Mobile energy management system
First Claim
1. A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a chassis which includes a living space;
an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space;
an air conditioner for cooling the living space;
a heater for heating the living space;
a plurality of appliances within the living space attached to the electrical system;
an engine for moving the recreational vehicle;
a motor generator for supplying power to the recreational vehicle;
a connector for connecting the electrical system of the recreational vehicle to an external power source; and
a local area network system electrically connected to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances, and the motor generator, the local area network managing the power provided to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances and for enabling the motor generator when available power through the connector drops below a threshold level, wherein the threshold level is based on automatically determined external power source line voltages and automatically determined phase angle differences between the external power source line voltages.
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Abstract
A recreational vehicle includes a chassis having a living space, an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space, an air conditioner for cooling the living space, a heater for heating the living space, and a plurality of appliances within the living space attached to the electrical system. The recreational vehicle also includes an engine for moving the recreational vehicle, a motor generator for supplying power to the recreational vehicle, a connector for connecting the electrical system of the recreational vehicle to an external power source, and a local area network system electrically connected to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances, and the motor generator. The local area network manages the power provided to the to the electrical appliances. A display positioned within the living space shows data related to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances, the motor generator and the engine.
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37 Claims
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1. A recreational vehicle comprising:
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a chassis which includes a living space; an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space; an air conditioner for cooling the living space; a heater for heating the living space; a plurality of appliances within the living space attached to the electrical system; an engine for moving the recreational vehicle; a motor generator for supplying power to the recreational vehicle; a connector for connecting the electrical system of the recreational vehicle to an external power source; and a local area network system electrically connected to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances, and the motor generator, the local area network managing the power provided to the air conditioner, the heater, the plurality of appliances and for enabling the motor generator when available power through the connector drops below a threshold level, wherein the threshold level is based on automatically determined external power source line voltages and automatically determined phase angle differences between the external power source line voltages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A recreational vehicle comprising:
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a chassis which includes a living space; a plurality of devices associated with the recreational vehicle; means for controlling at least one device of the plurality of devices in response to automatically determined line voltages and automatically determined chase angle differences between the line voltages associated with a power source external to the recreational vehicle; and a display positioned within the living space and configured for displaying information related to the plurality of devices and information related to electrical power available from the power source external to the recreational vehicle, wherein the available power information is based on the automatically determined external power source line voltages and phase angle differences between the external power source line voltages. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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