CN102577234A - Power node for energy management - Google Patents

Abstract

A power strip (100A) provides energy management features in a networked data communications and control environment that may be utilized in an energy management system (100B) implementing a method of managing energy.

Description

The power supply node that is used for energy conservation

Background

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of power-supply controller of electric.A kind of power supply node of the various energy resources characteristics of management particularly, is provided at a kind of network data communication with in controling environment.

Description of Related Art

The electric power bar typically has a plurality of electrical sockets that are installed in an enclosure interior and one and is used for electrically with these sockets and the interconnective attached power line of AC power.Although modern power strip can comprise overload protection and/or surge protection, they do not comprise can make power strip incorporate signal and source electronics in a kind of network energy management system into.

General introduction

A kind of each embodiment that is used for the power supply node of energy conservation comprises a power input plug, a power bus that is connected with this power input plug and the mains switch with control port, first power supply terminal and second source terminal.This first power supply terminal links to each other with this power bus, and this control port is configured to control a kind of being electrically connected between this first power supply terminal and this second source terminal, and a socket links to each other with second terminal of this mains switch.Voltage sensor be can move measuring the voltage of this power bus, and current sensor be can move flow through the electric current of this socket with measurement.A selector installation is configured to provide a kind of selected environmental variance of the environmental variance of selecting from plurality of optional.A signal electron device portions that comprises communication block is configured on network, communicate, and control port, this voltage sensor and this current sensor of this signal communication piece and this selector installation, this mains switch carry out signal communication.This signal electron device portions be configured to monitoring stream cross the electric current of this socket, monitor this power bus voltage, control this power bus of this mains switch with the electric disconnection of this socket and be connected again, and on network, communicate via this communication block.A housing holds this socket, this mains switch, this power bus, this signal electron device portions, this current sensor and this voltage sensor.

At this embodiment and the embodiment of using the method for power supply node of the energy management system of the embodiment of utilizing power supply node have been described also.

Brief Description Of Drawings

Incorporate into and constitute a part of accompanying drawing of this specification and set forth various embodiment of the present invention.Accompanying drawing is used for explaining principle of the present invention together with general remark.In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1A shows a kind of power supply node that is used for the energy;

Figure 1B shows the block diagram of energy management system of the power supply node of a kind of Figure 1A of comprising;

Fig. 2 shows one first block diagram of the power supply node of Figure 1A;

Fig. 3 shows one second block diagram of the power supply node of Figure 1A;

Fig. 4 shows a kind of figure who inserts switch of the power supply node of Figure 1A;

Fig. 5 shows a kind of figure of dial selector of the power supply node of Figure 1A;

Fig. 6 shows a kind of figure of temperature sensor of the power supply node of Figure 1A;

Fig. 7 shows one first view of the message relevant with the energy management system of Figure 1B; And

Fig. 8 shows one second view of the message relevant with the energy management system of Figure 1B.

Specify

In following detailed description, many details have been set forth by way of example, so that the thorough of the relevant content of teaching is provided.Yet those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that can not have to put into practice this teachings under the situation of these details.In other instances, described well-known method, step and parts, and do not listed details, to avoid unnecessarily making the aspect indigestion of this notion in higher level.Some descriptive term and phrase are used to describe the various embodiments of this disclosure.These descriptive term are used to pass on those of ordinary skill in the art consistent recognized meanings with phrase, only if provided a kind of different definition in this specification

Now will be at length with reference to illustrating in the accompanying drawing and following instance with discussion.

Fig. 1 shows the embodiment of a kind of power supply node 100A.Power supply node housing orshell 10 comprise one or more and the socket 14 (being sometimes referred to as supply socket or electrical socket) that powersupply node line 18 is electrically connected, and this power supply node line is typically with 20 terminations of an attaching plug.This power supply node user-accessible be a kind ofdial selector 12, and in some embodiments, be a kind of " On " button 15.In this power supply node housing is the following power supply that will discuss more fully and signal electron device.

Figure 1B shows the embodiment of a kind of power-supply management system 100B.In one embodiment, one or morepower supply node 100A comprisecorresponding power supply 114 andsignal 116 electronic devices parts (electronic device that is used for a shown power supply node).In this signalelectron device portions 116 be a kind of be used forlocal network 107 swap datas communicate by letter with control device 132.This network can be the known any suitable network of those of ordinary skill in the art, comprising: wired, for example Ethernet or other IEEE 802 have line standard; Wireless, for example 802.11a/b/g/n or other IEEE 802 wireless standards, perhaps Zigbee, perhaps Z-ripple; Perhaps power line communication, for example INSTEON and X10 network.In some embodiments, used a kind of Zigbee mesh network.And, in other embodiments, used a kind of Z-ripple mesh network.

