Load power device, system and method of load control and management employing load identification

A method of providing load control and management based upon load identification, said method comprising:

• employing a load power device comprising:
• a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and a processor;
• providing load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current;
• providing load control and management by said processor based upon the load identification;
• providing a device including an on-line learning mechanism to recognize contextual electric activities that can be adaptively tuned for individual use scenarios;
• communicating between the load power devices and the device including the on-line learning mechanism;
• and
• recognizing a user's behavioral pattern and providing occupancy estimation based upon different use scenarios.

A system providing load control and management based upon load identification, said system comprising:

• a plurality of load power devices, each of said load power devices comprising:
• a power input,
• at least one power output for at least one load,
• a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and
• a processor structured to provide:
• (a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification;
• and
• a remote energy management system remote from and in communication with said load power devices,
• wherein the load control and management is based upon a first set of load control policies and a second set of load management policies,
• wherein the first set includes outlet local automatic control strategies and outlet remote automatic control strategies, and
• wherein the second set includes a plurality of load management policies to regulate use of loads in buildings and verify user compliance with the load management policies.

A system providing load control and management based upon load identification, said system comprising:

• a plurality of load power devices, each of said load power devices comprising:
• a power input,
• at least one power output for at least one load,
• a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and
• a processor structured to provide:
• (a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification;
• and
• a remote energy management system remote from and in communication with said load power devices,
• wherein said load power devices and said remote energy management system form a zonal communication network;
• and wherein each of said load power devices has a unique identifier to associate a corresponding workspace with a specific occupant for selecting load management and control policies.