Power generation and control system
First Claim
1. A power generation and control system comprising:
- a power generation device attached to a branch circuit of a circuit located in an end user establishment; and
a controller configured to control a flow of power between a power grid and the circuit, the controller including;
a power sensor configured to sense the flow of power;
a power control switch configured to interrupt the flow of power when there is no power in the power grid, wherein the power generation device is attached to the branch circuit downstream of the controller, and wherein the system is configured to confirm that the power generation device is downstream from the controller and configured such that the power generation device can only provide power to the circuit if the power generation device has been confirmed to be downstream from the controller.
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Abstract
A power generation and control system is easily installed in a consumer household, a business, or and end-user establishment for generating power and preventing power from flowing to a power grid from a consumer circuit during a power outage. A communications transceiver is adapted to transmit an enabling signal for enabling power generation only after the control system has been installed. The control system can be adapted to replace an existing circuit breaker in a household circuit box and prevents power from traveling from consumer power generators to the grid during a power outage. In the same manner that end-users can add appliances to existing circuits, end-users can easily add additional power generation devices without hiring a professional electrician and without worrying about causing harm to utility workman during power outages.
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16 Claims
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1. A power generation and control system comprising:
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a power generation device attached to a branch circuit of a circuit located in an end user establishment; and a controller configured to control a flow of power between a power grid and the circuit, the controller including; a power sensor configured to sense the flow of power; a power control switch configured to interrupt the flow of power when there is no power in the power grid, wherein the power generation device is attached to the branch circuit downstream of the controller, and wherein the system is configured to confirm that the power generation device is downstream from the controller and configured such that the power generation device can only provide power to the circuit if the power generation device has been confirmed to be downstream from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of installing and using a power generation and control system, the method comprising:
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installing a controller in an end user establishment; attaching a power generation device to a branch circuit of a circuit located in the end user establishment, the power generation device being attached downstream of the controller; controlling a flow of power between a power grid and the circuit by; sensing the flow of power; and interrupting the flow of power when there is no power in the power grid; confirming that the power generation device is downstream from the controller; and providing power to the circuit with the power generation device only when the power generation device has been confirmed to be downstream from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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