A battery pack management device capable of reducing power consumption while transmitting and receiving data between a master BMS and a slave BMS by using a wireless communication method. The battery pack management device according to the present disclosure includes: a master BMS including an external communicator, an internal communicator, and a master controller and a slave BMS including a power supply, a state measurement sensor, a slave wireless communicator, and a slave controller.

Various embodiments of kiosks for purchasing mobile phones and other mobile electronic devices from users are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the kiosks include an apparatus to turn a mobile phone over on an inspection surface. This apparatus can enable the kiosk to visually inspect both the front and back sides of the mobile device on the inspection surface with an inspection system (e.g., imaging devices, lighting devices, etc.) positioned above the inspection surface, and can eliminate the need to position a second inspection system below a transparent inspection surface to visually inspect, e.g., the back side of the mobile device through the transparent inspection surface. In some embodiments, the kiosk also includes a wireless mobile phone charging device that can be used for, e.g., phone charging and identification.

A power quality analysis system includes a smart breaker network having a smart meter coupled to a load and structured to measure power quality parameters; a cloud including a hub that is coupled to the smart breaker network and structured to receive the power quality parameters from the one or more smart meters, a data manager structured to store data including at least the power quality parameters, a power quality analysis (PQA) algorithm structured to identify the power quality parameters to be measured and analyzed and define thresholds for the power quality parameters, and a PQA engine that is structured to read the power quality parameters and perform PQA of the power quality parameters based at least in part on the PQA algorithm; and an output device communicatively coupled to the cloud and structured to expose resultant data of the PQA to an end user.

A method and apparatus is described for providing energy system status information. A status indication device may be mounted near an entry door for determining when an individual is about to leave an area. When the status indication device determines that an individual is about to leave an area, it displays an energy status to the individual, so that the individual can decide whether to place energy-consuming devices in a conservation mode of operation.

Provided is a monitoring apparatus that obtains, on an as-needed basis, audio data containing a notification sound emitted by an electrical appliance. A monitoring system (1) for monitoring the state of an electrical apparatus (400) which is to be monitored includes a monitoring apparatus (100) configured to (i) measure electric current consumed by the electrical appliance and obtain a notification sound that the electrical appliance emits during a predetermined sound recording period from when a predetermined change in the electric current is detected. The monitoring system (1) is configured to carry out a determination of the state of the electrical appliance from the notification sound and send report information, which is indicative of a result of the determination, to a communication terminal (300).

A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.

A TET system is operable to vary an amount of power transmitted from an external power supply to an implantable power unit in accordance with a monitored condition of the implantable power unit. The amount of power supplied to the implantable power unit for operating a pump, for example, can be varied in accordance with a cardiac cycle, so as to maintain the monitored condition in the power circuit within a desired range throughout the cardiac cycle.

A computer-implemented method and system is provided. The system manipulates load curves corresponding to time-variant energy demand and consumption of a built environment. The system analyzes a first, second, third, fourth and a fifth set of data. The first set of data is associated with energy consuming devices. The second set of data is associated with an occupancy behavior of users. The third set of data is associated with energy storage and supply means. The fourth set of data is associated with environmental sensors. The fifth set of data is associated with energy pricing models. The system executes control routines for controlling peak loading conditions associated with the built environment. The system manipulates an optimized operating state of the energy consuming devices. The system integrates the energy storage and supply means for optimal reduction of the peak level of energy demand concentrated over the limited period of time.

Provided is a server (10) including an attribute information receiving unit (15) which receives attribute information of an electric power output apparatus (30) from the electric power output apparatus (30) having a function of outputting electric power; an output condition transmitting unit (18) which transmits an output condition determined in accordance with the attribute information to the electric power output apparatus (30); a processing result receiving unit (16) which receives a processing result obtained by performing predetermined processing on output waveform data at the time when the electric power output apparatus (30) outputs electric power according to the output condition; and an evaluating unit (17) which evaluates an electric power output performance of the electric power output apparatus (30) on the basis of the processing result and the output condition.

Various embodiments described in this disclosure pertain to methods and systems for detecting and evaluating oscillations in an electrical power grid. The oscillations can include one or more oscillatory conditions, which can occur in one or more of five predefined frequency bands. Each of the five predefined frequency bands is categorized at least in part, by oscillations that are originated by uniquely different sources. In one embodiment, an oscillation detector can be used to detect the oscillatory condition and determine a magnitude characteristic, a phase characteristic, and/or a damping characteristic of at least one oscillation frequency that contributes to the oscillatory condition.