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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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`Petitioner
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`ALLURE ENERGY, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2016-___
`Patent No. 8,509,954
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`PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT NO. 1008
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`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF A
`REQUEST TO CHANGE POWER USAGE
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`SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF
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`A REQUEST TO CHANGE POWER USAGE
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`[0001] (cid:9)
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`The present disclosure relates generally to electricity generation. More
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`specifically, the present disclosure relates to estimating the effects of a request
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`to change power usage.
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0002] (cid:9)
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`In recent years, the price of electronic devices has decreased
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`dramatically. In addition, the types of electronic components that can be
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`purchased have continued to increase. For example, DVD players, large screen
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`TVs, multi-carousel CD and DVD players, MP3 players, video game consoles,
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`and similar consumer electronic items have become more widely available while
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`continuing to drop in price.
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`[0003] (cid:9)
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`The decreasing prices and increasing types of electronic components
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`have packed today's homes and businesses with modern conveniences. As
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`more of these components are sold, the average household power consumption
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`also increases. Typical homes and businesses now include more power-
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`consuming devices than ever before. With the increasing demands for power, at
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`times power consumption may approach the limit on the capacity to generate
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`power. If the consumption gets too close to the upper limit on power generation
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`capacity, power outages and/or disruptions, such as blackouts and brownouts,
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`may occur.
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`[0004] (cid:9)
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`To avoid such power disruptions, a region may build infrastructure to
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`increase power generation. (cid:9) However, increasing power generation for a
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`geographic region is often very expensive. Thus, it may be more cost effective
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`to determine ways to decrease consumption at certain times. As such, there is a
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`need for improved systems and methods for decreasing power consumption
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`while limiting the adverse effects as much as possible.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0005] (cid:9)
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`Figure 1A is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system using the
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`directive model;
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`[0006] (cid:9)
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`Figure 1B is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system using the
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`objective model;
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`[0007] (cid:9)
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`Figure 10 is a block diagram illustrating one configuration of a system
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`for estimating the effects of a demand response;
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`[0008] (cid:9)
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`Figure 1D is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system in which
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`the present systems and methods may be used;
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`[0009] (cid:9)
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`Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration of a
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`system for estimating the effects of a demand response;
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`[0010] (cid:9)
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`Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a home area
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`network (HAN);
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`[0011] (cid:9)
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`Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating one configuration of a power
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`management console;
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`[0012] (cid:9)
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`Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating one configuration of a
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`screenshot on the power management console;
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`[0013] (cid:9)
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`Figure 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for estimating the
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`effects of a demand response;
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`[0014] (cid:9)
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`Figure 7 is a flow diagram illustrating another method for estimating
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`the effects of demand responses;
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`[0015] (cid:9)
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`Figure 8 is a block diagram of a HAN controller;
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`[0016] (cid:9)
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`Figure 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for controlling a device
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`using a HAN controller;
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`[0017] (cid:9)
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`Figure 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for adjusting the
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`control of a device using a HAN controller;
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`[0018] (cid:9)
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`Figure 11 is a block diagram illustrating multiple configurations of a
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`screenshot on the HAN controller;
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`[0019] (cid:9)
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`Figure 12 is a block diagram of a HAN device; and
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`[0020] (cid:9)
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`Figure 13 is a block diagram illustrating various components that may
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`be utilized in a computing device/electronic device.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0021] (cid:9)
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`The terms "power" and "energy" may be used interchangeably herein.
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`It is to be understood that "power" generally refers to a rate of consumption and
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`anything measured in watts, while "energy" generally refers to a unit of work
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`measured in kWh and similar units of energy. However, the term "power" may
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`be used herein to refer to both. Therefore the term "power" as used herein may
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`refer to a rate of transfer, use, or generation of electrical energy as well as
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`electrical energy itself.
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`[0022] (cid:9)
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`As the demand for power approaches the capacity to generate power,
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`it may be desirable to either increase generation capacity, reduce consumption,
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`or some combination of the two. Since increasing generation capacity may be
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`prohibitively expensive, an increasing amount of focus is now on intelligently
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`reducing consumption without affecting lifestyle. One way this problem has been
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`approached has been to use a directive model, where a power generation facility
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`sends a directive to a home to perform a very specific action. For example, the
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`thermostat in a home may receive a message from a power facility requesting
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`that the setting on the home's thermostat be raised by four degrees on a hot day
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`in order to save power. The thermostat may then follow this directive and
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`change the programmed setting. However, identical messages received by
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`different thermostats may produce inconsistent power savings. In other words,
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`these directives may produce different results in different homes, e.g., a home
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`with shade may warm up slower on a hot day than a home with no shade. When
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`the directive has been accomplished (raising the inside temperature by four
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`degrees), then the program may proceed as usual. Therefore, the exact
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`duration and amount of reduction in power consumption may be unknown before
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`a directive is actually sent in this model.
