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AssigneeSchneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc.
InventorsYoucef Chaoua, Maxime Joseph Frederic Marie Laudren
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Methods and systems for managing energy consumption during a power-loss event provide a backup power unit that can notify electronic devices of a switch to backup power. The electronic devices can then automatically minimize power consumption upon receiving such notification. The notification can take the form of one or more signals indicative of a backup power operational state. The signals may be sent to the electronic devices over any suitable wired or wireless connection. Depending on the particular operational states, the electronic devices can take one or more predefined backup power handling actions, such as reducing device functionality, entering low-power mode, performing a controlled shutdown, and the like. The particular actions taken may depend on the type of devices, such that certain devices may have power consumption priority over other devices. The above arrangement provides an intelligent way to reduce overall energy consumption during a power-loss event.
A backup power optimization system, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon for causing an intelligent electronic device of a plurality of intelligent electronic devices to optimize power consumption during a power-loss event, the computer-readable instructions causing the electronic device to:
An intelligent electronic device of a plurality of intelligent electronic devices, comprising:
A method of optimizing backup power during a power-loss event in a building, comprising:
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