Multifunctional, intelligent power and communication device.

• US 20050280528A1
• Filed: 06/17/2004
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shire LLC (Shire plc), Stem, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gaia Power Technologies, Inc. (iPower Systems Ltd.)
• Inventors: Pasquale, Nicholas Blaise, Olsen, Ib Ingemann
• Granted Patent: US 7,262,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/531
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 9/08 Two-way loud-speaking telephone systems with means for conditioning the signal, e.g. for suppressing echoes for one or both directions of traffic

Abstract

The current invention is a device connected to the power grid in order to perform beneficial functions for the end user and/or utility company such as backup power, power quality improvement, peak shaving of the electrical load, etc. Inside the device would be energy storage devices such as batteries, and intelligent hardware and software controlling charging, discharging and interactive communications.

Claims

1. A power device, comprising:

a communication node connected to an intelligent controller connected to an energy storage means.

2. A device as in claim 1 where said communication node can communication wireless to external sources.

3. A device as in claim 2 wherein each said external sources control the flow of energy from the energy storage through the intelligent controller.

4. A device as in claim 1 wherein said controller is connected to said inverter through a communication bus.

5. A device as in claim 1 wherein said device functions as a communication network node.

6. A device as in claim 1 in which sensors are connected to said intelligent controller.

7. A device as in claim 6 wherein said sensors are earthquake sensor and said communication node sends sensor data to a receiving node.

8. A device as in claim 6 wherein said sensors are chemical sensor and said communication node sends sensor data to a receiving node.

9. A device as in claim 6 wherein said sensors are biological sensor and said communication node sends sensor data to a receiving node.

10. A device as in claim 1 where said communication node provides remote interaction with said internal controller via a plurality of communications protocols.

11. A device as in claim 1 where said energy storage means is a battery.

12. A device as in claim 1 where said energy storage means is a capacitor bank.

13. A device as in claim 1 where said internal controller is a computer processing chip.

14. A device as in claim 1 wherein said internal controller is connected to a memory means.

15. A device as in claim 1 wherein said internal controller controls processes.

16. A device as in claim 15 wherein said process is managing power generating means.

17. A device as in claim 15 wherein said process is managing emergency deployment.

18. A method using the device as in claim 1 as a communications repeater.

19. A device as in claim 1 further comprising a global positioning means connected to said internal controller.

20. A device as in claim 1 wherein said device manages local power distribution means.