Power Supply Control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for allocating a power supply to a plurality of devices comprising:
- a power supply;
distribution means for distributing supplied power to individual devices; and
control means for controlling the distribution means wherein the distribution means is operable to distribute power to the devices in a cyclical sequence, said sequence being divided into a plurality of time slots wherein in each time slot, power is distributed to a limited number of the devices.
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Abstract
A domestic electric heating system (100) comprises a main electrical power feed (104) connected to distribution means (102). The distribution means (102) allows electrical power to be switched via power connections (110, 120, 130, 140) to heaters (111, 121, 121, 141), each located within a separate room or area (115, 125, 135, 145) of the domestic dwelling. Control means (101), contains processing means (105) configured to allocate the available electrical power from the power feed (104) in accordance with distribution parameters entered by use of input means (103). The power used is reduced by only distributing power to a limited number of the heaters (111, 121, 131, 141) at any one time. The power can be distributed proportionally between heaters (111, 121, 131, 141) by distributing power to certain of the heaters in turn according to a cyclical sequence.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for allocating a power supply to a plurality of devices comprising:
- a power supply;
distribution means for distributing supplied power to individual devices; and
control means for controlling the distribution means wherein the distribution means is operable to distribute power to the devices in a cyclical sequence, said sequence being divided into a plurality of time slots wherein in each time slot, power is distributed to a limited number of the devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- a power supply;
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32. A method of allocating a limited power supply between a plurality of devices comprising the steps of:
- distributing power to the devices in a cyclical sequence, said sequence being divided into a plurality of time slots wherein in each time slot, power is distributed to a limited number of the devices.
- View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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