Managing power utilized within a local power network
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1. A power management system configured to manage power utilization of one or more of loads within a local power network of a temporary inhabitable structure, the power management system comprising:
- a communicative connection configured to be communicatively coupled with a circuit controller of a distribution board installed in the temporary inhabitable structure, the distribution board being configured to divide electrical power among one or more circuits each configured to contain at least one load, the circuit controller being configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of individual ones of the one or more circuits, wherein a given load is electrically coupled with a given circuit via a lighting fixture or an outlet receptacle installed in the temporary inhabitable structure; and
one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;
an interface module configured to provide a web-based graphical user interface for presentation to a user, the web-based graphical user interface being configured to receive, from the user, a set of power management parameters including a total power usage limit associated with one load and/or one circuit;
a power conservation module configured to automatically generate instructions for the circuit controller, the generated instructions being configured to effectuate energization and deactivation of the one or more circuits by the circuit controller, wherein the generated instructions are based on the total power usage limit associated with the one load and/or the one circuit and are further based on a historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit during two or more discrete time periods that are separated by at least one time period, wherein the historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit reflects how power is consumed by the one load and/or one circuit; and
a communications module configured to transmit the generated instructions from the power management system to the circuit controller via the communicative connection.
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Abstract
Power utilized in a local power network may be managed. The local power network may include a power management system. The power management system may communicate with one or more of a circuit controller, a switch controller, and/or an outlet controller in order to manage power utilization.
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1. A power management system configured to manage power utilization of one or more of loads within a local power network of a temporary inhabitable structure, the power management system comprising:
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a communicative connection configured to be communicatively coupled with a circuit controller of a distribution board installed in the temporary inhabitable structure, the distribution board being configured to divide electrical power among one or more circuits each configured to contain at least one load, the circuit controller being configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of individual ones of the one or more circuits, wherein a given load is electrically coupled with a given circuit via a lighting fixture or an outlet receptacle installed in the temporary inhabitable structure; and one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; an interface module configured to provide a web-based graphical user interface for presentation to a user, the web-based graphical user interface being configured to receive, from the user, a set of power management parameters including a total power usage limit associated with one load and/or one circuit; a power conservation module configured to automatically generate instructions for the circuit controller, the generated instructions being configured to effectuate energization and deactivation of the one or more circuits by the circuit controller, wherein the generated instructions are based on the total power usage limit associated with the one load and/or the one circuit and are further based on a historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit during two or more discrete time periods that are separated by at least one time period, wherein the historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit reflects how power is consumed by the one load and/or one circuit; and a communications module configured to transmit the generated instructions from the power management system to the circuit controller via the communicative connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A circuit controller configured to control a distribution board that divides electrical power among one or more circuits each configured to contain at least one load within a local power network of a temporary inhabitable structure, the circuit controller comprising:
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a communicative connection configured to be communicatively coupled with a power management system, the power management system configured (1) to receive, from a user via a web-based graphical user interface provided by an interface module included in the power management system, a set of power management parameters including a total power usage limit associated with one load and/or one circuit, (2) to automatically generate instructions for the circuit controller to effectuate energization and deactivation of the one or more circuits based on the total power usage limit associated with the one load and/or the one circuit and further based on a historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit during two or more discrete time periods that are separated by at least one time period, the historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit reflecting how power is consumed by the one load and/or one circuit, and (3) to transmit the generated instructions from the power management system to the circuit controller, wherein the distribution board is installed in the temporary inhabitable structure, and wherein a given load is electrically coupled with a given circuit via a lighting fixture or an outlet receptacle installed in the temporary inhabitable structure; and one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; a communications module configured to receive the generated instructions from the power management system via the communicative connection; and a circuit regulator module configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of the one or more circuits in response to the generated instructions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A switch controller configured to control a switch configured to be electrically coupled with at least one load within a local power network of a temporary inhabitable structure, the switch controller comprising:
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a communicative connection configured to be communicatively coupled with a power management system, the power management system configured (1) to receive, from a user via a web-based graphical user interface provided by an interface module included in the power management system, a set of power management parameters including a total power usage limit associated with one load and/or one circuit, (2) to automatically generate instructions for the switch controller to effectuate energization and deactivation of at least one load based on the total power usage limit associated with the one load and/or the one circuit and further based on a historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit during two or more discrete time periods that are separated by at least one time period, the historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit reflecting how power is consumed by the one load and/or one circuit and (3) to transmit the generated instructions from the power management system to the switch controller, wherein the switch is installed in the temporary inhabitable structure, and wherein a given load is electrically coupled with a given circuit via a lighting fixture or an outlet receptacle installed in the temporary inhabitable structure; and one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; a communications module configured to receive the generated instructions from the power management system via the communicative connection; and a switch regulator module configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of the at least one load electrically coupled to the switch in response to the generated instructions by reversibly effectuating energization and deactivation of the switch and/or by modulating the switch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An outlet controller configured to control an outlet receptacle configured to be electrically coupled with at least one load within a local power network of a temporary inhabitable structure, the outlet controller comprising:
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a communicative connection configured to be communicatively coupled with a power management system, the power management system configured (1) to receive, from a user via a web-based graphical user interface provided by an interface module included in the power management system, a set of power management parameters including a total power usage limit associated with one load and/or one circuit, (2) to automatically generate instructions for the outlet controller to effectuate energization and deactivation of the at least one load based on the total power usage limit associated with the one load and/or the one circuit and further based on a historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit during two or more discrete time periods that are separated by at least one time period, the historical usage pattern of the one load and/or the one circuit reflecting how power is consumed by the one load and/or one circuit and (3) to transmit the generated instructions from the power management system to the outlet controller, wherein the outlet receptacle is installed in one of the temporary inhabitable structure; and one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; a communications module configured to receive the generated instructions from the power management system via the communicative connection; and an outlet regulator module configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of the at least one load electrically coupled to the outlet receptacle in response to the generated instructions by reversibly effectuating energization and deactivation of the outlet receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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