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Demand Response

Demand response is a reduction in the electric utility power consumption by a customer in order to better match the demand for power with the supply. Electric utilities have traditionally adjusted supply to match demand; however, there are limits to these methods because some generating units are slow to respond, are very expensive to operate, and/or demand can exceed total power capacity. Demand response adjusts the demand for power instead of adjusting the supply through multiple methods, including simple off-peak metering, where tariffs are static, and smart metering, where tariffs are dynamic.


Top 10 Corporate Owners


 
Issued Patent Count   
 
Published Application Count

Corporation Patents and Published Applications Count
1. Causam Enterprises
 
 
173
2. ENEL
 
 
157
3. Inventor
 
 
145
4. Honeywell
 
 
128
5. Samsung Display Co., Ltd.,
 
 
125
6. Johnson Controls
 
 
111
7. Google (Alphabet)
 
 
107
8. Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
 
 
98
9. Lutron Technology Company Llc
 
 
96
10. Itron
 
 
93




Invention Categorization and Classification

Categorization and Classification Patents and Published Applications
  • Consumer devices
  •  
    1619
    585 HVAC+Water , 466 Appliances , 257 Smart Meters , 150 Outlets/Adapters , 63 Lights , 51 GUIs , 29 Backup , 18 Protection
  • Grid devices
  •  
    286
    196 Comm , 35 Power routers , 26 Protection circuits , 22 Switches , 7 GUIs
  • Methods
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    1316
    686 Financial , 279 Control , 137 Demand Modeling/Testing , 76 Other , 60 Weather , 54 Outage/restoration methods , 24 Critical infrastructure methods


    Recent Published Activity in Demand Response as of March 28, 2023