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US 12,067,632 B2Granted
Dynamic management of EV car charging critical loads
AssigneeSavant Systems, LLC
InventorsRobert P. Madonna, Siegmar K. Eschholz, Anna E. Demeo, William H. Dillon
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Abstract
A power controller configured to fit in a circuit breaker panel powering one or more loads. The power controller is further configured to manage critical loads of the one or more loads each controlled by a component that is capable of being actuated by the power controller and operated from a smartphone via the power controller, wherein the critical loads need not be wired to a dedicated circuit breaker panel.
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A system comprising:
- a power controller coupled to a circuit breaker panel of a premises configured to receive electrical power from a power grid of a utility or an electrical vehicle (EV) battery;
- a component adapted to fit in the circuit breaker panel, the component having a wireless transceiver and configured to control the electrical power to a branch circuit having a critical load at the premises when powered from the power grid, wherein the power controller communicates wirelessly with the component to effect actuation;
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- the power controller configured to, in response to a power down of the power grid to the circuit breaker panel, dynamically manage the electrical power via a mobile device using the component to control the electrical power to the branch circuit having the critical load powered from the EV battery, wherein the branch circuit need not be wired to a dedicated circuit breaker panel.
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A system comprising:
- a power controller coupled to a circuit breaker panel configured to receive power from an electrical vehicle (EV) battery charged via a power-generating source at a premises;
- a component adapted to fit in the circuit breaker panel, the component having a wireless transceiver and configured to control the power to a branch circuit having an electrical load at the premises, wherein the power controller communicates wirelessly with the component to effect actuation;
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- the power controller configured to, in response to a lower cost of energy stored in the EV battery than a power grid of a utility, provide the power to the electrical load from the EV battery managed via a smartphone using the component to control the power to the branch circuit having the electrical load, wherein the electrical load need not be wired to a dedicated circuit breaker panel.
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A system comprising:
- a power controller coupled to a circuit breaker panel configured to receive electrical power from a power grid of a utility or a renewable power-generating source of a premises;
- a component adapted to fit in the circuit breaker panel, the component having a wireless transceiver and a switch configured to control the electrical power to a branch circuit having an electrical load at the premises, wherein the power controller communicates wirelessly with the switch to effect actuation;
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- the power controller configured to, in response to a power down of the power grid to the circuit breaker panel, manage the electrical power via a mobile device using the component to control the electrical power to the branch circuit from the renewable power-generating source, wherein the electrical load need not be wired to a dedicated circuit breaker panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.