Energy Systems And Energy Supply Methods
First Claim
1. An energy system comprising:
- a bus system configured to conduct electrical energy;
a plurality of input adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective source entities which are individually configured to provide electrical energy;
a plurality of output adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective consuming entities which are individually configured to consume electrical energy; and
control circuitry configured to control individual ones of the input adapters to provide electrical energy from respective ones of the source entities to the bus system and to control individual ones of the output adapters to provide electrical energy from the bus system to respective ones of the consuming entities.
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Abstract
Energy systems and energy supply methods are described. In one aspect, an energy system includes a bus system configured to conduct electrical energy, a plurality of input adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective source entities which are individually configured to provide electrical energy, a plurality of output adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective consuming entities which are individually configured to consume electrical energy, and control circuitry configured to control individual ones of the input adapters to provide electrical energy from respective ones of the source entities to the bus system and to control individual ones of the output adapters to provide electrical energy from the bus system to respective ones of the consuming entities.
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22 Claims
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1. An energy system comprising:
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a bus system configured to conduct electrical energy; a plurality of input adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective source entities which are individually configured to provide electrical energy; a plurality of output adapters electrically coupled with the bus system and configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective consuming entities which are individually configured to consume electrical energy; and control circuitry configured to control individual ones of the input adapters to provide electrical energy from respective ones of the source entities to the bus system and to control individual ones of the output adapters to provide electrical energy from the bus system to respective ones of the consuming entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An energy system comprising:
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storage system configured to store electrical energy; a plurality of input adapters configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective source entities which are individually configured to provide electrical energy; a plurality of output adapters configured to electrically couple with a plurality of respective consuming entities which are individually configured to consume electrical energy; and a bus system electrically-coupled with the storage system and configured to supply electrical energy from different ones of the input adapters to the storage system to charge the storage system at a plurality of moments in time and to discharge electrical energy from the storage system to different ones of the output adapters at a plurality of moments in time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An energy supply method comprising:
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monitoring an amount of electrical energy consumed by a primary load which is coupled with an energy system; using the monitoring, first configuring the energy system to supply electrical energy from a first source to the primary load at a first moment in time; after the first configuring, first supplying the electrical energy from the first source to the primary load; using the monitoring, second configuring the energy system to supply electrical energy from a second source to the primary load at a second moment in time; and after the second configuring, second supplying the electrical energy from the second source to the primary load. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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