Power management and distribution system and method

A power management and distribution system, comprising:

• an electrical power input for receiving three-phase power from an external power source;
• a first electrical power outlet;
• a second electrical power outlet;
• a current measuring device for measuring the current on all phases of electrical power being drawn by electrical loads connected to the first electrical power outlet and the second electrical power outlet;
• a processing device for analyzing the measured current for all phases of electrical power being drawn by the electrical loads;
• and
• a phase balancing device for modifying the phase arrangement of the phases of the electrical power being drawn by the electrical loads connected to the first electrical power outlet and the second electrical power outlet to substantially balance the current for each phase, wherein the phase balancing device includes a plurality of relays, wherein each of the plurality of relays include a relay pair connected in parallel and a circuit breaker connected in series with the relay pair, wherein the circuit breaker is located between the electrical power input and the relay pair.

A method for managing and distributing power using a power management and distribution system, wherein the power management and distribution system includes an electrical power input for receiving 3-phase power from an external power source, a first electrical power outlet, a second electrical power outlet, a current measuring device for measuring the current on all phases of electrical power being drawn by electrical loads connected to the first electrical power outlet and the second electrical power outlet, a processing device for analyzing the measured current for all phases of electrical power being drawn by the electrical loads and a phase balancing device for modifying the current for each of the phases of the electrical power being drawn by the electrical loads connected to the first electrical power outlet and the second electrical power outlet to substantially balance the total current for each phase across the phases, wherein the phase balancing device includes a plurality of relays each of which include a relay pair connected in parallel and a circuit breaker connected in series with the relay pair, wherein the circuit breaker is located between the input power and the relay pair, the method comprising:

• monitoring the current for each phase of the three-phase power drawn by a first electrical load connected to the first power output and a second electrical load connected to the second power output;
• determining the total current drawn on each phase of the three-phase electrical power drawn by the first electrical load and the second electrical load;
• identifying whether the total current is out of balance with respect to the current for each of the phases drawn by the first electrical load and the second electrical load;
• and
• modifying the current for each of the phases drawn by the first electrical load and the second electrical load such that the total current drawn is substantially balanced for each of the three-phases.