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`[0023] (cid:9)
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`Another way to intelligently reduce power consumption may be an
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`objective model. In this model, a power generation facility may send an objective
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`to a home that is more general, e.g., reduce power consumption. This means
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`that rather than simply sending a specific task, as in the directive model, the
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`objective model allows some type of decision based logic in the home to
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`determine how to accomplish the objective. For example, if the objective is to
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`reduce power consumption by the heating and cooling system by five percent
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`over the next hour, a Home Area Network controller within the home may
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`determine and implement appropriate settings for the heating and cooling
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`system. This objective approach may provide for better power reduction with
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`limited lifestyle adjustments. In other words, the systems and methods disclosed
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`herein may provide benefits to both a utility provider, by allowing for the
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`avoidance of power consumption during peak demand, as well as the utility
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`recipient, by saving money with minimal discomfort and inconvenience.
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`[0024] (cid:9)
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`Figure 1A is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system
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`implementing the present systems and methods using the directive model.
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`Figure 1B is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system implementing the
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`present systems and methods using the objective model. In other words,
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`Figures 1A and 1B may further illustrate the distinction between the directive
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`model and the objective model. The solid lines 115 may represent the state of
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`the heating and cooling system as a function of time, e.g., ON or OFF. The
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`dotted lines 117 may represent the temperature inside a home as a function of
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`time. The dashed lines 119 may represent the outside temperature as a function
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`of time.
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`[0025] (cid:9)
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`In Figure 1A, the home may have received a directive to raise the set
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`point of the heating and cooling system to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. In the
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`illustrated configuration, the outside temperature exceeds 90 degrees.
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`Therefore, the directive may be complied with very quickly. In other words, the
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`heating and cooling system may turn OFF for only one half of an hour, thus
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`resulting in minimal power reduction. In such a configuration, a power provider
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`may have estimated more reduction in power consumption from the directive,
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`and therefore be required to send more directives to achieve the desired power
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`reduction it requires. This may be inefficient and costly.
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`[0026] (cid:9)
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`In Figure 1 B, however, the home may have received an objective to
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`reduce power consumption by 20 percent from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. A Home
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`Area Network controller may use decision logic based on a user's preferences
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`and choose to cycle the heating and cooling system in order to comply with the
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`objective. In the illustrated configuration, the heating and cooling system may
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`turn ON for a short period then OFF for a longer period during the specified time
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`period. This may result in slightly higher temperatures during this period, but
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`also vastly reduced power consumption compared to the directive model in
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`Figure 1A. Therefore, the objective model may provide better power reduction
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`with minimal lifestyle discomfort because it allows decision logic within the home
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`to determine and implement the best way to achieve desired power reduction
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`based on gathered data, e.g., user preferences, current home settings, etc.
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`[0027] (cid:9)
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`The improved power reduction resulting from using the objective
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`model may have several advantages. First, it may allow a utility provider, such
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`as a power company, to more accurately avoid peak demand. As will be
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`discussed below, utility providers may be required to keep a certain percentage
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`of power generation capacity available for critical services, e.g., hospitals,
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`emergency responders, etc. Thus, at peak periods, like midday, the utility
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`provider may be able to send objectives to reduce power consumption in order to
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`avoid peak demand and avoid having to buy more power generation from other
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`providers.
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`[0028] (cid:9)
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`The objective model may also benefit power consumers by saving
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`them money through efficient reduction in power consumption. For example, a
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`power company may determine the rates charged for power by taking the peak
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`consumption period over a defined time period, e.g., the highest day's
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`consumption in the previous month. Therefore, the higher a consumer's peak,
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`the higher the rate charged for the entire month. Under this billing structure, a
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`consumer may wish to limit their peak periods of power consumption in order to
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`reduce their monthly rate. Likewise, a power company may charge a higher flat
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`rate during peak hours than during non-peak hours. Under this billing structure,
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`a consumer may wish to limit consumption during the period with the highest
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`rate. Likewise, a power company may charge a flat rate that changes every
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`hour. Under this billing structure, a consumer may wish to limit their power
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`consumption when they are informed of a high rate for the upcoming hour.
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`Thus, efficient reduction of power consumption may lower a consumer's cost of
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`power under any rate structure, e.g., tiered pricing, flat rate, hourly variable, etc.
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`[0029] (cid:9)
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`Despite the advantages of the objective model, it is still not ideal. More
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`specifically, the exact power reduction in response to an objective may not be
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`known because the various states/configurations and preferences of the homes
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`to which the objective is sent are not known. For example, if a cooling system in
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`a home was not running, an objective to reduce heating and cooling
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`consumption would not result in any reduction. Likewise, a home may not
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`comply with this type of request. It may be inefficient and time-consuming for a
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`power facility to achieve a specific load reduction by trial and error. Therefore, it
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`may be desirable to estimate the effects of a request from a power company or
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`utility system to decrease power consumption (a "demand response") before the
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`request is sent.
