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US 12,763,610 B2Granted
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for energy distribution management
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsGary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Thomas Rushik, Kenneth Carpenter, Sabrina Martin, Saiprasad Naimpally, Mansur Pagdiwala, Philip Reeves, Scott Ghiz
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for managing energy distribution. Data relating to energy usage by one or more energy receiving devices may be collected and used to determine an energy transfer schedule. One or more wireless energy transfer devices may wirelessly transfer energy, based on the energy transfer schedule, to one or more of the energy receiving devices.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a control device, energy usage data for a plurality of energy receiving devices and power generation data for a plurality of energy transfer devices;
- determining, by the control device and based on the energy usage data and the power generation data, an energy transfer schedule for the plurality of energy receiving devices and the plurality of energy transfer devices, wherein the energy transfer schedule schedules a first wireless energy transfer from a first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to a first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices and a second wireless energy transfer from a second wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to over a second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- causing, by the control device and based on the energy transfer schedule, the first wireless energy transfer from the first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- and
- causing, by the control device and based on the energy transfer schedule, the second wireless energy transfer from the second wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of energy receiving devices;
- and
- a control device configured to communicate with the plurality of energy receiving devices, wherein the control device is configured to:
- receive energy usage data for the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- receive power generation data for a plurality of energy transfer devices;
- determine, based on the energy usage data and the power generation data, an energy transfer schedule for the plurality of energy receiving devices and the plurality of energy transfer devices, wherein the energy transfer schedule schedules a first wireless energy transfer from a first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to a first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices and a second wireless energy transfer from a second wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to a second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices based;
- cause, based on the energy transfer schedule, the first wireless energy transfer from a first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- and
- cause, based on the energy transfer schedule, the second wireless energy transfer from the first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices.
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A device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
- receive energy usage data for a plurality of energy receiving devices;
- receive power generation data for a plurality of energy transfer devices;
- determine, based on the energy usage data and the power generation data, an energy transfer schedule for the plurality of energy receiving devices and the plurality of energy transfer devices, wherein the energy transfer schedule schedules a first wireless energy transfer from a first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to a first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices and a second wireless energy transfer from a second wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to a second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- cause, based on the energy transfer schedule, the first wireless energy transfer from a first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the first energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices;
- and
- cause, based on the energy transfer schedule, the second wireless energy transfer from the first wireless energy transfer device of the plurality of energy transfer devices to the second energy receiving device of the plurality of energy receiving devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.