Control system for power transmission within a structure

• US 10,243,362 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2016
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vikrant Sharma
• Original Assignee: Vikrant Sharma
• Inventors: Sharma, Vikrant
• Primary Examiner(s): Skibinski, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US15/007,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20160141875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,154 Days
• Field of Search: 307 38, 340 434, 713320, 713324
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 47/22 for supplying energising current for relay coil
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00022 using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/14 Protecting elements, switches, relays or circuit breakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 Home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

A system of electrical distribution within a building, which selectively energizes power sockets only when an appliance is connected to the socket and in need of power.

Claims

1. A method of controlling electrical mains power to an electrical socket capable of powering an appliance having an associated member matingly receivable within the electrical socket, the method comprising the steps of:

a) delivering a first amount of said mains electrical power to the electrical socket, the first amount insufficient to operate the appliance;

a) receiving a signal at a controller associated with the socket and in response to the signal delivering a second amount of mains electrical power to the electrical socket, the second amount larger than the first amount and sufficient to operate the appliance;

where

c) the controller operates using energy provided from said first amount of mains electrical power.

2. A controller for delivering electrical mains power to an electrical socket capable of powering an appliance having an associated member matingly receivable within the electrical socket, the controller comprising a power input for receiving the mains electrical power and a power output for delivering the mains electrical power to the outlet, where the controller operates to switch the amount of mains electrical power to the outlet between a first amount insufficient to operate the appliance and a second amount sufficient to operate the appliance, and where the controller uses the first amount to receive a selectively transmitted signal indicating that the controller should deliver the second amount to the socket.