In some embodiments; Thiscommunicator 132 comprises a power line communication (" PLC ") device; PLC modulator-demodulator for example; This modulator-demodulator is used for communicating by letter with thegateway 108a, the 190a that are equipped with a PLC device equally, and these two PLC devices link to each other and to communicate through power line (the for example electric wiring of building or structure) being used for.In one embodiment; An Ethernet switch among thispower supply node 100A links to each other with this power supply node PLC; And provide one or more Ethernets to connect, for example a kind of Ethernet that enables the function of this power supply node connects and a kind of Ethernet connection available as far as the device outside this power supply node.

In each embodiment, a kind of networkelectric power node 100A utilizes this network and other devices to communicate.For example, a kind of mainframe gateway apparatus 108 withnetwork interface 108a can transmit order and receive data to apower supply node 100A or from it.In this embodiment, a kind of user's set and/or processor 110 (for example controller, nonshared control unit, personal computer or special-purpose computer) can utilize a kind ofconnection 109 to thisgateway 108 to give an order to a power supply node through thislocal network 107 and perhaps receive data from it.In some embodiments, this main frame gateway comprises one or more user's setfunctions.Connection 109 between this user's set 110 and thisgateway 108 can be used any suitable wired or wireless connection, comprises above-mentioned network connection type, USB, RS-232, bluetooth or other wired or wireless connections.

In each embodiment, a kind ofgateway 108 for example is configured to utilize and can handles the known device based on TCP/IP from the IP-based API that this gateway obtains.In one embodiment, thisgateway 108 utilizes and a kind ofly allows IP device on thisnetwork 107 to find its simple SSDP to find background program.Typical TCP/IP device comprises iPhone

iPad; IPod network connects panel computer; TV; Blu-ray player; In the personal computer etc. one or more.

In some network implementation schemes, comprise having a kind ofnetwork administration apparatus 106 that is used for thisnetwork 107 communicating devices, for example network controller ornetwork coordinator 106a are to be used to realize Network Management Function.In addition, Network Management Function can comprise a series of interconnected devices of maintenance and maintaining routing list.Particularly, network coordinator uses with the Zigbbee network, and controller uses with the Z-wave network.Network administration apparatus can replenish and/or repeat the function that provided by one ormore gateway apparatus 108 and their interconnection user's set 110.

And in some network implementation schemes, onesecond gateway 190 with second gateway communication piece 109a is throughexternal network 193 and data center's 194 interconnection (as shown in the figure).In other embodiments, this data center's external network communicates through this mainframe gateway connection 109.

In a kind of example system that comprises one or morepower supply node 100A, amain frame gateway 108 and a user's set 110, these devices comprise the memory that is used to store a device cognizance code separately.The device cognizance code makes message can be routed to correct device.In one embodiment, common set or family's cognizance code are used to enable the communication between the member of this group.

Fig. 2 shows the embodiment 200 of power supply node 100A.As stated, thispower supply node 100A comprises a signalelectron device portions 116 and asource electronics part 114.

The signal electron device comprise with processor andmemory block 212 in each I/O (" I/O ")piece 210 and acommunication block 132 of linking to each other.In different embodiments, one or more and this I/O piece inpower analyzer piece 208,dial selector piece 206 and the temperature sensor fast 218 links to each other.And, in some embodiments, in thiscommunication block 132 or except thiscommunication block 132, comprise an Ethernet switch.

In each embodiment of this signalelectron device portions 116, a wireless module (for example Z-ripple or Zigbee module) is used to carry out this I/O piece 210,processor piece 212 and communication block 132.For example, used a Sigma Designs ZM3102Z-mode piece in one embodiment, and used a Zigbee chipset in another embodiment.In some embodiments, utilize a kind of general purpose I/O expander integrated circuit (for example 8 I2C buses of NXP PCA9534BS and SMBus low-power I/O port interrupt) to strengthen the I/O function.

In one embodiment, a kind of power supply/energy integrated circuit (logic of for example reaching the clouds CS 5463 integrated circuits) can be used for realizing the power analysis function of this power analyzer piece 208.The power consumption that can obtain from this power analysis device and other data comprise one or more the instantaneous of reality/active power, electric current and voltage and/or RMS value, apparent power, reactive power, fundamental power and the TEMP.Those of ordinary skill in the art should be appreciated that and can utilize any processor of communicating by letter with this I/O block signal to make up one or more the waveform profiles in voltage, electric current and the power.

Thispower unit 114 comprises apower sensor piece 202, amains switch piece 204 and a supply socket piece 206.This power sensor piece links to each other with apower supply 119 through one first power circuit 138.Thisswitch block 204 links to each other with this power sensor piece through asecond source circuit 140, and links to each other with asocket 206 through the 3rd power circuit 142.Aload 121 links to each other with this socket through afourth power circuit 144.

