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US 10,199,827 B2Granted
Device for controlling a power load in an electrical network, and associated method and system
AssigneeErgylink
InventorJerome Gilbert
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Abstract
A device (1) for controlling the operation of a power load comprised in an apparatus (12) belonging to a terminal electrical installation (2) of an electrical network (16) on the basis of events that are related to the operation or management of the electrical distribution network. A method and the use of same for managing the power required in an electrical network via a plurality of devices, and a system including a plurality of devices for controlling the operation of a power load and an electrical distribution network are also described.
Claims20
A device (1) for controlling the operation of a power load (12) belonging to a terminal electrical installation (2) according to events which are related to the operation or management of an electrical network (16), said device comprising:
- a low voltage power supply (29), a microcontroller (30), a program memory, a working RAM memory, a non-volatile memory, an analog front end connected to the electric voltage of said terminal electrical installation;
- a functional block (7) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for extracting at least one autonomous setpoint from the voltage value of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time, and/or from the frequency value of the alternating voltage of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time;
- software and/or electronic means (3, 8, 10) for receiving at least one remote control command by radiofrequency and/or by ripple control and/or by PLC and/or by an interface with wired electrical communications means and/or by an interface with wired or wireless optical communications means;
- a functional block (4) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for changing power demand to said electrical network through the control of the functional status of said power load according to the at least one autonomous setpoint extracted and/or to the at least one remote control command received.
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A method to be implemented in software in a device comprising a low voltage power supply, a microcontroller, a program memory, a working RAM memory, a non-volatile memory, an analog front end connected to the electric voltage of a terminal electrical installation;
- a functional block (7) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for extracting at least one autonomous setpoint from the voltage value of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time, and/or from the frequency value of the alternating voltage of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time;
- software and/or electronic means for receiving at least one remote control command by radiofrequency and/or by ripple control and/or by PLC and/or by an interface with wired electrical communications means and/or by an interface with wired or wireless optical communications means;
- a functional block (4) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for changing power demand to said electrical network through the control of the functional status of said power load according to the at least one autonomous setpoint extracted and/or to the at least one remote control command received and/or to a time delay having expired and/or to a command from a user, for controlling the operation of a power load belonging to said terminal electrical installation for the purpose of managing an electrical network by using a plurality of said devices, said method implemented in software in said microcontroller comprising the steps of:
- extraction at least one autonomous setpoint from the voltage value of the terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time, and/or from the frequency value of the alternating voltage of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time and/or reception of at least one remote control command;
- modification of the functional status of the power load according to said at least one autonomous setpoint that has been extracted and/or to the at least one remote control command that has been received and/or to a delay time that has expired and/or to a command from the user.
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A system for managing an electrical network, comprising:
- a plurality of devices comprising a low voltage power supply, a microcontroller, a program memory, a working RAM memory, a non-volatile memory, an analog front end connected to the electric voltage of a terminal electrical installation, a functional block (7) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for extracting at least one autonomous setpoint from the voltage value of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time, and/or from the frequency value of the alternating voltage of said terminal electrical installation and/or from its evolution over the time;
- software and/or electronic means for receiving at least one remote control command by radiofrequency and/or by ripple control and/or by PLC and/or by an interface with wired electrical communications means and/or by an interface with wired or wireless optical communications means;
- a functional block (4) implemented in software executed in said microcontroller and with at least one electronic component for changing power demand to said electrical network through the control of the functional status of said power load according to the at least one autonomous setpoint extracted and/or to the at least one remote control command received and/or to a time delay having expired and/or to a command from a user;
- an electrical network to which said terminal electrical installation is connected.
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