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.
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Causam Enterprises
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Honeywell
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Samsung
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Google (Alphabet)
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Johnson Controls
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Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
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Lutron Technology Company Llc
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Itron
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 1511 | |
| 560 HVAC+Water , 443 Appliances , 214 Smart Meters , 142 Outlets/Adapters , 58 Lights , 48 GUIs , 28 Backup , 18 Protection | |
| 256 | |
| 175 Comm , 33 Power routers , 25 Protection circuits , 18 Switches , 5 GUIs | |
| 1137 | |
| 649 Financial , 207 Control , 130 Demand Modeling/Testing , 52 Outage/restoration methods , 42 Other , 33 Weather , 24 Critical infrastructure methods | |
