Power management apparatus, power management system including the power management apparatus, and method for controlling the power management system
First Claim
1. A power management apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit to receive power rate information from a power provider and receive power consumption information and reservation information from an electric device; and
a controller to decide an operation order on the basis of power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device, perform scheduling to decide an operation start time on the basis of the power rate information and reservation information in the operation order, and control an operation time of the electric device on the basis of the scheduling result.
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Abstract
A power management apparatus includes a communication unit to receive power rate information from a power provider and receive power consumption information and reservation information from an electric device, and a controller to decide an operation order on the basis of power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device, perform scheduling to decide an operation start time on the basis of the power rate information and reservation information in the operation order, and control an operation time of the electric device on the basis of the scheduling result. As a result, the power management apparatus performs optimum scheduling of an electric device using power rate information provided from the power provider, and power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device, resulting in an increase in user satisfaction.
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39 Claims
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1. A power management apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit to receive power rate information from a power provider and receive power consumption information and reservation information from an electric device; and a controller to decide an operation order on the basis of power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device, perform scheduling to decide an operation start time on the basis of the power rate information and reservation information in the operation order, and control an operation time of the electric device on the basis of the scheduling result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 38, 39)
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16. A method for controlling a power management apparatus comprising:
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receiving power rate information from a power provider; receiving and storing power consumption information and reservation information from an electric device; deciding an operation order on the basis of power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device; performing scheduling to decide an actual operation start time on the basis of the power rate information and reservation information in the operation order; and controlling an operation time of the electric device on the basis of the scheduling result. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A power management system comprising:
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an electric device to store power consumption information, and receive reservation information as an input; and a power management apparatus which receives power rate information from a power provider, receives power consumption information and reservation information from an electric device, decides an operation order on the basis of power consumption information and reservation information of the electric device, performs scheduling to decide an operation time on the basis of the power rate information and reservation information in the operation order, and controls an operation time of the electric device on the basis of the scheduling result. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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