Thepower analyzer 208 of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 links to each other with thispower sensor piece 202 through aholding wire 158, and links to each other with this I/O piece through a holding wire 157.Switch block 204 links to each other with this I/O piece through a holding wire 160.Socket piece 206 links to each other with this I/O piece through aholding wire 161.

This processor piece links to each other with this I/O piece 210 through a holding wire 168.In use,dial selector 216 links to each other with this I/O piece through aholding wire 146, andtemperature sensor piece 218 links to each other with this I/O piece through a holding wire 166.This communication block links to each other with this I/O piece through aholding wire 169.

In some embodiments, in thisprocessor 212, implement a kind of metering system 309.Thismetering system 309 can add up the power consumption of eachsocket 206, to generate a metering report.In some embodiments, in thisprocessor 212, implement a kind of over-current protection system (" OCPS ") 313.This over-current protection system compares the measurement electric current and the safety limit of eachsocket 206 and all sockets, and under the situation of overload, breaks off accident electrical equipment.And, in some embodiments, in thisprocessor 212, implement a kind of change detecting system (" CDS ") 311.Below these systems will be discussed more fully.

Fig. 3 shows a kind of power supply node with single socket 300.This single socket embodiment provides anindependent power channel 308, and this power channel comprises asocket 206, amains switch 204 and a current sensor 304.This power channel receives electric power through the bus coupler on thepower bus 138 139.In other embodiments, a plurality of power channel provide corresponding socket in many socket powers node.

The electric power of supplying with thissocket 206 is detected together with thispower sensor piece 202 by a powerbus voltage transducer 302 and this power channel current sensor 304.Voltage and current sensor output signal line 310,312 links to each other with thispower analyzer piece 208, and this power analyzer piece links to each other with this I/O piece 210.In some embodiments, at a gateway 108,190 places rather than in independentpower supply node 100A place measuring voltage.This can provide effective measurement, because can suppose in most of instances, in thispower supply node 100B and this gateway 108,190 identical distribution branch in the family, so the voltage between device can not change so much.

In one embodiment, 302 pairs of these power supply node bus voltages of a kind of voltage sensor are measured.Here, the electric power of supplying with eachsocket 206 is known, should be identical because be used for the socket voltage of all sockets, and with the corresponding socket electric current of currentcorresponding transducer 304 measurements.In addition, the electric power of supplying with thispower supply node 100A by thispower supply 119 approximates the electric power of being drawn by all power supply node sockets and also is known.

In some embodiments, the voltage at each socket place is by the voltage sensor monitoring of a correspondence between thissocket 206 and this mains switch 204.This embodiment especially is defined in opens the voltage attenuation of measuring a load behind this mains switch.In other embodiments; Can an analog multiplexer (being made up of relay, field-effect transistor (FET) or other electromechanics or electronic device) be placed between these voltage sensors and eachsocket 206; Allowing the optionally voltage at eachsocket 206 place of independent measurement of a separate voltages transducer, and do not rely on the state of thismains switch 204.

Place between thispower supply 119 and thissocket 206 is a mains switch 204.A powerswitch signal line 160 connects this I/O piece 210 and this mains switch.This switch can be permission known in the art any switch of control, for example machinery or solid-state relay or a semiconductor switch automatically.Use a kind of latch-type relay in one embodiment, and can use a kind of TRIAC type switch in another embodiment.

Thissocket 206 links to each other with a power take-off of thismains switch 204 through the 3rd power circuit 142.In some embodiments, whether plug ofinsertion switch 306 sensings is inserted in this socket 206 (314), and is that this I/O piece provides one to insert signal (316).

In one embodiment, the load of each connection of monitoring or the power consumption ofelectrical equipment 121 during electric appliance standby are so that measure stand-by power consumption.Typically, the standby power level of an electrical equipment is the least significant non-zero power level relevant with this electrical equipment.Here, gateway and/or user's set 108,110 are selected to make the user can interrupt the power circuit of the electrical equipment under the standby mode.In some embodiments, the user can define a stand-by time section, if surpass this stand-by time section, opensrelevant mains switch 204 automatically, to interrupt this electric appliance standby power circuit.

Plug inserts and detects and can be accomplished by the known any device of those of ordinary skill in the art/device.For example, each embodiment has adopted a kind of capacitance type sensor, a kind of optical pickocff and a kind of mechanical pick-up device.Be called as " insertion switch " at these all these devices.

Fig. 4 shows a kind of electromechanical and inserts switch 400.Said switch utilizes aspring arm 414, when a pin of aplug 402 is inserted in thissocket aperture 404 and be inserted between the spring contact 406 of a socket power circuit, depresses this spring arm by this pin.This inserts the pressure pad (for example insulator 408) on this spring arm one end of pin contact, and promotes thefixed contact 410 of a movingcontact 409 against thiscircuit 412 of closure.This closed circuit is to show that a plug inserts the signal in thissocket 206.

