System and method for on-demand electrical power

• US 10,031,542 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2015
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nova Lumos Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nova Lumos Ltd.
• Inventors: Marom, Nir, Vortman, Davidi
• Primary Examiner(s): Karim, Ziaul
• Application Number:
  US14/593,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120072A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 700287-297, 307 64, 307 66
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

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.

Claims

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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization rule further includes a further misuse event requirement.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises at least one of:

a gyroscope, and accelerometer, and at least one proximity sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a self-destruct mechanism, wherein the self-destruct mechanism activates upon failure to meet the misuse event requirement.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one power unit includes an array of photovoltaic cells.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrical power can only be drawn from the at least one power unit through the regulator.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power unit and the regulator are contained in a single housing.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power unit is any one of:

at least one solar panel, a wind turbine, a wave generator, and a hydroelectric generator.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electrical power storage unit for storing the electrical power converted by the at least one power unit.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the electrical power storage unit is any one of:

a lead-acid battery, a Nickel-metal hydride battery, a Lithium-ion battery, a flow cell, and a capacitor.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication module for providing at least one of;

Internet access, and a television service.

12. A method of providing on-demand renewable energy from a system that is initially installed at an authorized location, comprising:

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; and

controlling 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.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the authorization rule further includes a further misuse event requirement.