A system for delivering power and data over a single wire via a hub, wherein the hub can control and power multiple low-power Class 2 circuits. The hub can be controlled remotely through a computing device such as a mobile phone or a computer.

A smart container for facilitating operations in a facility is provided. The smart container includes an apparatus configured to store and transport one or more items, one or more electronic devices disposed one or more sides on the apparatus, and a wheel-based charging system coupled to the apparatus and configured to charge one or more battery packs for the one or more electronic devices. The one or more electronic devices are configured to transmit information for monitoring and tracking a position of the smart container throughout an environment.

Systems and methods for operating a hybrid power system are disclosed. A controller may perform operations, including: obtaining load data for the hybrid power system; obtaining power availability data and energy cost data for each power asset in each power asset group of a plurality of power asset groups; and determining active power commands for each power asset by performing at least one optimization, such that the determined active power commands optimize a total operating cost, wherein: the at least one optimization is based on at least one cost function that accounts for asset degradation, asset maintenance cost, asset operation efficiency cost, and the energy cost data; and the at least one optimization is constrained by a plurality of constraints based on the load data, the power availability data, and characteristics of the power assets; and operating each power asset based on the determined active power commands.

A method operates a technical or non-technical system. At least one information element of a first type which relates to the system and is dependent on the respective system state of the system is transmitted according to the method from at least one first facility of the system to at least one second facility. The second facility uses at least one information element of a second type which originates neither from the first facility nor from a different facility of the system, i.e. it comes from a source other than the system, to estimate the system state, checks, on the basis of the estimated system state, whether the received information matches the estimated system state to a predefined extent, and, in the event of a match to the predefined extent, regards the information as trusted, and otherwise generates a warning signal indicating a possible data attack.

A method for controlling an energy storage system (ESS) and devices performing the method are disclosed. A method for controlling an ESS according to example embodiments, the method includes an operation of analyzing energy information of an area for which a peak power load is to be calculated received from a plurality of clients included in the area, an operation of generating, based on an analysis result, scheduling control information for controlling the ESS connected to the plurality of clients on a daily basis, an operation of determining, based on the scheduling control information, whether to generate real-time control information for controlling the ESS on a basis of a predetermined control time period, and an operation of correcting, based on the real-time control information, the scheduling control information.

In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

A wireless power supply system may comprise a wireless power transmitting circuit configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals, and a wireless power receiving circuit configured to convert power from the RF signals into a direct-current (DC) output voltage stored in an energy storage element. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna and/or electrical wiring of a building for transmitting the RF signals. The wireless power transmitting circuit may be housed in an enclosure that is affixed in a relative location with respect to the wireless power receiving circuit. The antenna may comprise two antenna wires that extend from the enclosure. The wireless power receiving circuit may be electrically or magnetically coupled to an antenna for receiving the RF signals. The wireless power receiving circuit may comprise an RF-to-DC converter circuit for converting the power from the RF signals into a DC output voltage.

An electrical distribution system, for distributing electrical currents between an electrical distribution network and a domestic distribution installation, includes: a multi-source electrical switching unit allowing or preventing the circulation of electrical currents in two electrical conduction paths each including a plurality of electrical conductors, and an electrical connection device connected at the output of the electrical switching unit, the connection device being configured to prolong the two electrical conduction paths at the output of the switching unit. The electrical switching unit is configured to connect, on a first input, a first of the two electrical conduction paths to an electrical distribution network, the electrical switching unit being configured to connect, on its second input, the second of the two electrical conduction paths to an auxiliary electrical source. The connection device is configured to connect each electrical conduction path to one or more electrical loads at the output of the electrical switching unit. The electrical connection device includes an interconnection point in which the corresponding electrical conductors of each electrical conduction path are connected to one another, the multi-source electrical switching unit forming a single disconnection point capable of simultaneously disconnecting the electrical sources connected to the first input and to the second input from the rest of the electrical distribution network.

A smart grid information processing apparatus is applied to a smart grid including a transmission grid being connected to a plurality of electrical equipment units and a communication network transmitting information of at least an amount of electric energy transmitted through the transmission grid. The information processing apparatus is configured to execute a first recording process and a withdrawal process. The first recording process is a process of recording virtual electrical storage capacities in association with respective users, each of the virtual electrical storage capacities corresponding to an amount of electric energy in which a corresponding user is allowed to receive from the smart grid. The withdrawal process is a process of reducing the virtual electrical storage capacity of the user according to an amount of electric energy that has been received by the user from the transmission grid.

An off grid electric system for charging electric vehicles. An electric storage system (BTS) is arranged to store electric power generated by a plurality of wind turbines. A plurality of electric vehicle charging stations are connected to the plurality of wind turbines, and the electric storage system by means of an off grid electric power network (CN), so as to allow each charging station to charge at least one electric vehicle (EV).