In some embodiments, a kind ofdial selector 216 links to each other with this I/O piece 208.This dial selector provides a kind of device, and this device is used for through using symbol, letter, numeral, color or other mark relevant with the dial selector position to select an environmental variance.For example,, a kind of setting can be used, and, the another kind of setting can be used for the power supply node that is arranged in the bedroom for the power supply node that is arranged in home theater.Environmental variance is used in each embodiment, to specify a specific room, a series of electric loading home theater, predetermined scene energy savings, a kind of specific use such as amusement and special time or season winter for example for example for example.

Fig. 5 shows an a kind of embodiment of dial selector 500.Adial selector wheel 502 is used to rotate anaxle 504, and this axle activates a dial selector switch 506.Be coupled through dial selectorswitch signal line 320 and this I/O piece 208 corresponding to selected state of switch signal.Can use the known any suitable switch of those of ordinary skill in the art.Suitable switch comprises rotation and slide block type switch and analog-and digital-switch.In one embodiment, switch opens and the closed circuit digital circuit of each position of the switch (for example corresponding to).In another embodiment, used a kind of binary coded decimal (" BCD ") rotary switch.In another embodiment, used a kind of analog switch (for example potentiometer) together with a kind of analog-digital converter.

When thisdial selector 500 was used in reference to allocation, embodiment comprised a polychromedial selector wheel 502, and this is taken turns has eight and place this color segment around taking turns.Except these eight color segment, also comprise the black and white section.Each section is corresponding to switch 506 positions.These colors can be used for representing room specific in the one family or space, perhaps for example handle official business suite or building of other many spaces, multipurpose environment.Black can be used for representing a kind of variable unnecessary or user's appointment, and white can be used for representing that a kind of only Monitoring and Controlling function is disengaged the power supply node of the state when launching.

In some embodiments, a kind oftemperature sensor 218 is used for the residing ambient temperature of this power supply node of sensing.Signal from this temperature sensor is coupled through a temperaturesensor signal line 322 and this I/O piece 208.

Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of a kind of temperature sensor that is arranged in power supply node housing 600.A first surface of powersupply node housing 604 is long-pending to have anair intake 606, and a second surface of this powersupply node housing 605 is long-pending has an air outlet slit 607.In each embodiment, orientate this air intake and outlet as a kind of natural draft 608,610 of assistance, the ventilation that for example causes by a kind of electric component that is heated through this power supply node housing.Thistemperature sensor 218 is positioned near this inlet, and temperature sensor signal is through temperaturesensor signal line 322 and this I/O piece coupling.

Be in operation, each embodiment of thispower supply node 100A can provide electric power for a load, perhaps in the embodiment with a plurality ofpower channel 308, can electric power be provided for a plurality of loads.Comprise that thenetwork service 107 that the load control that opens and closes load is used for by a kind of command issuing device (for example user's set 110,network manager 106 or data center 194) and a kind of between the order receiving system of particularpower source node 132 enables.The order of opening a particular outlet of for example, sending from this user's set can be routed to a particular power sourcenode communication piece 132 through this network.The order that this powersupply node processor 212 receives from this I/O piece 210 is explained and should be ordered, and sends anopening signal 204 through this I/O piece and holdingwire 160 to this mains switch.

Utilize aforesaid direct command can open and closesocket 206 from a user.Also can under program control, open and close socket.For example; Under program control, can select the state of sockets based on the power consumption in time, selected load, energy price, the special period, environmental condition or for carrying out in other available for the processor of signal communication data one or more with this power supply node I/O piece 208.

Energy report and managementfunction insert switch 306 by thisbus voltage sensor 302, power channelcurrent sensor 304, this socket and this power supplynode power analyzer 208 enables.Power analyzer input comprises by the power supply node bus voltage of this power supply node bus voltage sensor sensing and by the power channel current sensor of the correspondence socket electric current for 308 sensings of each power channel.

The electric power of supplying with eachsocket 206 is known, because measured theelectric current 304 of supplying with each socket and identical single bus voltage (302) for all sockets.Thispower analyzer 208 can send to the data that comprise transient current and voltage from these measurements this I/O module 210.In each embodiment, this power analyzer can send to this I/O module with additional data (comprise in actual power, RMS voltage and current, apparent power, reactive power and the fundamental power one or more).

Is available from the data of thispower analyzer 208 for carrying out for any processor of signal communication with this I/O piece 210.For example, user's set 110 can be through the data of thesenetwork 107 receptions from this power analyzer.The instantaneous value of data, trend and summary can obtain from the power analyzer data being stored in this user's set or another kind of access to netwoks storage arrangement, can it is any to this user report.In addition, it is available for this I/O piece that socket inserts switch 306 states, and one first state shows that a plug is inserted in this socket, and one second state shows do not have plug to be inserted in this socket.

