US 10,768,654 Method and apparatus for actively managing electric power supply for an electric power grid
4 defendants · 4 suits · updated October 6, 2026
Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 10,768,654 · US10768654B2 · US 10,768,654 B2 · 10768654 · the '654 patent
Causam Enterprises, Inc. has filed 4 patent-infringement suits on US 10,768,654, "Method and apparatus for actively managing electric power supply for an electric power grid" since May 26, 2026, all in the D. Md., against 4 distinct defendants including Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company and Potomac Electric Power Company. The patent was granted September 8, 2020 on a priority date of July 14, 2012. Its abstract opens: "Systems and methods for managing power supplied over an electric power grid by an electric utility and/or other market participants to a multiplicity of grid elements and devices for supply and/or load curtailment as supply, each of which having a supply…"
- Assignee
- Causam Enterprises Inc
- Priority date
- July 14, 2012
- Granted
- September 8, 2020
- Expires
- July 14, 2032
- Status
- Active
- Claims
- 20 (3 independent)
- Inventors
- Joseph W. Forbes, Jr.
- Full text
- Google Patents
The suits
4 cases · D. Md. (4)
| Filed | Defendant | Plaintiff | Court | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Baltimore Gas and Electric Company | Causam Enterprises, Inc. | D. Md. | 8:26-cv-02075 |
| 2026-05-26 | Delmarva Power & Light Company | Causam Enterprises, Inc. | D. Md. | 8:26-cv-02077 |
| 2026-05-26 | Potomac Electric Power Company | Causam Enterprises, Inc. | D. Md. | 8:26-cv-02072 |
| 2026-05-26 | Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Causam Enterprises, Inc. | D. Md. | 8:26-cv-02076 |
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Independent claims
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Claim 1
1. A method for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising: providing a server constructed and configured for network communication with at least one power consuming device in the electric power grid, wherein the server comprises a database; the server issuing a power control event message responsive to a power control command, wherein the power control command comprises a power inquiry command requesting the server to determine an amount of power available for temporary reduction or increase from supply; the database storing information comprising power consumed by the at least one power consuming device and power to be reduced to the at least one power consuming device; the server generating a supply equivalence value for each of the at least one power consuming device based on an actual value of power to be reduced to each of the at least one power consuming device, wherein each supply equivalence value is a monetary supply equivalence value based on measurement and verification, and wherein each supply equivalence value provides for a curtailment value as a supply to the electric power grid; and the server disabling a power flow to one or more of the at least one power consuming device based on the supply equivalence value for each of the at least one power consuming device.
Claim 8
8. A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising: a server constructed and configured for network communication with at least one power consuming device in the electric power grid, wherein the server comprises a database; wherein the server is operable to issue a power control event message responsive to a power control command, wherein the power control command comprises a power inquiry command requesting the server to determine an amount of power available for temporary reduction or increase from supply; wherein the database is operable to store information comprising power consumed by the at least one power consuming device and power to be reduced to the at least one power consuming device; wherein the server is operable to generate a supply equivalence value for each of the at least one power consuming device based on an actual value of power to be reduced to each of the at least one power consuming device, wherein each supply equivalence value is a monetary supply equivalence value based on measurement and verification, and wherein each supply equivalence value provides for a curtailment value as a supply to the electric power grid; and wherein the server is operable to disable a power flow to the at least one power consuming device based on the supply equivalence value for each of the at least one power consuming device.
Claim 15
15. A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising: a server constructed and configured for network communication with at least one grid element in the electric power grid, wherein the server comprises a database, wherein the at least one grid element comprises at least one power consuming device and at least one power supplying device; wherein the server is operable to issue a power control event message responsive to a power control command through Internet Protocol (IP)-based messaging, wherein the power control command comprises a power inquiry command requesting the server to determine an amount of power available for temporary reduction or increase from supply; wherein the database is operable to store information comprising power consumed by each of the at least one power consuming device, power to be reduced to each of the at least one power consuming device, power supplied by each of the at least one power supplying device, and power to be supplied by each of the at least one power supplying device; wherein the database is operable to generate a supply equivalence value based on the power to be reduced to each of the at least one power consuming device and the power to be supplied by each of the at least one power supplying device, wherein each supply equivalence value is a monetary supply equivalence value based on measurement and verification, and wherein each supply equivalence value for the at least one power consuming device provides for a curtailment value as a supply to the electric power grid; and wherein the server is operable to disable a power flow to the at least one grid element based on the supply equivalence value for each of the at least one grid element.
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Classification
- G05F1/66primary — Regulating electric power
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- H02J13/1337 — Circuit arrangements for providing remote monitoring or remote control of equipment in a power distribution network characterised by the transmission of data to equipment in the power network involving the use of Internet protocols
- H02J13/14 — Circuit arrangements for providing remote monitoring or remote control of equipment in a power distribution network the power network being locally controlled, e.g. home energy management systems [HEMS]
- H02J13/333 — Circuit arrangements for providing remote monitoring or remote control of equipment in a power distribution network characterised by the remotely-controlled equipment, e.g. converters or transformers the equipment forming part of substations
- H02J2105/42 — Home appliances
- H02J2310/14
- H02J3/14 — Arrangements for adjusting voltage in AC networks by changing a characteristic of the network load by switching loads on to, or off from, the networks, e.g. progressively balanced loading
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- H02J3/322 — Arrangements for balancing of the load in networks by storage of energy using batteries or super capacitors with converting means the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
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- Y02E10/56 — Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
- Y02E10/76 — Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
- Y02E60/00 — Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02T90/12 — Electric charging stations
- Y04S20/12 — Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages
- Y04S20/222 — Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
- Y04S20/224
- Y04S20/242 — Home appliances
- Y04S20/248 — UPS systems or standby or emergency generators
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing power supplied over an electric power grid by an electric utility and/or other market participants to a multiplicity of grid elements and devices for supply and/or load curtailment as supply, each of which having a supply equivalence value associated with its energy consumption and/or reduction in consumption and/or supply, and wherein messaging is managed through a network by a coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements and devices, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.
Also asserted by Causam Enterprises, Inc.
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