Tools and techniques are described to attach a device to a controller, whereby the controller analyzes the device inputs, looks up information about the device in a database, and then determines which inputs on the device match the defined device inputs. It then may translate information received from the device into an intermediate language. It may also use the information received from the device, the location of the device, and information about the device to create a digital twin of the device.

In a power supply system, a power supply device supplies alternating current power from a vehicle to a load when the vehicle is connected to the power supply device. A first electromagnetic switch can switch between electrically connecting and disconnecting an earth leakage breaker to and from an overcurrent breaker. A second electromagnetic switch can switch between electrically connecting and disconnecting the first electromagnetic switch to and from the power supply device, and can switch between electrically connecting and disconnecting the overcurrent breaker to and from the power supply device. An ammeter measures a current value between the overcurrent breaker and the load. The power supply system closes the first electromagnetic switch and opens the second electromagnetic switch when the vehicle is connected to the power supply device and a measured value from the ammeter is greater than a threshold .

There is provided a high frequency AC inverter comprising a DC-DC circuit, an output power circuit and a load circuit and a controller. The load circuit comprises a load circuit detector configured to detect the electrical parameters of the load circuit. The output power circuit comprises a DC to AC driver having a variable frequency output, a HFAC driver circuit and a transformer coupled to the HFAC driver circuit and the load circuit. The HFAC driver circuit comprises a resonant network resonant network comprising a first resonant tank, a second resonant tank and a third resonant tank, the first resonant tank comprising a series LC circuit and having a first resonant frequency, the second resonant tank comprising a parallel LC circuit and having a second resonant frequency, a third resonant tank comprising first part having a parallel LC circuit with a third resonant frequency and a second part comprising a series inductor, wherein the first resonant frequency, the second resonant frequency and the third resonant frequency are the same.

The present disclosure relates to a system 1000 for continuous, demand-based energy supply of a building 2000, comprising: a first energy supply module 100 for providing an amount of energy of a first form of energy, a first energy converter module 200, which has a first, primary load-dependent energy converter 210 for primary load-dependent conversion of a part of the provided amount of energy of the first form of energy into a second form of energy that is different from the first form of energy, and a first energy storage 220/230 for storing an amount of energy of the second form of energy, a consumer module 600/800 that has at least one consumer of the building 2000 for consuming a demand-dependent amount of energy of the first form of energy and/or a demand-dependent amount of energy of the second form of energy, and a control unit 900 for controlling the modules of the system 1000, the system 1000 further comprising a second energy converter module 300 which has a second energy converter 310 for converting another part of the amount of energy of the first form of energy into a third form of energy different from the first and second forms of energy, wherein in the conversion of the other part of the amount of energy of the first form of energy into the third form of energy, at the same time a part of the other part of the amount of energy of the first form of energy is converted into the second form of energy, a second energy storage 320 for storing the amount of energy of the third form of energy, and a third energy converter 330/340 for converting a stored amount of energy of the third form of energy into the first form of energy, wherein when converting the stored amount of energy of the third form of energy into the first form of energy, a part of the amount of energy of the third form of energy is simultaneously converted into the second form of energy.

A power management system is provided, which is electrically coupled to a photovoltaic array, a power grid, and a battery, and includes a power converter, and a processing module. The power converter is configured to operate in one of operation modes, including a self-consumption mode, a Time of Use mode, and a backup mode, to regulate power flow among the photovoltaic array, the power grid, and the battery. The processing module is configured to generate, through a forecast model, predicted data representing power demand, power generation of the photovoltaic array, and tariff of the power grid over a first time period; determine one of the operation modes to be a target mode for the power converter and a corresponding switch time based on the time series of predicted data; and control the power converter to operate in the target mode at the switch time.

A meter socket adapter (MSA) for connecting a battery energy storage system (BESS) to a household microgrid through a meter combo load center. The MSA includes: a housing matching an electricity meter and a meter socket in the meter combo load center; a plurality of power conductors that connect among the electricity meter, the meter socket, and BESS; a meter interconnection device (MID) switch for connecting a utility grid or one or more distribution energy resource (DER) devices to supply power to household loads in the household microgrid; a MID driving circuit for driving the MID switch to close or open; and a MID connection detection circuit to verify an electrical connection of a closed MID switch.

Systems and methods for estimating energy consumption data for a building. A system for estimating an energy use of a building uses a dilated convolutional neural network architecture to receive time-series data for the building and to predict one or more time-series data points representing an estimated energy consumption for the building. A method for estimating an energy use of a building includes obtaining time-series data for the building, providing the time-series data as input to a dilated convolutional neural network architecture, and predicting one or more time-series data points representing an estimated energy consumption for the building using the dilated convolutional neural network architecture. The systems and methods may be used to help users and building controllers reduce energy use within a building.

The present invention proposes a DC power distribution system comprising power source equipment (PSE) providing high powered power over ethernet connections of 200 W per ethernet cable connected with powered devices (PDs) and power distribution units (PDUs). The PD and PDUs connected to the PSE have second ethernet port for extending the high power PoE connection to at least a second PDU or PD. The system also provides a common mode longitudinal system for communicating across the network of PSE, PD and PDU devices and sensor data and command data sent to and from connected PD. The PD and PDU devices incorporate a supervisor circuit for monitoring the s high power PoE connection and for directing the communications with other connected devices. The PDU devices incorporate DC-to-AC inverters for providing AC power, locally from the high power PoE DC connections, where AC power is required.

An innovative electrical panel configured to switch between solar/battery mode and power grid mode connected to a main input power source and a solar input power source, a battery input power source or any combination thereof wherein one or more standard circuit breakers or one or more custom wireless circuit breakers are configured to utilize one or more fast-switching components that are configured to alternate one or more circuit breakers between the main input power source and the solar, a battery or any combination thereof, input power source.

A distributed energy storage unit (DES) is disclosed. The DES unit includes a combined input/output terminal configured to be coupled to an external circuit, power conversion circuitry operably coupled to the combined input/output terminal, an energy storage device operably coupled to the power conversion circuitry, and a controller. The DES unit is configured to operate the power conversion circuitry to provide charging power, derived from the input power, to the energy storage device, identify whether the external circuit is not receiving input power, and operate, in response to the external circuit not receiving the input power, the power conversion circuitry to provide backup power, derived from energy stored on the energy storage device, to the combined input/output terminal. Non-transitory computer readable medium for operating the DES unit and methods of providing output power from a DES unit are also disclosed.