Systems, devices and methods for electricity provision, usage monitoring, analysis, and enabling improvements in efficiency

摘要

The invention relates generally to systems, devices and methods for the efficient use of utilities, more particularly to the distribution and provision of electricity supply at appropriate voltages, monitoring and usage by end devices, and to facilitating consumers in changing their energy usage behavior, and to adopt and easily install appropriate sustainable, energy efficient or renewable technologies. Said end devices typically including traditional electric, electronic and lighting appliances requiring AC or DC power provision or low voltage DC power via AC/DC converters.

主权项

1. An energy management and power provisioning system comprising:
an energy server including at least one power control device arranged to receive power from one or more power supplies and to integrate or convert available power supplies and provide a variable voltage DC network wherein the voltage can vary dynamically within a range; at least one connector socket including a power delivery module connected to the variable voltage DC network, the power delivery module arranged to convert between the variable voltage and a set DC voltage or current for an end device or sub circuit connected to the connector socket via a connector plug, wherein the end device is an end device load, a local renewable energy supply, or local energy storage, wherein at least one connector socket is constructed and arranged to detect end device load information by reading a key parameter for voltage and current requirements for the end device when plugged into the connector socket, and providing an appropriate voltage and current to the end device via power conversion by a power delivery module, wherein at least one power control device is provided by an energy server, wherein the energy server is arranged to communicate with and control at least one power delivery module and receive load information of end devices on the variable voltage DC network, wherein the energy server is arranged to dynamically and selectively integrate or convert the available power supplies on the variable voltage DC network based on the overall current or expected usage load level of end devices on the variable voltage DC network, the availability of the power supplies, or the time of day.