A system or method provides electric power to an authorized user and denies electric power to an unauthorized user. An administrator requests access for a user, and a central controller generates a key/receptacle tuple for the access. The key/receptacle tuple is communicated to a site power controller, which broadcasts the key/receptacle information to secure receptacles in a facility. The key is also communicated to the user. The user plugs in a device into a secure receptacle and provides the key via a secure adapter. If the key is valid, the device is supplied with electric power; otherwise, electric power is denied. The central controller logs and analyzes activities of the secure receptacles and reports to the administrator.

A system for providing a multi-modal control plane for device energy consumption and charging is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of devices each having a charging mechanism in selective electrical communication with an energy provider which supplies a charge to each of the plurality of devices via the charging mechanism. One or more reinterpretation layers translate the information received from the plurality of devices. A control plane receives the information from the plurality of devices and transmits the information to an aggregation service to collect the plurality of information, interpret the plurality of information, and to control and plan output of energy from the energy provider.

An information security system and method that provides electric power to an authorized user and denies electric power to an unauthorized user. An administrator requests access for a user, and a site controller generates a key/receptacle tuple for the use. The key/receptacle tuple is communicated to a site power source, which broadcasts the key/receptacle information to all secure receptacles in a facility, or other infrastructure. The key is also communicated to the user. The user plugs in a device into a secure receptacle and provides the key via a secure adapter between the device and the secure receptacle. If the key is valid, the users' device is supplied with electric power; otherwise, electric power is denied to the unauthorized user's device. The usage of the secure receptacles are logged and analyzed by the site controller and reports are communicated to the administrator.

The present disclosure provides charging devices for vehicles, vehicles including the same, and methods of controlling the vehicles. In one form of the present disclosure, a remote control device includes a charging device for a vehicle, the charging device includes a plurality of chargers installed in the vehicle, a communication device provided in each charger of the plurality of chargers and configured to receive information regarding a charging capacity of an electronic device connected to the plurality of chargers from the electronic device and a controller configured to determine charging capacities allocated to the plurality of chargers based on the information regarding the charging capacity of the electronic device.

Systems and methods for controlling behind-the meter energy storage/management systems (EMSs) for battery-optimized demand charge minimized operations, including determining an optimal monthly demand charge threshold based on a received customer load profile and a customer load profile and savings. The determining of the monthly demand charge threshold includes iteratively performing daily optimizations to determine a daily optimal demand threshold for each day of a month, selecting a monthly demand threshold by clustering the daily optimal demand thresholds for each day of the month into groups, and determining a dominant group representative of a load pattern for a next month. A mean demand threshold for the dominant group is selected as the monthly demand threshold, and continuous battery-optimized demand charge minimized EMS operations are provided based on the monthly demand threshold using a real-time controller configured for overriding the optimal charging/discharging profiles when a monthly demand threshold violation is detected.

Methods and systems for managing a supply of power to a communications system in a vehicle. A power management system obtains at least one of schedule information for a party associated with the vehicle or historical data for the communications system is obtained. The power management system controls the supply of power from a power source to the communication system when the vehicle is turned off based on the at least one of the schedule information or the historical data.

A hybrid power conditioning system manages, as a control target, a plurality of electric power units having different response speeds of charge or discharge, and respectively controls a charge or a discharge of the control target and an input/output of power, to and from a system, based on the charge or the discharge of the control target. A server apparatus generates a control order related to a demand response to the hybrid power conditioning system and calculates an allocation amount of each of the users according to at least an amount of power to be procured. The control order includes the calculated allocation amount and a control mode prescribing a discharge source or a charge destination when a triggering condition is satisfied. Upon receiving the control order, each of the hybrid power conditioning systems activates the control targets in order from the control target having a fastest response speed.

A plurality of modular panels for a vehicle mounted welding-type power system are disclosed. A control panel transmits information to and receive information from a control device of the welding-type power system. A first power output panel is configured to provide power to a welding-type tool, and a second power output panel is configured to provide power output to an auxiliary device. Each of the control panel, the first power output panel and the second power output panel are in electrical communication with the welding-type power system, the control device configured to control power output to the first and second power output panels based on information from the control panel. Further, each of the control panel, the first power output panel and the second power output panel are configured to be positioned at locations that are separate and remote from one another.

A utility hub is provided. The utility hub is able to control utility outlet flow from an inlet through an outlet based on programming and/or sensed inputs to optimize utility usage. The utility hub uses a computerized controller having a processor and a memory to control utility outlet flow from an outlet.

A menu selection technique is based on orientation of a companion module used in a flexible load management (FLM) system. The FLM system includes a load center that utilizes circuit breakers in combination with companion modules (i.e., intelligent controllers). Each companion module has a graphical display as well as a push button included on a face of the module as an input device used to display and input information including icons, buttons, controls, messages, status, menus or other desired text on a user interface (UI) to enable a user to configure and operate the companion module. The companion module also includes an accelerometer configured to detect a gravitational orientation (i.e., a first orientation and an opposite or upside-down orientation) and movement of the module and, in response, generate a signal that is translated to a corresponding change in orientation of the information displayed on the UI, particularly when the companion module inserted into the load center.