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An inductive powering device provides power to a portable device via inductive coupling between primary coils in the surface of the powering device and a secondary coil in the portable device. The portable device includes a passive locator device, such as an RFID device, to allow the primary coils of the inductive powering surface to detect the presence and location of the secondary coil, and only primary coils adjacent the secondary coil are energized for power transfer. A cost-effective driving configuration that arranges the primary coils into a matrix with drive circuits switchably connected to the row and columns is used to energize the primary coils.

With small dimensional optics, small photovoltaic cells have heat distribution surfaces, very high concentrations and subsequently high utilization of the semiconductors can be achieved. Discrete photodiodes can be formed as spherical and other geometric shaped, cells with high performance characteristics, precision dimensions, and low cost. This invention positions discrete photovoltaic cells by using their geometric shape, elastic electrical mounts, couples them to small optical concentrator systems of refractory and or reflective optics and makes electrical network connections to those photodiodes, reliably, adjusting for thermal expansion, and at low cost to form low cost and reliable electrical power arrays. The electrical connectors and network can form part of the reflective optics and heat removal system. The electrical interconnection system can also form a reliable network that is self-correcting and tolerant of point failures.

The invention provides a wind and light complementing distributed micro-grid system for comprehensively utilizing commercial power. The system comprises a distributed wind-light energy micro-system, a user load, a bidirectional power meter, an alternating-current bus, a high/low-voltage transformer, a power grid, a superior scheduling management system, a micrometeorological interaction device, a clock interaction device and a switch, wherein the distributed wind-light energy micro-system and the user load are connected to the alternating-current bus through the bidirectional power meter, and access the conventional power grid through the high/low-voltage transformer; the switch refers to an isolating switch and a circuit breaker; and the superior scheduling management system is used for detecting the state of the wind-light energy micro-system, deciding the power generation/power supply state of the wind-light energy micro-system according to the states of the micrometeorological micro-prediction interaction device, the clock interaction device, an energy storage device and the user load, and deciding the interaction state of the wind-light energy micro-system and the power grid. According to the system, power can be independently supplied to the user load, grid-connected power generation with the power grid can be performed according to the processing result of urban micrometeorological interaction information, time-of-use power price is supported simultaneously, the power supply demand of a user is met, the cost is lowered, the power generation benefit is increased, the power utilization cost is lowered, and the reliability of the power grid is enhanced.

The invention discloses a power demand side monitoring system and method. A cloud computing technology is used, power consumption information forms a large power information resource pool, the power load is accurately predicted, the energy-saving potential is accurately mined, and a powerful guarantee is provided for reasonable, ordered, high-efficiency and safe power utilization, so that the aim of continuously utilizing the power is fulfilled. The system comprises a user layer, a data layer, a service layer and a monitoring layer, wherein the user layer is used for dividing the energy-saving method of the whole distribution system according to the industry difference; the data layer is used for acquiring power user data of the user layer by employing an intelligent load control terminal; the service layer is used for processing the data acquired from the data layer by employing the cloud computing and big data technology; and the monitoring layer is connected to the cloud of the service layer and is used for monitoring a power load in real time, counting the power consumption, checking and managing the power service condition and checking the energy-saving potential, so that the service type of the energy-saving equipment is determined.

The invention discloses a performance prediction and fault alarm method for a photovoltaic power station. The method comprises the following steps of: a, setting the station of the power station; b, setting the operation mode of the power station; c, judging whether required real-time data or historical data exists or not; d, predicting the performance of the power station through an experience model if the state in the step a is that a new photovoltaic power station is required to be designed and the required real-time data or historical data in the step c does not exist, and predicting the performance of the power station through a data drive performance model if the required real-time data or historical data in the step c exists; e, predicting the performance of the power station through the data drive performance model or a polynomial regression model if the photovoltaic power station in the step a is operated and the required real-time data or historical data in the step c exists, and predicting the performance of the power station through the experience model if the required real-time data or historical data in the step c does not exist; f, comparing actual performance with the predicted performance, and performing fault alarm; and g, correcting the models on line by a Kalman filtering method and returning to the step c, and otherwise, directly returning to the step e. By the method, solar energy resources can be utilized to the maximum extent, and power utilization cost can be reduced; and the accuracy of performance prediction and fault diagnosis is improved.

This invention relates to a new type of energy-saving method used in the base stations of GSM mobile communication system, which can realize functions of measurement of service volume, decision of service transfer plans, transfer implement and closing vacant service units to save energy of base stations and increase usability of electric energy.