In some embodiments; Data (energy prices of for example being reported by electric installation or power system operation person) from external source are available, manually import or obtain from this network via a kind of connection (for example internet connection) through thisdata center 194 or internet gateway no matter be.Utilize tariffs on electricity/cost information and power consumption information; This user's set can be reported the cost metering, and the suggestion of for example instantaneous power supply cost, total electricity cost, the power cost of specific period and reduction power cost is as transferring to electric loading the cost time on daytime still less.

In a kind of power supply node with a plurality of sockets, a kind of default mode specifies one ofsocket 206 as a baseplug.Depress this power supply node " On "button 15 and can enable this baseplug through themains switch 204 that closed pair is answered.Under this default mode, all the power supply node sockets except this baseplug are from socket.If this baseplug is supplied with aload 121 with electric power, then can enable these similarly from socket.If this baseplug is not supplied with a load with electric power, then remove and enable these from socket.When the associated components of a kind of system (for example entertainment systems) linked to each other with apublic power node 100A, the default mode operation allowed one of these parts to be used to open and close the master unit from parts as one.

In each embodiment, a processor that carries out signal communication with this power supply node I/O piece 210 can be inferred the characteristic of thisload 121 from the data that thispower supply node 100A obtains through analyzing.Be called as fundamental analysis in this method of inferring load characteristic.

But input and output are from the multiple dateout of this power supplynode power analyzer 208, thisinsertion switch 306 and this dial selector 216.This powersupply node analyzer 208 can utilize input for example (but being not limited to) measure, measure and/or from the temperature survey of this temperature sensor from the instantaneous voltage of this voltage sensor from the transient current of this current sensor.It can output information (but being not limited to) instantaneous, average or root mean square (RMS) voltage for example, instantaneous, average or root mean square (RMS) electric current, actual, apparent, idle or first-harmonic is instantaneous, RMS or average power, perhaps instantaneous or mean temperature.This inserts switch and can insert as input plug, and can on off state be output as that open or closed contact and whether insert a plug with expression.This dial selector can be with the position of this colour wheel (or other choice devices) as its input and output information for example (but being not limited to) numeral, room location, a cover contiguous electrical equipment, service time and/or power strip type (single socket or a plurality of socket).

Fundamental analysis uses power prompting and contextual information to discern the possible device classification that is used for load (normally household electrical appliance).Whether fundamental analysis can detect has inserted a plug, and considers standby and operation power consumption, power factor and peak value and RMS electric current.In addition, one or more envirment factors be can consider, room location, contiguous electrical equipment (in identical room), service time and power supply node type (single socket or a plurality of socket) comprised.

In fundamental analysis, load evaluation typically utilizes some data snapshot.For example, the electrical equipment of 10 watts of standby powers of a kind of needs and 200 watts of operate powers is positioned at the one family room.The attribute of a television set of these data fittings, and suppose that this load possibly be complementary with a television set not from this power factor and the antirepresentation mutually of peak value with the RMS electric current.

In each embodiment, the data that are used for load and electrical equipment are complementary are kept at this networking, thislocality 107 or should networking, outside 193 addressable memories.Local data storage comprises thisgateway host 108 and this user's set 110.External data storage device comprises that storage device for example is positioned at the semiconductor and the harddisk memory of thisdata center 194.

An in case socket/load and a kind of specific electrical equipment are complementary, and need not to move once more matching process, only if this not plug-in of electrical equipment.In each embodiment, when a plug was inserted in thecorresponding socket 206, this plug insertedswitch 306 sign is set.The sign of a setting causes load evaluation to be directed against represented socket/load and moves; In case should assessment move, just removing should sign.As for a kind of specific socket, pull the plug out of the socket and insert plug again and can reset this sign, and cause and carry out this matching process once more.

Pattern or behavior pattern are used in middle rank analytical review, to carry out load evaluation.The middle rank analysis can comprise the monitoring power consumption, to confirm the work period of load, comprises frequency of utilization and useful life.

In middle rank is analyzed, the data snapshot that the load evaluation utilization is clapped with a kind of low frequency.For example, can per minute inspection and record power consumption once.If open the load of monitoring continually, just and move for example one or more hours long period of time when opening it, these data can hint once more that this electrical equipment is a television set. at every turn

The data that are used to mate operating position can be stored on thislocal network 107 or this network outside.Local data storage comprises thisgateway host 108 and this user's set 110.External data storage device comprises the computer that is positioned at thisdata center 194.

