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https://drivepatents.com/patents/973603 · 18 Jun 2014
An electric power acquisition section acquires a power demand of a load. An assist control section determines that an assist condition is satisfied when the power demand exceeds a switching threshold value within a time slot for permitting electric power t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/973994 · 4 Jun 2014
The power supply system (10) has circulation bus (14) for alternating power adapted to be connected to alternating power source (12), converters (16) connected to circulation bus to convert alternating power into direct power, connection interfaces (20A-20...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975464 · 30 Apr 2014
An electrical socket (9) and method, comprising: means (46) allowing a user to input load categorisation information (for example categorising the load as schedulable and/or interruptible) relating to a load plugged into the socket (9); and means for commu...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975465 · 30 Apr 2014
A broker module (6), and a method performed by the broker module (6), comprising: matching a desire of a first energy consuming entity (11, 12, 13,...100), e.g. a home, to export surplus electricity to an electrical supply grid (4) to a desire of a second ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975458 · 30 Apr 2014
The method involves supplying electric current to an electrical outlet (18) not connected to a personal electronic device (20) upon reception of distribution request from the outlet. Instantaneous electric current intensity supplied to all outlets is deter...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/978916 · 5 Feb 2014
The present invention relates to a system control method for equipment, and more particularly, provides a system control apparatus for equipment that causes equipment to collaboratively operate in accordance with the properties of a plurality of pieces of ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/979931 · 8 Jan 2014
The device has a sensing unit (14) and an electronic switch unit (12) e.g. triac, and a flow divider unit (18) that is provided with load current. A control unit (24) is provided in a predesignated electrical state of charge. The control unit controls a re...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/980275 · 1 Jan 2014
An electricity storage control device that transmits a charging rate of at least one of electricity storage devices (300) to a management device (100) that manages electric power interchange between the electricity storage devices, the electricity storage ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/988209 · 31 Jul 2013
The device has a supply conductor (2) coupled with a generator, and an adjustment unit (6) connected to the supply conductor for adjusting supply power, so that a portion of generated current is branchable and convertible from the feed conductor. The adjus...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/990696 · 15 May 2013
The method involves feeding electric current to a low-voltage system (1) by a local network transformer (2). The current is conducted in branch current conductors (5a-5c) at which a power consumer and/or a power generator (10) are attached. Current consump...