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`[0030] (cid:9)
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`Figure 10 is a block diagram illustrating one configuration of a system
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`100 for estimating the effects of a demand response. The system 100 may
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`include a utility system 102 that may include a utility management console 104.
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`The utility system 102 may be any system capable of producing, distributing,
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`monitoring, or collecting a desired resource or services. This may include one or
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`more servers, workstations, web sites, databases, etc. The utility system 102
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`may be centrally located or distributed across several facilities. Examples of a
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`utility system 102 include electricity generation facilities, natural gas distribution
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`facilities, telephone service facilities, etc. The utility system 102 may include a
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`utility management console 104 that may allow the utility system 102 to estimate
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`the effect of a demand response before a demand response is sent. As used
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`herein the term "demand response" refers to a request from the utility system
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`102 for decreased consumption. A more general request than a demand
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`response is a request to change power usage in some way. The utility
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`management console 104 may estimate the effect of a demand response by
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`collecting data from one or more home area networks (HAN) 108.
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`[0031] (cid:9)
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`A HAN 108 may be a group of controlled devices operating in the
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`same environment. Examples of devices in a HAN 108 include, without
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`limitation, a thermostat, a light switch, a washer, a dryer, a furnace, an air
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`conditioner, a pool controller, etc. The HAN 108 may communicate with the
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`utility system 102 through a network 106. The network 106 may represent the
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`Internet, one or more wide area networks (WANs), one or more local area
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`networks (LANs), etc. Additionally, the network 106 may represent
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`communication using power transmission lines. The network 106 may be
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`implemented using wired and/or wireless communication technologies and may
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`use any available protocols to pass data between the utility system 102 and the
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`HAN 108. These protocols may include, but are not limited to, hypertext transfer
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`protocol (HTTP), file transfer protocol (FTP), secure file transfer protocol (SFTP),
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`Z-Wave by Zensys, ZigBee Smart Energy (ZigBee SE), ZigBee Home
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`Automation (ZigBee HA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), any
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`of the HomePlug standards, Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), Power Line
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`Communication (PLC), proprietary serial protocols, etc.
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`[0032] (cid:9)
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`Figure 1D is a chart illustrating one configuration of a system 100 in
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`which the present systems and methods may be used. The solid line 103 may
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`represent power generation at the utility system 102 in terms of MegaWatt hours
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`(MWh) as a function of time. The dashed line 105 may represent the threshold
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`power generation in terms of MegaWatt hours (MWh) as a function of time. The
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`dotted line 107 may represent the power consumption of a power grid in terms of
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`MegaWatt hours (MWh) as a function of time. The power in the system may be
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`generated using a number of techniques, e.g., nuclear, wind, solar, coal fired,
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`geothermal, etc.
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`[0033] (cid:9)
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`The threshold 105 may define a power generation buffer that should
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`be maintained. The buffer may represent line loss in delivering the power as well
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`as capacity that should be kept available for critical services, e.g., hospitals,
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`emergency responders, etc. In other words, the utility system 102 may be
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`required to maintain the gap between the power generation 103 and the
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`threshold 105. In order to maintain this buffer, the power consumption 107 may
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`not increase above the threshold 105. As mentioned earlier, a utility system 102
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`may increase power generation 103, which can be very costly and time-delayed,
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`or decrease power consumption 107. One way of reducing power consumption
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`107 may be to send a demand response.
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`[0034] (cid:9)
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`In one configuration, the utility system 102 may monitor the power
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`consumption 107 in the system 100 to identify trends 109 of increased
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`consumption that may indicate that power consumption 111 will exceed the
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`threshold 105. When a trend 109 is identified, the utility system 102 may send a
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`demand response that causes the power consumption 113 to stay below the
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`threshold 105. In other words, a demand response may prevent the power
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`consumption 111 that exceeds the threshold 105, and, instead, keep power
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`consumption 113 below the threshold 105. The present systems and methods
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`may enable utility systems 102 to estimate the effects of a demand response in
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`order to preserve the buffer between the threshold 105 and the power generation
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`103.
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`[0035] (cid:9)
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`Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration of a
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`system 200 for estimating the effects of a demand response. There may be a
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`power system 202 that may include a power management console 204 capable
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`of estimating the effects of a demand response. The power system 202 may
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`communicate with one or more HANs 208 through one or more networks 206,
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`e.g., wide area networks (WAN), and home networks. The power system 202
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`may be a facility, or part of a facility, that generates power for a geographic
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`region using a variety of techniques. Additionally, the power system 202 may
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`utilize one or more utility meters 210, or HAN controllers 212, or both when
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`communicating with HANs 208. The utility meter 210 may be any device
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`capable of measuring consumption of a utility, such as power, and
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`communicating with a power system 202, a HAN controller 212, or a HAN 208.