A controller for an HVAC & R system is provided with the Internet connection to weather forecast information. The weather forecast information is utilized by the controller to take proactive steps in system operation and control. As an example, should the weather forecast information indicate that temperatures will be rising dramatically the next day, the controller may take the proactive step of increasing cooling in the conditioned space during the nighttime. In this manner, when the ambient temperature begins to rise the next day, the cooling load on the HVAC & R system components will be lower. Analogous proactive steps can be taken regarding humidity and fresh air circulation rate within the conditioned space. The present invention not only provides more prompt tailoring of the conditions within an environment to desired conditions, but also does so in a more efficient and less expensive manner

The invention discloses a hermetia illucens breeding system and belongs to the technical field of green cultivation. The hermetia illucens breeding system comprises a culture pond and a ceiling arranged at the upper part of the culture pond; the culture pond is sequentially provided with a water absorption layer, a heating device and a grid layer from bottom to top; the heating device comprises a heating tape and a fixing frame for fixing the heating tape; a compost is put on the upper part of the water absorption layer; the heating device is located in the compost; the grid layer is located on a surface layer of the compost; a lifting device is arranged on the side of the culture pond; the lifting device drives the heating device to lift; and a heat preservation cover is arranged at the top of the culture pond. Hermetia illucens is bred by using the hermetia illucens breeding system, so that the survival rate of hermetia illucens larvae is high and the hermetia illucens is not affected by an external environment; furthermore, the hermetia illucens is easily separated from the compost and insect feces do not need to be cleaned, so that the cost of manpower and material resources is greatly reduced. In addition, the compost in the culture pond is digested and fermented in the hermetia illucens breeding process and can be directly returned to the field as an organic fertilizer, so that the hermetia illucens breeding system is economical and environmentally friendly.

The invention relates to a direct-current micro-grid system and a control method thereof. The direct-current micro-grid system comprises a direct-current power distribution circuit, a bi-directional AC/DC (alternating current/direct current) rectifying/inverting device, a distributed energy generating device, an energy storing device, direct-current loads, alternating-current loads, a urban microclimate interactive system, a clock interactive system, a micro-grid control system and micro-grid protecting devices, an upper scheduling management system is arranged in the micro-grid control system so as to form layered management for micro-grid energy. The direct-current micro-grid control method includes: entering a grid connection mode or an island model according to working state of a large power grid, and determining the working states of the energy storing device and the distributed energy generating device according to information of the urban microclimate interactive system and the clock interactive system. The direct-current micro-grid system can independently supply power to the alternating-current and the direct-current loads and can be connected with a power grid to generate power according to processed result of urban microclimate interactive information, so that requirements on power supply for users are met, cost is reduced, designing, controlling, operation and maintenance of a micro-grid are benefited, and reliability, economy and efficiency of the micro-grid are effectively improved.

Provided is a network system, which includes an advanced metering infrastructure, a communication device, and an energy management system. The advanced metering infrastructure is configured to measure energy supplied from a power supply source. The communication device is configured to communicate energy information related with the energy. The energy management system recognizes the energy information to control driving of an electric product. The energy management system limits a function of at least one part of power consumption units constituting the electric product, based on whether the recognized energy information is an on-peak time period. Thus, the concentration of power consumptions can be removed, so that a power supplier can effectively manage power consumptions and a consumer can save electricity costs and energy.

A method of triggering handoff of a mobile station to a candidate BSS, for VoWLAN communication, uses a roaming controller for monitoring link qualities of the serving and candidate BSS by selective/controlled fast scanning through RSSI screening at each packet reception. Using link qualities, a list of candidate BSSs for handoff is maintained. The controller selects a candidate BSS for handoff and completes pre-authentication of the mobile station with the selected best candidate BSS. When the link quality of the of the selected candidate BSS becomes better than that of the serving BSS, handoff is triggered. Link qualities may be monitored by screening a metric other than RSSI. When no candidate BSS is found, scanning is reduced/temporarily interrupted, to conserve power. When the serving BSS link quality is above a given threshold when the mobile station is in the serving BSS center, the functions of fast scanning and pre-authentication are interrupted.

In an energy storage system, power from at least one of a solar cell, a commercial AC power source, and a storage battery is supplied to load devices. In the daytime, under the condition that an amount of power generated by the solar cell is less than an amount of power consumed by the load device, the discharge from the storage battery to the load device is permitted or prohibited if the charge level of the storage battery is higher or is not higher than the reference charge level. The discharge from the storage battery which makes the charge level of the storage battery lower than the reference level is permitted at night.

