Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices
First Claim
1. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
- providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a load;
providing a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy; and
adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering one of the values of the threshold at the respective moment in time.
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Abstract
Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices are described. In one aspect, an electrical power distribution control method includes providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system, applying the electrical energy to a load, providing a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, and adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering one of the values of the threshold at the respective moment in time.
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83 Claims
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1. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
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providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a load;
providing a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy; and
adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering one of the values of the threshold at the respective moment in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
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providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a load;
randomly selecting a value of a threshold corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system; and
adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering the value of the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
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receiving electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system using control circuitry of a power management device;
applying electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system to a load using the control circuitry;
monitoring an electrical characteristic of the received electrical energy using the control circuitry;
adjusting the applying at a plurality of moments in time responsive to the monitoring, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to the load for a plurality of different lengths of time at the respective moments in time; and
randomly selecting the different lengths of time responsive to initialization of circuitry of the power management device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 28, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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27. Cancel.
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29. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
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providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
providing a power management system comprising a plurality of power management devices coupled with respective ones of the loads; and
controlling an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system using the power management system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 76)
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38. An electrical energy demand monitoring method comprising:
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providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a plurality of loads coupled with the electrical power distribution system;
monitoring an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy;
adjusting an amount of the electrical energy applied to at least one of the loads responsive to the monitoring; and
calculating a deficit of the electrical energy of the electrical power distribution system responsive to the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An electrical power distribution control method comprising:
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providing electrical energy using an electrical power distribution system;
applying the electrical energy to a load using a power management device;
detecting a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system; and
adjusting an amount of electrical energy applied to the load using the power management device and responsive to the detecting. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A power management device comprising:
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an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system; and
control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to access a plurality of different values for a threshold at a plurality of moments in time and corresponding to an electrical characteristic of the electrical energy, to monitor the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy with respect to the threshold, and to adjust the amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the electrical characteristic of the electrical energy triggering a respective one of the values of the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A power management device comprising:
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an interface configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system; and
control circuitry configured to control an amount of the electrical energy provided to a load coupled with the power management device, to detect a power oscillation within the electrical power distribution system, and to adjust an amount of the electrical energy provided to the load responsive to the detection of the power, oscillation. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. Cancel.
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