Abstract:
An energy management capsule is disclosed, being a mains-powered device with multiple sensors or electrical output controllers connected to the Internet. Web services analyse sensor data for controlling electrical outputs and providing information about significant changes to predicted sensor values. Several Energy Management Capsules may be interconnected via mains powerlines, wireless communications or wired digital networks. It reports failure of mains power supply.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a stand-alone lighting and electric power supply device comprising at least one renewable energy source (4), an energy storage means (21), a lighting source (5), and at least one energy output (8 to 11) controlled by a numeric activation module (23) that communicates with a server via a radio communication means. The device comprises a plurality of energy outputs (8 to 11), each of said outputs (8 to 11) being controlled by numeric data items that are each assigned to a specific user account.
Abstract:
A device management method of a server and an apparatus for managing a device based on power information and pricing schemes are provided. The method includes receiving information used for creating device power control information that is used for changing a power mode between alternating current (AC) power and direct current (DC) power to incur a minimum price, calculating a plurality of times a device is capable of operating with DC power, based on a plurality of operating rates of at least one component of the device obtained from the received information, creating first device power control information based on a battery available time selected from the calculated plurality of times by a predetermined policy, and controlling the device according to the created first device power control information.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus transferring power between the grid and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one vehicle communication port for interfacing with electric vehicle equipment (EVE) and a processor coupled to the at least one vehicle communication port to establish communication with the EVE, receive EVE attributes from the EVE, and transmit electric vehicle station equipment (EVSE) attributes to the EVE. Power may be transferred between the grid and the electric vehicle by maintaining EVSE attributes, establishing communication with the EVE, and transmitting the EVSE maintained attributes to the EVE.
Abstract:
A prediction value calculator (102) calculates a prediction value of an electricity fee based on the amount of electric power supplied from a commercial electric power source to electric equipment within an electricity fee calculation period. A selector (103) selects, as a first-stage control, either one control of an electric power saving control for the electric equipment and a charge-discharge control in which the electric power supplied from the commercial electric power source is stored in a storage battery in a first time slot and the electric power stored in the storage battery is supplied to the electric equipment in a second time slot in which the unit cost of the electric power supplied from the commercial electric power source is greater than that in the first time slot,. A controller (104) executes the first-stage control selected by the selector (103) when the prediction value calculated by the prediction value calculator (102) is greater than a targeted value of the electricity fee.
Abstract:
Distributed energy demand management mechanisms for a distributed energy network (120) are disclosed. In one example, a local energy controller (150) of a local energy system (120) determines projected energy demand information for a plurality of energy devices (122) of the local energy system based on energy pricing information (112) received from a central energy coordinator (110). The local energy controller modifies an energy consumption schedule during an energy pricing transition period based on energy access control information received from the central energy coordinator to manage a projected energy demand increase during the energy pricing transition period of the distributed energy network. In one example, the central energy coordinator determines the energy pricing information for the distributed energy network based on energy supply information and the projected energy demand information. The central energy coordinator determines the energy access control information based on the projected energy demand increase during the energy pricing transition period.
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Abstract:
Provided is a storage battery management device (10) including a price information acquisition unit (11) that acquires power purchasing price information indicating a power purchasing price for each time period of power supplied from an electric power system, a remaining discharge capacity information acquisition unit (12) that acquires remaining discharge capacity information indicating the amount of power that can be discharged to a load from a storage battery, and a discharging schedule generation unit (13) that generates a discharging schedule in which an upper limit of the amount of power discharged from the storage battery is determined for each of a plurality of discharging time periods divided for each unit time, using the power purchasing price information and the remaining discharge capacity information.
Abstract:
A power reserve margin trading system according to one embodiment includes a reserve margin trading unit, a determination unit, and a trading consideration distribution unit. The reserve margin trading unit acquires a power reducible amount of a customer, trades the reducible amount as a reserve margin for demand adjustment, and acquires a consideration. The determination unit determines a rank of each customer by giving a higher rank to a customer having a smaller difference between a predicted power demand amount and a power consumption amount. The trading consideration distribution unit distributes a consideration to customers so that a customer having a higher rank receives a larger proportion of the consideration when a power reduction request is not transmitted, and so that a customer having a higher rank and achieving a larger estimated reduction amount after a reduction request amount is notified in response to a transmitted power reduction request receives a larger proportion of the consideration when the power reduction request is transmitted.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for managing power of a smart appliance is provided. The method includes acquiring, from the smart appliance, by an Energy Management System (EMS) for managing power of the smart appliance at home over a home network, terminal information including function information and power consumption information; monitoring power of the smart appliance and transmitting results of the results to an energy service provider; and controlling, upon receiving a power reduction command from the energy service provider, the power of the smart appliance based on the acquired terminal information.