Advanced analysis supposition every kind of electric signature that load has a uniqueness, the for example frequency content of its voltage and current waveform.When closing this device or cutting off the electricity supply, perhaps interested especially is voltage waveform, and/or when opening this device or connecting with the mains, perhaps interested especially be current waveform.

As stated, but thislocal network 107 is uploaded transmission information, and in some embodiments, externally transmission on the network 193.In one embodiment, network information exchange comprises the transmission of one or more internet messages, for example one or more in the following: a) waveform profiles; B) change detecting system (CDS) filter profile; C) metering report; D) overcurrent alarm; And e) instantaneous power.

Fig. 7 shows a kind of system 800 that on thislocal network 107 andexternal network 193, exchanges messages.On thislocal network 107, betweenpower strip 100A and thisgateway host 108, exchange messages.Thispower strip 100A can be sent to thisgateway host 108 with metering report, instantaneous power, instantaneous voltage/voltage waveform profile, transient current/current waveform profiles and overcurrent alarm.(vide infra) in some embodiments, thisgateway host 108 can be sent to thispower strip 100A with change detecting system (" CDS ") filter profile.

In some embodiments, thispower strip 100A also or thesegateway host 108 polls other the device with acquired information.For example, thisgateway host 108 can this power strip ofpoll 100A, asks a metering report.In response to this polling request, thispower strip 100A can send to thisgateway host 108 with this metering report.

On thisexternal network 193, between thisgateway host 108 and thisdata center 194, exchange messages.Thisgateway host 108 is sent to thisdata center 194 with waveform profiles, and electrical equipment is identified in thisdata center 194 and the CDS filter profile of coupling is sent to this gateway host.

Can utilize message in many ways.Instantaneous power shows based on the instantaneous power consumption of electric current and/or power reading as required.Can be as required, in response to network inquiry or according to CDS incident transfer instant power reading.Can be in many ways (such as but not limited to generating recombination optics dash board, total domestic loads and the puncture of contribution separately) utilize said instantaneous power reading.CDS change threshold capable of using detects and eliminates poll and reduce network traffics.

Metering report can be reported and integrated in time instantaneous power through the accumulative total power consumption in certain period of time, thus the power consumption of providing.The intelligent metering power consumption report that is used for one or more independent sockets can be spontaneous, arrange or as required.It can be regarded as conventional power consumption metering.Some embodiments a kind of Z-ripple standard intelligence instrument class capable of using is carried out efficient scheduling and the related power consumption report is sent to a gateway host automatically.

How waveform profiles changes in time if showing voltage and current; It should be noted that as stated the waveform profiles of voltage and/or electric current is available for every kind of socket/load 206/121.Can these message be sent to agateway host 108 from this power strip 10A according to the threshold event that generates by power strip change detecting system (CDS) by the waveform that power analyzer generates institute's parameters calculated (like power).Waveform profiles can be used for making load and known electrical equipment to be complementary.In thisdata center 194, waveform profiles can be complementary with a signature database, and as a kind of indicating device that is used for device or device classification logotype.Waveform profiles also can be used for the automation purpose in the inner electrical equipment state recognition.

The overcurrent alarm can provide one to surpass thispower strip 100A or the current rating ofsingle socket 206 and/or the warning of capacity.Can the overcurrent alarm be sent to a gateway host from this power strip according to a kind of signal from the over-current protection system (OCPS) of this power supply node.A kind of overcurrent situations no matter when occurs, have short circuit risk or device is inserted into the maloperation among this power strip 100A.No matter under which kind of situation, on this network, generate these overcurrent alert messages a kind of means are provided, with through a kind of user's set or through informing that from the notice of this data center the user should take remedial action.In some embodiments, this power strip except sending a message, the automatic power supply of the one or more accident sockets of sever supply.

A kind of change detecting system (" CDS ") profile is that single socket/load provides the control change detecting system filtering parameter that filter rows is.The CDS filtering parameter comprises voltage, electric current, power, insertion on off state, temperature and any based in the variable of these parameters.Can it be sent to this power strip from a gateway host, be used for the change-detection performance of filter ofsingle socket 206 with modification.Filter profile is used to finely tune the change detecting system of this power strip trustship, and this system is limited in flow only significant or that pay close attention to, for example significant waveform profiles and significant change of power consumption with network traffics.

As stated, can the poll another kind of device of a kind of device is with acquired information.Another replacement scheme is the automatic report that is triggered by a kind of variable condition.In this embodiment, thisprocessor 212 comprises achange detecting system 311, one or more variablees of this system monitoring, for example power, electric current and voltage.The change triggers of monitoring, surpass in the variable of a threshold value is reported automatically.For example, if be provided with one 10 watts threshold power variation, CDS can not report from 195 watts to 200 watts load variations; But, can report a kind of load variations from 195 watts to 205 watts.

