[Object] To control power usage of a group including a plurality of units of power consumption such that control for each unit of power consumption is adjusted in accordance with the use of power by each individual unit of power consumption over each time period to reduce unused power in the entire group.

[Solution] A power control system of the present disclosure is a power control system for performing power control such that a target power set for a group including a plurality of units of power consumption is not exceeded, the system including a limit value setting unit 330 that sets, for each of the units of power consumption, a limit value of power usage for a predetermined time period, based on the target power; and a limit value adjustment unit 370 that adjusts, within the predetermined time period, the limit value of each of the units of power consumption for the predetermined time period, based on an actual result of power usage within the predetermined time period.

A system and method for providing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) control to maximize profits that include determining at least one demand based charging schedule. The system and method also include processing an OEM charging policy option to schedule charging of the at least one electric vehicle at a low carbon footprint timeframe. The system and method additionally include modifying the at least one demand based charging schedule into a policy based charging schedule based on an acceptance of the OEM charging policy option by the at least one third party environmental entity. The system and method further include facilitating payment of a carbon credit payment from the at least one third party environmental entity to the OEM.

Disclosed is a surgical end effector for use with a surgical instrument. The surgical end effector comprises a jaw, and a staple cartridge seatable in the jaw. The staple cartridge comprises a sensor array configured to take measurements corresponding to a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument, a processor, and a memory storing program instructions. The memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform an initial calibration of the sensor array, determine an initial adjustment to the measurements based on the initial calibration, perform an in-use calibration of the sensor array, and modify the initial adjustment based on the in-use calibration.

According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging system includes a first power supply, one or more second power supplies and control circuitry. The first power supply supplies power to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus at a time of power outage of a commercial power supply electrically connected to the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. The second power supplies supply the power to the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. The control circuitry determines a state of feeding from the first power supply and the second power supplies to the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and performs control of power consumption in the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus based on a determination result of the state of feeding.

The converter circuit includes an inverter. The converter circuit receives DC power from a DC power supply (such as a solar cell or a storage battery unit), has the DC power converted into AC power by at least the inverter, and outputs the AC power to a load or a power grid. When acquiring information that two or more types of power curtailment causes have arisen, a control circuit makes the converter circuit limit power output to a maximum degree of power curtailment out of two or more degrees of power curtailment according to specifics of the two or more types of power curtailment causes.

Disclosed is a surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector configured to grasp tissue. The end effector comprises a jaw, and a staple cartridge seatable in the jaws, wherein the staple cartridge comprises a sensor array. The surgical instrument further comprises a power source configured to supply power to the staple cartridge, and a transmission system configured to wirelessly transmit at least one of the power and a data signal between the staple cartridge and the surgical instrument, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to detect a bandwidth of data transmission through the transmission system, detect a discharge rate of the power source, and select a sensor sampling rate of the sensor array based on a detected value of the bandwidth and a detected value of the bandwidth and a detected value of the discharge rate.

An electric vehicle charging station charging electric vehicles dynamically responds to power limit messages. The charging station includes a charging port that is configured to electrically connect to an electric vehicle to provide power to charge that electric vehicle. The charging station also includes a power control unit coupled with the charging port, the power control unit configured to control an amount of power provided through the charging port. The charging station also includes a set of one or more charging station control modules that are configured to, in response to receipt of a message that indicates a request to limit an amount of power to an identified percentage and based on a history of power provided through the charging port over a period of time, cause the power control unit to limit the power provided through the charging port to the identified percentage.

A method for checking the behavior of at least one group of consumers in a motor vehicle. In the method, it is checked whether the at least one group of consumers behaves corresponding to a request to change their consumption, for which purpose the power consumption of the group of consumers is measured and compared to a modeled consumption calculated based on a dynamic model of the at least one group of consumers, at least one algorithm being used for the comparison.

A system and method for providing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) control to maximize profits that include determining at least one demand based charging schedule and processing an OEM charging policy option to schedule charging of the at least one electric vehicle at a low energy production cost timeframe. The system and method also include modifying the at least one demand based charging schedule into a policy based charging schedule based on an acceptance of the OEM charging policy option by the at least one utility provider. The system and method further include facilitating payment of an incentive fee from the at least one utility provider to the OEM.

A method and apparatus for managing distributed energy resources is provided herein. For example, an apparatus for managing distributed energy resources comprises a first electrical area comprising: at least one power producing distributed energy resource (PDER); at least one power consuming distributed energy resource (CDER); and a controller configured to monitor parameters of the at least one CDER and the at least one PDER, receive second electrical area parameters from a second electrical area, and control the at least one PDER and the at least one CDER based upon the parameters of the at least one CDER and the at least one PDER and the second electrical area parameters.