A method and server for managing mobile rechargeable battery pools of multiple stations, comprising steps of: (a) in a response to a selection of a specific location, the management server displaying pieces of location information on the stations by referring to a current location of the specific user and the specific location; (b) in a response to a selection of a k-th station among the stations, the management server displaying (i) information on (k_1)-st mobile rechargeable batteries available at a current time and (ii) information on (k_2)-nd mobile rechargeable batteries available at an estimated arrival time; and (c) in a response to a selection of a specific k-th mobile rechargeable battery, by the user device for a future need, the management server sending information on the future need to an administrator device or a provider device.

An on-vehicle network system includes, for each of a plurality of zones defined in a vehicle, a zone control unit, a power distributor connected to an on-board battery, and a plurality of electronic devices supplied with power from the power distributor via a common power supply line. Each of individual relays is interposed between one of the electronic devices and a body ground of the vehicle to individually turn on and off connection between the one of electronic device and the body ground based on a control signal from the zone control unit.

This invention is used to control the duration of time it takes to charge any device, depending on how many units the user has taken out of their fitness goal. This invention connects to a fitness device such as a smart watch and retrieves the amount of units the user has completed. Being conditional on how many units the user has taken, the device will either charge at a normal pace or proportionally slower. For example, if the user's daily goal was 10,000 units and they completed 5,000 units, their device would charge half its normal pace. This invention charges the device more slowly by pausing the charges for periods of time.

A switching state of a switching arrangement of an electrical distribution arrangement is optimized. In each switching state, an outgoing circuit of the distribution arrangement is connected to a supply by the switching arrangement via a component. Each state differs from others in that the outgoing circuit is connected to the supply via another component. The switching arrangement has enough switching states that each outgoing circuit is connectable to a supply via two different components. An outgoing circuit is presented based on: operating parameters of the components, a switching state, outgoing loads; environmental parameters of the electrical components, forecasted environmental parameters, and forecasted outgoing loads. Forecasted operating parameters are simulated to compare future operating parameters with limit values. Based on likely exceeding limit values in the future, an alternative switching state is suggested such that limit values are not exceeded.

The invention relates to managing electrical power consumption in the home. Claimed is a system which includes the electric power grid in a home, means for measuring power, and means for controlling load. The home grid is fed by an external grid and is configured in the form of individual lines having individual shutoff devices on supply lines for low priority, medium priority, high priority and extra high priority consumers. The medium priority consumers are connected to a supply line such as to allow phase switching, deactivation and deferral of the operation of a consumer to a different designated time. Sensors for monitoring and transmitting instantaneous current and voltage values to a microcontroller are installed on the supply line of said consumers. A group of high priority consumers is connected to a supply line via a phase switcher, allowing both forward and reverse phase switching. The extra high priority consumers are optionally connected to a guaranteed voltage unit. The microcontroller receives monitoring information about instantaneous current and voltage values, and also receives information about the weather, the microclimate, open doors and windows, movement in the home, the status of a home microgeneration source, and air conditioning, heating and ventilation system parameters.

An electrical power distribution system has a converter module having a converter to convert AC voltage from AC voltage sources to DC voltage and provide DC voltage power with adjustable maximum power values at electrical output interfaces of the converter module to a maximum module power value. It includes a power profile management device to negotiate individual power profiles with electrical consumers connectable to the electrical output interfaces, according to which individual power profiles electrical power up to a negotiated maximum power value is provided by the converter via the electrical output interface. The device detects instantaneous actual power consumption with which an individually negotiated power profile and calculates a power reserve value of the converter as the difference between negotiated maximum power value and instantaneous actual power consumption and negotiate with consumers whose power reserve value is higher than an adjustable reserve threshold value a new power profile.

Disclosed in the present invention are a multipurpose smart switchboard device and system, and an operation method thereof, the multipurpose smart switchboard device and system including: a lead-in wire for supplying power to a customer; a main breaker connected to the lead-in wire; a first relay device connected between the main breaker and a first load using a regular power source; a second relay device connected to the first relay device; a third relay device connected to the second relay device; a fourth relay device connected between the third relay device and a second load including a general power consumption device; and a fifth relay device connected between the third relay device and a third load including a temperature regulation device.

Methods and systems describe multicasting the messages over a broadcast medium (e.g., a TV network). In particular, the methods and systems recite the use of Advanced Television Systems Committee (“ATSC”) 3.0, a new broadcast television transmission standard in the United States. Using ATSC 3.0, the methods and systems can disseminate messages to all the electrical equipment.

A system and method for managing a distributed energy resource (DER) within an indoor structure, the method including receiving a time window, receiving a power consumption limit, measuring an outdoor temperature, determining an indoor temperature of the indoor structure based at least on the measured outdoor temperature, the received power consumption limit, and the received time window, determining a minimum time of operation of the DER so that a power consumption of the DER is equal to or below the received power consumption limit during the received time window without compromising the quality of service controlled by the DER.

Control of an electric water heater based on a two-mass model may be provided. First, a reserve capacity of an Electric Water Heater (EWH) may be determined. Next, a safe deferred time for the EWH based on the determined reserve capacity may be determined. Then a grid service event initiation may be received. In response to receiving the grid service event initiation, the EWH may be caused to not heat water for the determined safe deferred time.