The invention discloses an energy-storage type alternating current and direct current mixed micro-grid and a control method thereof. The energy-storage type alternating current and direct current mixed micro-grid comprises an alternating current micro-grid, a direct current micro-grid, a battery energy-storage system and an energy management system EMS, which are connected with an external grid control center. The control method of the energy-storage type alternating current and direct current mixed micro-grid comprises the following steps of initializing the EMS to acquire information data of the alternating current micro-grid, the direct current micro-grid and the battery energy-storage system; acquiring information data of an external public grid in real time; regulating and controlling the alternating current micro-grid, the direct current micro-grid and the battery energy-storage system according to the acquired data. The energy-storage type alternating current and direct current mixed micro-grid and the control method thereof have the advantages that the energy utilization efficiency can be improved, the size of a transformer can be reduced, networking and controlling are more flexible, the cost is reduced, and the power supply reliability of the whole system is improved.

An image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel, a hollow shaft, a base, electric wiring, and a protection member. The lens barrel has a lens and an image pickup device embedded therein. The hollow shaft is rotatable about an axis intersecting with an optical axis of the lens. The axis serves as a central axis of the hollow shaft. The base supports the lens barrel in a rotatable manner by using the hollow shaft. The electric wiring extends through the inside of the hollow shaft to electrically transmit an image pickup signal of the image pickup device. The protection member is provided in the hollow shaft so as to prevent the electric wiring from coming into contact with the hollow shaft.

The invention relates to a photovoltaic assembly inclination angle and array pitch cross feedback multi-factor comprehensive calculation method, which sequentially comprises the following four steps including (1) assembly inclination angle preliminary calculation; (2) array pitch preliminary calculation; (3) array pitch optimization; and (4) assembly inclination angle optimization. The comprehensive calculation method provided by the invention has the advantages that the shadow loss of an assembly in the whole year time, the direct current cable consumption of a photovoltaic power generation unit, the direct current cable wire loss and the photovoltaic array occupied area are comprehensively considered, the optimal inclination angle of the assembly and the fore-and-aft pitch of arrays are determined, and in addition, the comprehensive calculation method capable of reasonably determining the assembly inclination angle and the array pitch for pursuing the power generation benefit maximization is provided.

A system and methods that enables smart charging for electric resources. A smart charging method may include smart charging customer guarantees. The charging behavior guarantee may comprise a guaranteed charging schedule that matches a regular charging schedule of an electric resource and provides power flow flexibility. A smart charging method may also include periodically updated schedules. In addition, a smart charging method may manage electric resources via a smart charging benefit analysis. A smart charging benefit may include an impact resulting from the energy management system which is beneficial to an electric resource. A smart charging method may manage the charging behavior of the electric resources on a grid based on the smart charging benefit. Further, a smart charging method may manage electric resources via a smart charging benefit analysis and smart charging customer guarantees. A smart charging method also may schedules with overrides, and may involve a method for local load management in the presence of uncontrolled loads. A smart charging method for managing electric resources may also provide direct control over prices-to-devices enabled devices.

The invention relates to the research field that a demander response participates in large-scale grid-connected wind power consumption, in particular to a large-scale grid-connected wind power consumption based on the demander response. The method comprises the steps of establishing high-energy-consumption enterprises of mining, metal smelting, petroleum processing, heating and the like nearby areas with rich wind power, utilizing adjustable and interruptible high-energy-consumption loads for participating in wind power pitch peaks, locally absorbing wind power resources, and avoiding large-scale and remote wind power transmission. Therefore, power grid losses are reduced, the power utilization cost of high-energy-consumption users is saved, output consumption of a wind power plant is increased, and occurrences of the wind abandoning phenomenon are reduced. The method can objectively and comprehensively reflect the output characteristics of large-scale power wind and the user power utilization load characteristics, the sizes of the adjustable and interruptible high-energy-consumption loads are accurately calculated, then the capacity of the newly-increased wind power consumption scale is determined, and the current large-scale wind power grid-connected consumption problem and the wind abandoning problem are solved.

The invention discloses an intelligent electric park demand response strategy. At present, applicable subjects established by most of intelligent demand models are single residential users, so that diversity and uncertainty of a practical user group are neglected and involvement of a park formed by aggregation of a plurality of users is avoided. The intelligent electric park demand response strategy is implemented as follows: (1), flexible loads of an intelligent electric park are classified according to different demand responses; (2), corresponding demand response strategy models are established for different flexible loads; (3), a corresponding demand response strategy model is established for the intelligent electric park; and (4), effects of users in the park under different demand response strategies are calculated. According to the intelligent electric park demand response strategy, optimized scheduling is carried out on all demand response resources under different electricity price incentive mechanism effects by using user power cost minimization as an objective, so that the user power cost can be reduced and the load electricity behavior can be improved. Therefore, the intelligent electric park can participate in the demand response under a market and competitive mechanism.