Can find out that from above the report rather than the poll that use CDS to trigger provide a kind of means that reduce network traffics.Flow has reduced, because on this network, only reported anomalous event.In the CDS filter profile, defined the standard that is used to define anomalous event.When the Wave data that sends to this data center and a kind of specific electrical equipment are complementary, select promptly to remain to be applied in a kind of filter profile of specific socket/load 206/121.For example; If the television set that consumes 200 watts when consuming 10 watts and operation when sending to the known standby of negative carrier graphic data and of this data center is complementary, this CDS filter profile can be ignored the load variations of falseness below 10 watts/do not paid close attention to.

Also can trigger report based on the elapsed time.For example, can whenever whenever in 2 seconds or other embodiments report instantaneous power automatically at a distance from the other times section.In one embodiment, report is based on a kind of hybrid system that comprises a plurality of reporting systems.For example, can use the report of any multiple Time Triggered, report and the poll that CDS triggers together.

Fig. 8 shows an embodiment with poll, regularly, incident and CDS report 1000.Can in piece 1001, make up message, and can it sent as the message in piece 1002 on network.Can whenever measureinstantaneous power 902, and send it tometering system 309,over-current protection system 313 and change detectingsystem 311 at a distance from 2 seconds.Can send and triggermeasurement report 906 based on the message of poll or scheduling from this metering system 309.When an overcurrent incident occurring, can trigger overcurrent warning (or alarm) 908 from this over-current protection system 313.When the variation of instantaneous power surpasses a predetermined threshold, can triggerinstantaneous power report 910 from this change detecting system 311.In some embodiments, two kinds of nearest samples can be used for change detected.In other embodiments, consider to remain the noise that reduces in the sample that more various article can be used for creating a moving average.

In some embodiments, can carry out forexample waveform analysis 904 of advanced analysis, and it is used as a kind of input to this change detecting system 311.Can measure at the interval (for example whenever at a distance from 12 seconds or other intervals) of rule, to create waveform.

Except such use, especially interrupt electric appliance standby power circuit and management or reduce one or both of energy consumption and energy cost thereby the embodiment that is used for thispower supply node 100A of energy conservation comprises the control of informing the independent power consumption of electrical appliances of user, enabling independent socket.

In a commercial embodiment, a kind of consumer's assembly can comprise a plurality of many and/or single-socketpower supply node 100A,gateway 108 and controller or user's set 110.During Computer-Assisted Design, Manufacture And Test, these devices can be provided with the cognizance code that allows interoperability in advance.This controller also can have been programmed in advance and has been in, night and leave selection.Be in and select to enable all these powersupply node sockets 206 through the mains switch 204 that closed pair is answered.Select to enable the default mode of many socket powers node night, and releasing enables the single-socket power supply node.Leaving selection can remove and enable all these power supply node sockets.

Only if point out in addition, all numerals of employed statement number of elements, optical characteristics etc. are interpreted as being modified by word " approximately " in all cases in this specification and the claim.Therefore; Only if point out opposite situation; Numerical parameter described in previous specification and the accompanying claims was an approximation, and said approximation can depend on the expected performance that those of ordinary skill in the art of utilizing the content that the present invention teaches attempts to obtain and change.At least, rather than attempt the application of equivalent principle is limited to the scope of said claim, should be according to the quantity of the significant digits of report and through adopting the common technology that rounds off to explain each numerical parameter at least.Although setting forth the said number range and the parameter of broad range of the present invention is approximation, as far as possible accurately report the said numerical value of setting forth in the instantiation.Yet any numerical value itself comprises some error that must be caused by the standard deviation of finding in the thermometrically separately.

The number range of utilizing end points to detail comprises all numerals (for example 1 to 5 comprises 1,1.5,2,2.75,3,3.80,4 and 5) that are included in this scope.

As used in this specification and the accompanying claims, singulative " a " " an " and " the " comprise plural object of reference, only if content of the present invention is pointed out in addition clearly.Therefore, for example, that the element of mentioning a kind of being described as " a kind of light-emitting diode (LED) " can refer to is single led, the LED of two LED or any other quantity.As used in this specification and the accompanying claims, adopt word " perhaps " usually, with regard to its meaning, comprise " and/or ", only if content of the present invention is pointed out in addition clearly.

As used among the application, word " connection " comprises directly and is connected indirectly.In addition, when first kind links to each other with second kind of device, in the middle of the device of centre comprises that aggressive device can be positioned at.

Be schematically on the illustrative in nature of each embodiment that provides above, and and do not mean that the restriction invention, its application, or uses.Therefore, the difference except described in the application those changes purpose and is in the scope of embodiment of the present invention.Do not think that said variation runs counter to preset range of the present invention.Likewise, should not limit width of the present invention and scope, but should only limit width of the present invention and scope according to following claim and equivalent thereof by above-mentioned exemplary.

