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Patent US10284003
Issued 2019-05-07
End-user Based Backup Management
A device includes a network interface and a processor. The network interface is configured to receive one or more preferences of a customer related to the charging of at least one backup device of the consumer. The network interface is also configured to receive at least one notification of at least one predicted power disturbance. The processor is configured to utilize the one or more consumer preferences and the at least one notification to generate a charging schedule of the at least one backup device and to generate one or more charging notifications for charging the at least one backup device. The one or more charging notifications are based on the charging schedule.
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- 1. A system comprising:
a smart meter connected to a utility service, a plurality of backup devices, and a consumer facility, wherein the smart meter is connected:
between the utility service and the consumer facility; and
between the plurality of backup devices and the consumer facility;
wherein the utility service provides a main source of power to the consumer facility and the plurality of backup devices provide a backup source of power to the consumer facility independent of the utility service; wherein the smart meter includes a backup management system configured for communicating with the consumer facility; wherein the backup management system is configured to:
receive a plurality of consumer preferences related to charging the plurality of backup devices;
receive a notification of a predicted power disturbance indicating that the utility service is predicted to be unable to provide the main source of power to the consumer facility, the notification including a time before the predicted power disturbance and a disturbance time period;
determine a desired charge based on the plurality of consumer preferences and the disturbance time period;
determine an available charge based on a charge status of each of the plurality of backup devices; and
determine, if the desired charge is greater than the available charge, a time to charge the plurality of backup devices such that the available charge reaches the desired charge; and
create, if the time before the predicted power disturbance is greater than the time to charge the plurality of backup devices, a charging schedule for charging the plurality of backup devices, wherein the charging schedule is based on energy costs over the time before the predicted power disturbance, the time before the predicted power disturbance, and the charge status of each backup device.
