Power management apparatus, power management system including the power management apparatus, and method for controlling the power management system

• US 10,331,101 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2015
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Young Jin, Park, Hyun Soo, Jang, Jae Hwi, Shin, Jong Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett, Ryan A
• Application Number:
  US14/832,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20150355619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2639 Energy management, use maximum of cheap power, keep peak load low
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00001 characterised by the display of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition systems [SCADA] or graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00002 characterised by monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/0005 the elements or equipment being or involving power plugs or sockets
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4666 Operational details on the addition or the stripping of a tag in a frame, e.g. at a provider edge node
• 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: Y04S 10/40 Display of information, e.g. of data or controls
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 Home appliances

Abstract

A method for controlling a power management system includes if a registration mode of a smart socket is performed in a power management apparatus, displaying a second code of the power management apparatus; acquiring a code image of the second code on the power management apparatus using a terminal acquiring a code image from a first code assigned to the smart socket to recognize each other; receiving information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket; and pairing the smart socket corresponding to the first code by reading the code image with the electric device information, transmitting the paired information to the power management apparatus corresponding to the second code, and storing the paired information in the power management apparatus corresponding to the displayed code.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a terminal,

acquiring, from a power management apparatus, a code image of a code of the power management apparatus for communicating with the power management apparatus,

acquiring, from the acquired code image of the code of the power management apparatus, the code of the power management apparatus,

acquiring, from a smart socket, a code image of a code of the smart socket for identifyinq the smart socket,

acquiring, from the acquired code image of the code of the smart socket, the code of the smart socket,

receiving information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket,

pairing the smart socket and the electric device, in accordance with the acquired code of the smart socket and the received information of the electric device, to thereby provide paired information,

communicating with the power management system in accordance with the acquired code of the power management system, to transmit the paired information to the power management apparatus.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

by the terminal,

receiving an input from a user indicating that the electric device is to be changed to a different electric device, and

in response to receiving the input,

receiving information of the different electric device,

pairing the smart socket with the different electric device, in accordance with received information of the different electric device, to thereby provide paired information for the different electric device, and

communicating with the power management system to transmit the paired information for the different electric device to the power management apparatus.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

by the terminal,

receiving an input from a user indicating that the smart socket is to be released from being paired, and

in response to receiving the input,

communicating with the power management system to cause the smart socket to be released from being paired.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket includes:

by the terminal,

displaying a list of electric devices, and

receiving an input from a user to select an electric device of the electric devices in the displayed list,

wherein the electric device to be coupled to the smart socket is the selected electric device.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a terminal to:

acquire, by the terminal from a power management apparatus, a code image of a code of the power management apparatus for communicating with the power management apparatus,

acquire, by the terminal from the acquired code image of the code of the power management apparatus, the code of the power management apparatus,

acquire, by the terminal from a smart socket, a code image of a code of the smart socket for identifying the smart socket,

acquire, by the terminal from the acquired code image of the code of the smart socket, the code of the smart socket,

receive, by the terminal, information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket,

pair, by the terminal, the smart socket and the electric device, in accordance with the acquired code of the smart socket and the received information of the electric device, to thereby provide paired information,

communicate, by the terminal, with the power management system in accordance with the acquired code of the power management system, to transmit the paired information to the power management apparatus.

6. A terminal comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to;

acquire, by the terminal from a power management apparatus, a code image of a code of the power management apparatus for communicating with the power management apparatus,

acquire, by the terminal from the acquired code image of the code of the power management apparatus, the code of the power management apparatus,

acquire, by the terminal from a smart socket, a code image of a code of the smart socket for identifying the smart socket,

acquire, by the terminal from the acquired code image of the code of the smart socket, the code of the smart socket,

receive, by the terminal, information of an electric device to be coupled to the smart socket,

pair, by the terminal, the smart socket and the electric device, in accordance with the acquired code of the smart socket and the received information of the electric device, to thereby provide paired information,

communicate, by the terminal, with the power management system in accordance with the acquired code of the power management system, to transmit the paired information to the power management apparatus.