×

Systems and methods for random-access power management using packetization

  • US 10,256,631 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2014
  • Issued: 04/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for providing electrical power, comprising:

  • an aggregator in electrical communication with an electrical power source, the aggregator configured to authorize the provision of electrical power from the electrical power source as a plurality of discrete power packets; and

    one or more nodes in communication with the aggregator, each node configured to make successive requests for the power packets, each successive request occurring during a corresponding respective time interval, wherein each node is configured to independently determine whether to make a request during a given time internal according to a request probability, the request probability being a probability the node will make a request during one of the time intervals.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×