Power Management System
AssigneeNextidea Limited
InventorBen Fraser Stanton
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Abstract
A controller and system with a controller that is configured to determine the energy input to an energy storage device at any time and control the activation of one or more electrical load devices. Each load device has an associated load profile data list that includes parameters pertaining to an energy storage threshold parameter and a nominal energy consumption parameter. The controller activates one load devices and controls the power input to the energy storage device by a proportional amount when the energy input to the energy storage device exceeds the nominal energy consumption parameter of the load device.
Claims18
A system for the management of power distributed to one or more load devices, the system comprising:
- a. a connection to a local energy source,
- b. a connection to a mains energy source,
- c. a local energy storage unit configured to receive energy from at least one of the local energy source and the mains energy source via a variable regulator operable to control the energy being input to the local energy storage unit,
- d. one or more load devices configured to receive energy from at least one of the local energy source and the mains energy source via one or more switches, each of the one or more load devices having an associated load profile data list, and
- e. a controller configured to:
- i. determine a consumption to production (CP) parameter based on an input indicative of energy being sourced from the mains energy source, or provided to the mains energy source, and
- ii. wherein the controller is further configured to:
- a. output one or more signals to control the switch to activate or deactivate one or more of the load devices, and
- b. output a signal operable to control the variable regulator such that the determined CP parameter targets a desired CP parameter.
A controller configured to determine the energy input to an energy storage device at any time and control the activation of one or more electrical load devices, each load device having an associated load profile data list comprising an energy storage threshold parameter and a nominal energy consumption parameter, wherein the controller is configured to activate the load device and reduce the power input to the energy storage device by a proportional amount when the energy input to the energy storage device exceeds the nominal energy consumption parameter of the load device.
A method of managing power distributed to one or more load devices configured to receive power from at least one of a local energy source and a mains power input via a switch, each of the one or more load devices having an associated load profile data list and a local power storage unit configured to receive energy from at least one of the local energy source and the mains power input via a variable regulator operable to control the energy being input to the local energy storage unit, the method comprising:
- a. determining a consumption to production (CP) parameter based on an input indicative of energy being sourced from the mains energy source, or provided to the mains power source, an input indicative of the energy stored in the local energy storage unit, and
- i. outputting one or more signals to control the switch to activate a load device, and
- ii. outputting a signal operable to control the variable regulator such that the determined CP parameter targets a desired CP parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.