Method of controlling the supply of electricity from a public network for public street lighting
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a public lighting network for public street lighting, the public lighting network comprising a plurality of lighting devices each having a corresponding electrical outlet, each corresponding electrical outlet and having an outlet portion that is accessible from a public street and disposed on an outside portion of the corresponding lighting device, the method comprising:
- determining, out of the plurality of electrical outlets, a subset of available electrical outlets to be supplied power;
then sending, from a server via a telecommunications network, at least one first switching command instructing each electrical outlet of the subset to connect to an electricity source for supplying power to each subset electrical outlet; and
thensending at least one second switching command instructing a first electrical outlet of the subset to provide power to the outlet portion;
wherein the first electrical outlet is configured to provide power to a vehicle charging device when the vehicle charging device is electrically connected to the outlet portion and power is provided to the outlet portion.
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Abstract
In the method of controlling a public lighting network for public street lighting, a member, such as a server uses a telecommunications network to send at least one command for switching a power supply circuit of an electricity outlet to an electricity source of the network. The outlet is accessible from the public street and from an outside portion of the device of the lighting network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a public lighting network for public street lighting, the public lighting network comprising a plurality of lighting devices each having a corresponding electrical outlet, each corresponding electrical outlet and having an outlet portion that is accessible from a public street and disposed on an outside portion of the corresponding lighting device, the method comprising:
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determining, out of the plurality of electrical outlets, a subset of available electrical outlets to be supplied power;
then sending, from a server via a telecommunications network, at least one first switching command instructing each electrical outlet of the subset to connect to an electricity source for supplying power to each subset electrical outlet; and
thensending at least one second switching command instructing a first electrical outlet of the subset to provide power to the outlet portion; wherein the first electrical outlet is configured to provide power to a vehicle charging device when the vehicle charging device is electrically connected to the outlet portion and power is provided to the outlet portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a public lighting network for public street lighting, the public lighting network comprising an electricity source and a plurality of lighting devices each having a corresponding electrical outlet, each electrical outlet having an outlet portion that is accessible from a public street and disposed on an outside portion of the corresponding lighting device, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a telecommunications network, at a first lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices, at least one first switching command instructing the electrical outlet corresponding to the first lighting device to connect to an electricity source for providing power;
thenswitching the electrical outlet corresponding to the first lighting device to connect with the electricity source;
thenreceiving, at the first lighting device, at least one second switching command instructing the electrical outlet corresponding to the first lighting device to provide power to the outlet portion;
thenswitching the electrical outlet corresponding to the first lighting device to provide power to the outlet portion; wherein the electrical outlet corresponding to the first lighting device is configured to provide power to a vehicle charging device when the vehicle charging device is connected to the outlet portion and power is provided to the outlet portion. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A server of a public lighting network for public street lighting, the public lighting network comprising a plurality of lighting devices each having an electrical outlet, each electrical outlet having an outlet portion that is accessible from a public street and disposed on an outside portion of the corresponding lighting device, the server being configured to:
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determine, out of the plurality of electrical outlets, a subset of available electrical outlets to be supplied power;
thensend, via a telecommunications network, at least one first switching command instructing each electrical outlet of the subset to connect to an electricity source for supplying power to the electrical outlet; and
thensend at least one second switching command instructing a first electrical outlet of the subset to provide power to the outlet portion; wherein the first electrical outlet is configured to provide power to a vehicle charging device when the vehicle charging device is electrically connected to the outlet portion and power is provided to the outlet portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A public lighting network for public street lighting, wherein the public lighting network includes a plurality of lighting devices, each one of the lighting devices comprising:
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an electrical outlet having an outlet portion that is accessible from a public street and disposed on an outside portion of the lighting device; and a controller configured to communicate via a telecommunications network and cause a power supply circuit of the electrical outlet to be switched to connect with an electricity source of the network and perform actions comprising; receiving, via a telecommunications network, at least one first switching command instructing the power supply circuit of the electrical outlet to connect to the electricity source;
thenswitching the power supply circuit of the electrical outlet to connect with the electricity source;
thenreceiving at least one second switching command for the electrical outlet to provide power to the outlet portion; and
thenswitching the electrical outlet to provide power to the outlet portion; wherein the electrical outlet of each of the lighting devices is configured to provide power to a vehicle charging device when the vehicle charging device is electrically connected to the outlet portion and power is being provided to the outlet portion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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