| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for controlling a supply voltage for powering one or more appliances is described, the apparatus comprising: . - an analyzing unit (410) comprising: . o a current input terminal (220) for receiving an input signal representing a total current supplied to one or more appliances (230); . o a processing unit (440) for processing the input signal, the processing unit being arranged to . o receive the input signal; . o analyze the input signal to obtain an identification of the one or more appliances; and . o determining an optimal supply voltage based on the identification; . o output a control signal representing the optimal supply voltage; . - a voltage control unit comprising . o a signal input terminal for receiving the control signal; . o a voltage input terminal (420) for receiving an incoming voltage . o a voltage output terminal for providing the supply voltage; . o a voltage adjustment circuitry connected to the voltage input terminal and the voltage output terminal for converting the incoming voltage to the supply voltage; wherein the voltage control unit is further arranged to control the voltage adjustment circuitry to convert the incoming voltage to the optimal supply voltage based on the control signal, when a difference between the incoming voltage and the optimal supply voltage meets a predetermined criterion.</p> |
