System and method for on-demand electrical power
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1. A system for providing on-demand renewable energy, comprising:
- at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power, wherein the electrical power is drawn from the at least one power unit;
a global positioning system (GPS) unit that provides current location coordinates for the system; and
a regulator for controlling an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on an authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit, the authorization rule being at least a misuse event requirement for detecting that the current location coordinates indicate that the system has not been moved from an authorized location; and
wherein the system is independent from any grid in that it is not connected to any grid and is initially installed at the authorized location;
wherein failure to meet the misuse event requirement for detecting that the current location coordinates indicate that the system has not been moved from an authorized location results in a denial of supply of electrical power by the regulator;
wherein the authorization rule further includes a purchase requirement, the purchase requirement is at least one of;
a pre-provision purchase requirement and a post-provision purchase requirement;
wherein the regulator comprises a user interface for conducting a purchase of the electrical power; and
wherein the regulator controls the amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the purchase.
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Abstract
A system and method for system for providing on-demand renewable energy are provided. The system comprises at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power, wherein the electrical power is drawn from the at least one power unit; and a regulator for controlling an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on an authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for providing on-demand renewable energy, comprising:
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at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power, wherein the electrical power is drawn from the at least one power unit; a global positioning system (GPS) unit that provides current location coordinates for the system; and a regulator for controlling an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on an authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit, the authorization rule being at least a misuse event requirement for detecting that the current location coordinates indicate that the system has not been moved from an authorized location; and wherein the system is independent from any grid in that it is not connected to any grid and is initially installed at the authorized location; wherein failure to meet the misuse event requirement for detecting that the current location coordinates indicate that the system has not been moved from an authorized location results in a denial of supply of electrical power by the regulator; wherein the authorization rule further includes a purchase requirement, the purchase requirement is at least one of;
a pre-provision purchase requirement and a post-provision purchase requirement;wherein the regulator comprises a user interface for conducting a purchase of the electrical power; and wherein the regulator controls the amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing on-demand renewable energy from a system that is initially installed at an authorized location, comprising:
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checking if at least an authorization rule is satisfied, the authorization rule being at least a misuse event requirement for detecting that the system has not been moved from the authorized location, wherein the authorization rule further includes a purchase requirement, the purchase requirement is at least one of;
a pre-provision purchase requirement and a post-provision purchase requirement; andcontrolling by a regulator an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the satisfied authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit; wherein failure to meet the misuse event requirement for detecting that the current location coordinates indicate that the system has not been moved from an authorized location results in a denial of supply of electrical power by the regulator; wherein the system is independent from any grid in that it is not connected to any grid; wherein the regulator comprises a user interface for conducting a purchase of the electrical power; and wherein the regulator controls the amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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