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`Additionally, the utility meter 210 may be capable of receiving and sending
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`communications using various protocols, e.g., ZigBee SE, ZigBee HA, GSM,
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`HomePlug standards, BPL, PLC, proprietary serial protocols, etc. Examples of
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`utility meters 210 may include a power/electricity meter, a water meter, a gas
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`meter, etc.
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`[0036] (cid:9) Many configurations of networks 206 are possible. For example, in
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`one configuration, the power system 202 communicates with third parties 218,
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`utility meters 210, and HANs 212 using WANs 206a, 206h with spread spectrum
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`designed to cover a large geographic area. Likewise, the communication
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`between the utility meters 210 and the HANs 208 and within the HANs 208 may
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`use home networks 206b, 206c, 206d, 206e, 206f, 206g using infrared or serial
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`technology designed for short-range, cost-effective communication. (cid:9) Many
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`different configurations of networks 206 may be possible, e.g. the WANs 206a,
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`206h may use 802.11 technology and the home networks 206b, 206c, 206d,
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`206e, 206f, 206g may use GSM technology. Any configuration capable of
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`transmitting data between the various illustrated devices may be used.
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`[0037] (cid:9)
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`The HAN controller 212 may be a device capable of communicating
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`with the power system 202, utility meters 210, or HANs 208 using the ZigBee
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`protocol. The controller 212 may control the various devices 214 in the HANs
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`208, according to user preferences and received demand responses, and may
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`store various data about the devices 214 and the HANs 208 as a whole. Each
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`controller 212 may control one or more HANs 208. Alternatively, there may be
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`more than one controller 212b, 212c for one HAN 208c. Additionally, the utility
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`meter 210a may communicate directly with a HAN 208a without a HAN controller
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`212.
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`[0038] The system 200 may also include a HAN database 216 that may store
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`data from the controllers 212 and/or devices 214 in the system 200 for use in the
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`power management console 204. The collected data may represent current
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`states and information about devices. For example, the database 216 may
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`receive data directly from one or more devices 214a or from a controller 212a
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`that has already collected data from one or more devices 214b. Additionally,
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`one or more third parties 218 may access the data stored on the database 216
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`through the power management console 204. Alternatively, the third parties 218
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`may access the database 216 directly.
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`[0039] (cid:9)
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`In addition to collected data, the HAN database 216 may store data
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`that has been learned by the HAN controllers 212 from the behavior of the HAN
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`devices 214. This data may include, without limitation, house load coefficients
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`and set point convergence factors for heating and cooling, thermostat cycling
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`performance, anticipated power consumption, recommended power saving tips,
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`etc.
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`[0040] (cid:9)
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`Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating one possible configuration of a
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`HAN 308. The HAN 308 may include a HAN controller 312 and other HAN
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`devices 314. The controller 312 may be in electronic communication with the
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`devices 314. The HAN 308 may include multiple controllers 312, but typically
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`requires that one of the controllers 312 is designated as the primary controller
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`312.
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`[0041] (cid:9)
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`The controller 312 may be connected to the devices 314 via wireless
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`or wired connections. In the present configuration, the controller 312 may be
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`connected to the devices 314 via an Ethernet connection 320, a WiFi connection
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`322, a ZigBee connection 324, or a combination of the three. The controller 312
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`may be capable of communicating via these network connections, i.e. Ethernet
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`320, WiFi 322, ZigBee 324, or other type of connections.
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`[0042] (cid:9)
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`The devices 314, in the present configuration, may include lighting
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`devices 314a, temperature control devices 314b, security system devices 314c,
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`audio devices 314d, landscape devices 314e, video devices 314f, control
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`devices 314g, intercom system devices 314h, and a power management module
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`314i. Lighting devices 314a may include light switches, dimmers, window blinds,
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`etc. Temperature control devices 314b may include thermostats, fans,
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`fireplaces, and the like. Security system devices 314c may include security
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`cameras, motion detectors, door sensors, window sensors, gates, or other
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`security devices. Audio devices 314d may include AM/FM radio receivers, XM
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`radio receivers, CD players, MP3 players, cassette tape players, and other
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`devices capable of producing an audio signal. Landscape devices 314e may
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`include sprinkler system devices, drip system devices, and other landscape
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`related devices. (cid:9)
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`Video devices 314f may include televisions, monitors,
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`projectors, and other devices capable of producing a video signal. The control
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`devices 314g may include touch screens, keypads, remote controls, and/or other
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`control devices 314g capable of communicating with and/or controlling another
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`device 314. Intercom system devices 314h may include intercom microphones,
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`intercom related video devices, and other devices typically associated with an
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`intercom system. The powe