SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN IMPROVED AGGREGATION ENGINE FOR A DEMAND RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for effecting a demand response (DR) event by providing a demand response management system (DRMS) communicatively coupled to a plurality of participant sites, the DRMS including an aggregation engine having a rules-based function operative to generate an aggregation of the participant sites for a DR event using inclusion criteria that includes a custom field, wherein business objects (BOs) are used to represent the participant sites and other related entities (e.g., participants, enrollments, service delivery points (SDPs), etc.) and the BOs store core characteristics of the participant sites and the other related entities in core fields, and wherein the custom field is associated with a BO but the definition and content of the custom field is stored external to the associated BO; generating the aggregation using the inclusion criteria; and executing the DR event on the aggregation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

主权项

1. A method of effecting a demand response (DR) event comprising:
providing a demand response management system (DRMS) communicatively coupled to a plurality of participant sites, the DRMS including an aggregation engine having a first rules-based function operative to generate an aggregation of the participant sites for a DR event using inclusion criteria that includes a custom field, wherein the participant sites are represented by business objects storing core characteristics of the participant sites in a plurality of core fields, and wherein business objects are used to represent the participant sites and other related entities and the business objects store core characteristics of the participant sites and the other related entities in a plurality of core fields, and wherein the custom field is associated with a business object but a definition and content of the custom field is stored external to the associated business object; generating the aggregation of participant sites for the DR event using the inclusion criteria that includes the custom field; and executing the DR event on the aggregation of participant sites.