Load power device, system and method of load control and management employing load identification
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1. A load power device comprising:
- a power input;
at least one power output for at least one load;
a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output; and
a processor structured to provide;
(a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification,wherein said at least one power output for the at least one load includes one or more power outlets, andwherein the load control and management includes load management compliance verification, local occupancy estimation and automatic control of at least one of the one or more power outlets.
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Abstract
A load power device includes a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at the at least one power output, and a processor. The processor provides: (a) load identification based upon the sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification.
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22 Claims
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1. A load power device comprising:
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a power input; at least one power output for at least one load; a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output; and a processor structured to provide;
(a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification,wherein said at least one power output for the at least one load includes one or more power outlets, and wherein the load control and management includes load management compliance verification, local occupancy estimation and automatic control of at least one of the one or more power outlets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing load control and management based upon load identification, said method comprising:
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employing a load power device comprising;
a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and a processor;providing load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current; providing load control and management by said processor based upon the load identification; providing a device including an on-line learning mechanism to recognize contextual electric activities that can be adaptively tuned for individual use scenarios; communicating between the load power devices and the device including the on-line learning mechanism; and recognizing a user'"'"'s behavioral pattern and providing occupancy estimation based upon different use scenarios. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system providing load control and management based upon load identification, said system comprising:
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a plurality of load power devices, each of said load power devices comprising; a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and a processor structured to provide;
(a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification; anda remote energy management system remote from and in communication with said load power devices, wherein the load control and management is based upon a first set of load control policies and a second set of load management policies, wherein the first set includes outlet local automatic control strategies and outlet remote automatic control strategies, and wherein the second set includes a plurality of load management policies to regulate use of loads in buildings and verify user compliance with the load management policies. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system providing load control and management based upon load identification, said system comprising:
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a plurality of load power devices, each of said load power devices comprising; a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at said at least one power output, and a processor structured to provide;
(a) load identification based upon said sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification; anda remote energy management system remote from and in communication with said load power devices, wherein said load power devices and said remote energy management system form a zonal communication network; and
wherein each of said load power devices has a unique identifier to associate a corresponding workspace with a specific occupant for selecting load management and control policies.
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