Building Management and Appliance Control System

• US 20150066228A1
• Filed: 07/24/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peaknrg
• Original Assignee: Peaknrg
• Inventors: Clifton, Eric Douglas
• Application Number:
  US14/340,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20150066228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/295
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00 Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00002 characterised by monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/26 involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources maximum power point systems in particular G05F1/67
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/10 The network having a local or delimited stationary reach
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/54 according to a pre-established time schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/64 The condition being economic, e.g. tariff based load management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/38 Arrangements for parallely feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/60 : Planning or developing urban green infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 : Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 : Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 : Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 : Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 : Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/123 : the energy generation units being or involving renewable energy sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/12 : Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 : End-user application control systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 : Home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 : Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

The building management and appliance control system of the present invention includes an appliance control unit capable of monitoring and regulating the energy use of connected appliances based on information gathered from an energy cloud. The energy cloud is a network of remote server clients hosted on the Internet used to store, manage, and process energy data which are in communication with utility providers and third party systems. The appliance control unit includes a control system which communicates between and controls the overall function of the modules within the unit such as the user interface input, communication interface, power control unit, and battery unit. The appliance control unit uses all of the information available from the energy cloud to determine the optimum time to operate the attached appliances and when and how fast to charge the battery unit to ensure adequate power for the appliances at all times.

Claims

1. An appliance management system comprising:

an appliance control unit, wherein said appliance control is configured to monitor and regulate power;

an energy cloud, said energy cloud in communication with said appliance control unit to communicate data to said appliance control unit; and

wherein said appliance control unit regulates power n response to said data from said energy cloud.

2. The appliance management system of claim 1, wherein said appliance control unit comprises:

a control system;

a user interface input in communication with said control system;

a communication interface in communication with said control system;

memory in communication with said control system; and

a timer and clock in communication with said control system, said user interface system, said communication interface, and said memory.

3. The appliance management system of claim 2, wherein said appliance control unit further comprises:

a power control unit in communication with said control system and said timer and clock; and

an energy storage unit in communication with said power control unit, said control system, and said timer and clock.

4. The appliance management system of claim 3, wherein said appliance control unit further comprises grid power.

5. The appliance management system of claim 4 further comprises:

a remote server client in communication with said energy cloud;

at least one utility provider in communication with said remote server client and said energy cloud;

at least one third party system in communication with said energy cloud.

6. The appliance management system of claim 5 further comprising an inverter, said inverter is connected to said grid power, and wherein said inverter receives grid power.

7. The appliance management system of claim 6, wherein said inverter is bi-directional, and wherein said inverter receives and returns grid power.

8. The appliance management system of claim 7, further comprises:

a control chassis housing said control system, said timer and clock, said user interface input, said communication interface, and said memory; and

a power chassis housing said power control unit, said inverter, and said energy storage unit.

9. The appliance management system of claim 8, wherein said control chassis and said power chassis are housed within an appliance control unit chassis.

10. An appliance management system comprising:

an appliance control unit, wherein said appliance control is configured to monitor and regulate electrical power;

an energy cloud, said energy cloud in communication with said appliance control unit to communicate data to said appliance control unit;

at least one appliance with an integrated power chassis, said appliance in communication with said appliance control unit; and

wherein said appliance control unit regulates electrical power to said appliance in response to said data from said energy cloud.

11. The appliance management system of claim 10, wherein said appliance control unit comprises:

a control system;

a user interface input in communication with said control system;

a communication interface in communication with said control system;

a memory in communication with said control system; and

a timer and clock in communication with said control system, said user interface system, said communication interface, and said memory.

12. The appliance management system of claim 11, wherein said appliance control unit further comprises a control chassis housing said control system, said user interface input, said communication interface, said memory and said timer and clock.

13. The appliance management system of claim 12, wherein said power chassis of said appliance comprises:

a power control unit in communication with said control system and said timer and clock;

at least one energy storage unit in communication with said power control unit, said control system, and said timer and clock; and

an inverter in communication with said power control unit and said energy storage unit, said inverter is connected to a grid power.

14. The appliance management system of claim 13 further comprises:

a remote server client in communication with said energy cloud;

at least one utility provider in communication with said remote server client and said energy cloud;

at least one third party system in communication with said energy cloud.

15. The appliance management system of claim 14 wherein said inverter is bi-directional, wherein said inverter receives and returns grid power to the power grid.

16. A method of providing uninterruptable power comprising the steps of:

providing an appliance control unit, said appliance control unit configured for power delivery;

providing an energy cloud in communication with said applicant control unit;

providing a grid power to said appliance control unit;

sending data from said energy cloud to said appliance control unit;

alternating power delivery of said appliance control unit in response to said data from said energy cloud.

17. The method of providing uninterruptable power of claim 16, wherein said appliance control unit comprises:

a control system;

a user interface input in communication with said control system;

a communication interface in communication with said control system;

a memory in communication with said control system;

a timer and clock in communication with said control system, said user interface system, said communication interface, and said memory;

a power control unit in communication with said control system and said timer and clock; and

an energy storage unit in communication with said power control unit, said control system, and said timer and clock.

18. The method of providing uninterruptable power of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:

providing a remote server client in communication with said energy cloud;

providing at least one utility provider in communication with said remote server client and said energy cloud;

providing at least one third party system in communication with said energy cloud.

19. The method of providing uninterruptable power of claim 18, wherein said appliance control unit further comprises an inverter.

20. The method of providing uninterruptable power of claim 19, wherein said inverter is bi-directional.