Abstract: Distributed System and Methods for Coordination, Control, and Virtualization of Electric Generators, Storage and Loads is disclosed. The system implements a highly distributed architecture and autonomous methods that represent a layer of coordination, control, reporting and interaction closely attached to the loads, distributed generators, and energy storage systems to achieve a desired net balance of energy consumption to the available offer for a given area of control. Furthermore the disclosed system pursue a desired state of phase (reactive or capacitive) and frequency shift in order to contribute to the overall efficiency and reliability of the electric distribution grid.

Abstract: A state based control system (100) is provided for use with unreliable physical device sensor inputs. The system (100) includes symmetrical architectures between a client side and a server side. Communications between both architectures are state dependent thus minimizing conflicts, and reducing system reliance on consistent device signaling. Physical devices (144, 146) are represented by surrogates which increase system reliability, deepen complexity, and simplify end user experience.