SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC UPS OPTIMIZATION

• US 20170177066A1
• Filed: 12/16/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Orner, Bret Alan, Linder, Stephen Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/971,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20170177066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for Dynamic Optimization of Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS) and ancillary connected devices based on External Variable Data (EVD). EVD combined with UPS data, and other infrastructure data from the external network are received and optimizations are determined and stored in memory. An operating profile is generated to optimize the connected devices for the predetermined criterion, which may include efficiency, security and reliability. Operating modes of the connected devices are then changed by updating the operating profiles through the devices'"'"' communications interface.

Claims

1. A System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data, comprising:

a communications interface configured to communicate with an external network;

a memory capable of storing an External Variable Data (EVD) and an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Data; and

a processor in communication with the communications interface and the memory, the processor configured to;

receive the EVD and the UPS Data from the external network;

determine a condition affecting a UPS device using the EVD and the UPS Data received through the communications interface and stored in the memory;

generate a profile to optimize the UPS device for the condition determined and stored in the memory; and

change an operating mode of the UPS device based on the condition determined and the profile generated through the communications interface.

2. The System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to optimize a plurality of UPS devices for the condition determined and stored in the memory.

3. The System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to change the operation mode of the UPS device to an efficiency mode in response to the determined condition.

4. The System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to change the operating mode of the UPS device from a double conversion mode to a single conversion mode, or to a bypass mode in response to the determined condition.

5. The System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to create a plurality of geographic profiles based on the EVD, the UPS Data, or any combination thereof.

6. The System of Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive input from a user to configure one or more data sources, condition thresholds, device parameters, operating characteristics, UPS devices, or any combination thereof.

7. A method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data, comprising:

receiving, at a processor, External Variable Data (EVD) and an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Data from an external network;

determining, at the processor, a condition to a UPS device from the EVD and UPSData received through a communications interface and stored in a memory;

generating, at the processor, a profile to optimize the UPS device for the condition determined; and

changing, by the processor, an operating mode of the UPS based on the condition determined and the profile generated through the communications interface.

8. The method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 7, wherein generating the profile to optimize includes generating a profile for each of a plurality of UPS devices.

9. The method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 7, wherein determining the condition to the UPS device from the EVD and the UPS Data received includes creating a plurality of geographic profiles.

10. The method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 7, wherein changing an operation mode of the UPS device includes changing the operating mode to an efficiency mode.

11. The method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 7, wherein changing an operation mode of the UPS device includes changing the operating mode from a double conversion mode to a single conversion mode, or to a bypass mode.

12. The method for Dynamic UPS Optimization Based on External Data of claim 7, further comprising configuring by a user one or more data sources, condition thresholds, network device parameters, operating characteristics, UPS devices, or any combination thereof.

13. A system for Dynamic Optimization of Network Devices, comprising:

a processing device configured to receive from an external network External Variable Data (EVD) and Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Data and configured to process the EVD data and the UPS Data; and

a UPS device configured to receive the processed EVD and UPS Data and change an operating mode of the UPS device based on the processed EVD and UPS Data.