INTELLIGENT PLUG FOR DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE IN INTELLIGENT ELECTRICITY NETWORKS

摘要

The aim of the present invention is to provide an intelligent plug capable of connecting domestic appliances and/or industrial apparatuses via one or more outlets, detecting the power consumption of the connected apparatuses, communicating with internal components and with external power supply control apparatuses via control and communication units, and selecting the most appropriate energy source from a set of conventional and unconventional electrical energy supply sources by means of an internal electronic switching mechanism in order to optimize energy resources, giving priority to the most appropriate energy sources in accordance with energy cost criteria.