SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND ELECTRICAL POWER

• US 20150120072A1
• Filed: 01/09/2015
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nova Lumos Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nova Lumos Ltd.
• Inventors: MAROM, Nir, Vortman, Davidi
• Granted Patent: US 10,031,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/287
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A system and method for system for providing on-demand renewable energy are provided. The system comprises at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power, wherein the electrical power is drawn from the at least one power unit; and a regulator for controlling an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on an authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit.

Claims

1. A system for providing on-demand renewable energy, comprising:

at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power, wherein the electrical power is drawn from the at least one power unit; and

a regulator for controlling an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on an authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization rule is at least one of:

a purchase requirement, and a misuse event requirement.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the purchase requirement is at least one of:

a pre-provision purchase requirement, and a post-provision purchase requirement.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises at least one of:

a self-destruct mechanism, at least one electronic barrier, at least one switch, a gyroscope, and accelerometer, a global positioning system (GPS) unit, and at least one proximity sensor.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the self-destruct mechanism activates upon failure to meet the misuse event requirement.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one power unit includes an array of photovoltaic cells.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrical power can only be drawn from the at least one power unit through the regulator.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power unit and the regulator are contained in a single housing.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power unit is any one of:

at least one solar panel, a wind turbine, a wave generator, and a hydroelectric generator.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electrical power storage unit for storing the electrical power converted by the at least one power unit.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrical power storage unit is any one of:

a lead-acid battery, a Nickel-metal hydride battery, a Lithium-ion battery, a flow cell, and a capacitor.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication module for providing at least one of;

Internet access, and a television service.

8. The system of claim 8, wherein the regulator comprises a user interface for conducting a purchase of the electrical power.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the regulator controls the amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the purchase.

15. A method of providing on-demand renewable energy, comprising:

checking if at least an authorization rule is satisfied; and

controlling by a regulator an amount of the electrical power drawn from the at least one power unit based on the satisfied authorization rule, wherein the authorization rule is checked upon each attempt to draw the electrical power from the at least one power unit.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the authorization rule is at least one of:

a purchase requirement, and a misuse event requirement.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the purchase requirement is at least one of:

a pre-provision purchase requirement, and a post-provision purchase requirement.

18. A system for providing on-demand renewable energy, comprising:

at least one power unit for converting environmental energy into electrical power; and

an anti-theft unit for preventing unauthorized use of the system.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the anti-theft unit comprises at least one of:

a self-destruct mechanism, at least one electronic barrier, at least one switch, a gyroscope, and accelerometer, a global positioning system (GPS) unit, and at least one proximity sensor.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the self-destruct mechanism is at least one of:

a glass cover, a breakable wafer, a paint capsule in a photovoltaic panel, and a breakable drive in a wind turbine.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the anti-theft unit activates upon any of:

the system is reported as stolen, the GPS unit indicates that the system has moved, the gyroscope indicates that the system has moved, the accelerometer indicates that the system has moved, and a wire in the system becomes disconnected.