Switch-On Control or Charging Control of Energy End-Consumer Electric Devices and/or Electric Vehicles

A control arrangement for switch-on control or charging control of energy end-consuming electric devices, the arrangement comprising:

• a power supply unit associated with an electric device via which the electric device is able to be connected to a low-voltage grid comprising an energy consumption meter by way of a grid connection point;
• a modulator providing a modulation signal into the low-voltage grid,
• the modulator arranged on a low-voltage grid section between the energy consumption meter and the grid connection point to generate a uniquely coded consumer point identification identifier as signal information of the modulation signal;
• a detection apparatus to detect the unique coding of the consumer point identification identifier contained in the modulation signal is contained in the power supply unit;
• a control unit connected to the detection apparatus to which the consumer point identification identifier is by the power supply unit;
• a service provider server available for use of a service, offered by a service provider, to optimize energy costs of electric devices;
• wherein the control unit
• contains an “Application Programming Interface <API>” module, via which the electric device may connected to the service provider server as a client by way of a logical communication connection according to a client-server principle, and
• operates so the use of the energy cost optimization is requested at the service provider server by way of an authorization request, triggered by the consumer point identification identifier being forwarded, for either clearance to switch on or clearance to charge the electric device and
• the consumer point identification identifier is transferred to the service provider by the service provider server;
• the service provider server and the control unit operate so
• the electric device is automatically switched on or charged under contracted energy supply conditions for the energy cost optimization of the electric device if the service provider server of the service provider has responded to the authorization request, by way of the transferred consumer point identification identifier, with the switch-on clearance or the charging clearance within a time window because the energy cost optimization for the transferred consumer point identification identifier is provided on account of an energy supply contract between the service provider and an energy provider, and, otherwise, if the switch-on clearance or the charging clearance is not given in the time window, the electric device is switched on manually in a conventional manner or charged in a conventional manner without said energy cost optimization.

An electric device comprising:

• power supply unit;
• wherein the electric device is configured to be connected via the power supply unit to a low-voltage grid comprising an energy consumption meter by way of a grid connection point;
• and
• the power supply unit receives a modulation signal from a modulator in the low-voltage grid by way of modulation;
• a control unit to receive
• a uniquely coded consumer point identification identifier generated as signal information of the modulation signal on a low-voltage grid section between the energy consumption meter and the grid connection point is detected in the power supply unit with respect to the unique coding, and forwarded by the power supply unit,
• contains an “Application Programming Interface <API>” module, via which, for use of a service, offered by a service provider with a service provider server for optimizing energy costs of electric devices, the electric device is configured to be connected to the service provider server as a client by way of a logical communication connection according to a client-server principle, and
• wherein the use of the energy cost optimization is requested at the service provider by way of the service provider server by way of an authorization request, triggered by the consumer point identification identifier being forwarded, for clearance to switch on or clearance to charge the electric device,
• the consumer point identification identifier is transferred to the service provider by way of the service provider server;
• and
• the electric device is automatically switched on or charged under contracted energy supply conditions for the energy cost optimization of the electric device if the switch-on clearance or charging clearance requested by way of the transferred consumer point identification identifier is received within a time window as a response from the service provider server of the service provider because the energy cost optimization for the transferred consumer point identification identifier is provided on account of an energy supply contract between the service provider and an energy provider, and, otherwise, if the control unit does not receive the switch-on clearance or the charging clearance in the time window, the electric device is switched on manually in a conventional manner or charged in a conventional manner without said energy cost optimization.