detecting device and described equipment connection, make not exist other sources than the electrical noise of the electrical noise greater amount level of being introduced by described equipment between described detecting device and described equipment.

11. 1 kinds of control system, comprising:

Control device according to claim 1; And

The server that can be connected with described control device, described server produces and limits and the information of Future consumption and/or one or more users' awards that generation event is associated that realizes corresponding candidate;

Wherein, described server and described control device are operable as for communicating to provide user to reward to the user who is associated with described control device about the event of being verified by described consumption and/or generation detecting device.

12. systems according to claim 11, wherein, described server can be connected with the one group of control device that comprises multiple control device, described server is operable as for collecting resource consumption and/or the generation relevant with the event of being selected by described multiple control device of described group, to control the resource provisioning to the described equipment being associated with the device of described group.

13. systems according to claim 11, wherein, described control device is operable as one or more parameters of rewarding for the user who receives the potential Future consumption of restriction and/or generation event from described server and be associated.

14. 1 kinds of control methods, comprising:

Arrange and determine the Future consumption of specific resources consumption and/or the equipment of generation and/or produce the resource consumption of event or the parameter of generation, the event in described future is rewarded and is associated with user; And

Indicate time of the resource consumption of particular device or the described resource consumption of generation or generation or frequency dependence pattern to verify the realization of described event by detection.

15. 1 kinds of computer softwares, it makes described computer realization method according to claim 14 in the time being carried out by computing machine.

16. a non-provisional computer-readable recording medium, stores computer software according to claim 15 on it.