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Method of controlling the supply of electricity from a public network for public street lighting

  • US 9,343,927 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2011
  • Issued: 05/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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