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1. power supply node that is used for energy conservation comprises:

An input power coupler;

One first mains switch; This first mains switch has one first control port, first power supply terminal and a second source terminal; This first power supply terminal and this input power coupler are electrically connected, and this first control port is configured to be controlled at a kind of being electrically connected between this first power supply terminal and this second source terminal;

One first socket, second terminal of this first socket and this first mains switch is electrically connected;

A voltage sensor, this voltage sensor be can move so that measure voltage at this first socket place;

One first current sensor, this first current sensor be can move so that measure the electric current flow through this first socket;

A selector installation, this selector installation are configured to be used to provide an environmental variance from a plurality of selectable environmental variances;

A signal electron device portions; This signal electron device portions comprises and is configured to a communication block on a network, communicating that first control port of this signal communication piece and this selector installation, this first mains switch, this voltage sensor and this first current sensor carry out signal communication;

This signal electron device portions is configured to be used for:

Monitoring stream is crossed the said electric current of this first socket,

Monitoring is at the said voltage at this first socket place,

Be controlled at first power supply terminal of this first mains switch and said being electrically connected between the second source terminal, and

Communicate on a network via this communication block;

A housing, this housing entity connects this first socket, this first mains switch, this signal electron device portions, this first current sensor and this voltage sensor.

2. power supply node as claimed in claim 1, wherein this input power coupler comprises:

An attaching plug that extends from this housing, wherein first power supply terminal of this attaching plug and this first switch be electrically connected and be can move so that electric power is transmitted on first power supply terminal of this first switch from this attaching plug.

3. power supply node as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:

A temperature sensor, this temperature sensor is connected with this housing entity and carries out signal communication with this signal electron device portions; Wherein

This signal electron device portions further is configured to monitor near the air themperature this power supply node.

4. power supply node as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:

One first is inserted switch, and this first insertion switch has a kind of electric state and representes whether a device plug is inserted in this first socket, and this first insertion switch is connected with this housing entity and carries out signal communication with this signal electron device portions; Wherein

This signal electron device portions further is configured to monitor the electric state of this first insertion switch.

5. power supply node as claimed in claim 1, wherein this signal electron device portions further is configured to:

Electric current and a predetermined safe maximum of this first socket of said supply are compared; And

If the electric current of this first socket of said supply surpasses this predetermined safe maximum, control this first mains switch with the electric disconnection from the second source terminal of this first mains switch of this first power supply terminal.

6. power supply node as claimed in claim 1, wherein this signal electron device portions further is configured on this network, send a message, and said message contains the information based on a measured value of the electric current of this first socket of said supply.

7. power supply node as claimed in claim 1, wherein this signal electron device further is configured to:

Reception is from an order on this network;

Based on from this order on this network, be controlled at first power supply terminal of this first mains switch and said being electrically connected between the second source terminal.

8. energy management system comprises:

One or more like each described power supply node in the claim 1 to 7, comprise a particular power source node;

One is carried out the user's set of signal communication with this network, wherein this user's set be can move so that characterize a load in first socket that is plugged into this particular power source node based on one or more electric measurements relevant with first socket of this particular power source node.

9. energy management system as claimed in claim 8, the sign of wherein said load also are based on the said environmental variance of this particular power source node.

10. energy management system as claimed in claim 8, wherein this user's set further be can move so that control first mains switch of this particular power source node.

11. energy management system as claimed in claim 8, wherein this user's set further be can move in case the report by the energy that one or more electrical equipment consumed that is plugged in these one or more power supply nodes.

12. energy management system as claimed in claim 11, wherein this user's set further be can move in case the report with by the relevant a kind of cost of the energy that this one or more electrical equipment consumed that is plugged in these one or more power supply nodes.

13. energy management system as claimed in claim 8 further comprises:

A kind of change detecting system; And

A change detecting system filter with one or more filtering parameters;

Wherein when filtering parameter in these one or more filtering parameters with when a respective value with the relevant said one or more electric measurements of first socket of this particular power source node differs a scheduled volume, this power supply node transmits an internet message.

14. the method that management energy consumes comprises:

To place among the one or more power circuits into one or more electric power supplies like each described one or more power supply nodes in the claim 1 to 7;

Measure the energy consumption of at least one electrical equipment in these one or more electrical equipment;

Show a plurality of chances be used to reduce energy consumption, said chance is based on that the measurement of said energy consumption discerns; And

Through being provided, automation equipment Long-distance Control energy consumption manages said energy consumption.

15. method as claimed in claim 14 further comprises:

Discern a kind of stand-by power consumption of an electrical equipment in these a plurality of electrical equipment; And,

If the time that said electrical equipment keeps under a kind of standby mode then breaks off said electrical equipment greater than a predetermined amount of time from said power supply.

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