Energy production device in a network comprising a plurality of nodes, energy-consuming node and corresponding processes

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for generating energy in a network comprising a plurality of nodes capable of communicating across said network through at least one first communication channel of said network. The device comprises one or more processors configured together or separately to: - obtain electrical energy from one or more ambient energy sources, - receive a demand for electrical energy from at least one first of said nodes, said demand for electrical energy being representative of at least a required quantity of electrical energy, - conditionally supply, to said at least one first node, a quantity of electrical energy as a function of said required quantity, via at least one energy transfer channel of said network. The present invention also relates to an energy-consuming node and the corresponding methods. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1.

Claims

Claims

1. Device for producing energy in a network comprising a plurality of nodes capable of communicating through said network via at least a first communication channel of said network, characterized in that it comprises one or more processors configured together or separately to: - obtain electrical energy from one or more ambient energy sources, - receive a request for electrical energy from at least a first of said nodes, said request for electrical energy being representative of at least one quantity of electrical energy required - supply, conditionally, to said at least one first node, a quantity of electrical energy depending on said quantity required, via at least one energy transfer channel of said network.

2. Device according to claim 1 wherein said provision takes into account at least one condition dependent on at least one or more of: - a presence of at least one second energy production device in said network, - a reception of requests for electrical energy from at least two nodes.

3. Device according to claim 1 such that, when it receives requests for electrical energy from at least two nodes, it is configured to supply at least a portion of said required electrical energy to at least one of said two nodes, selected according to one and / or the other of: - an order of arrival of said request for electrical energy from said at least two nodes, - an electrical energy capacity available in at least one of said two nodes, - a priority associated with said at least two nodes.

4. An energy distribution device according to claim 1 in a network comprising at least one second energy production device, such that said energy production device is configured to supply said required quantity of energy as a function of at least one of the following: - an amount of energy available in said production device of energy and / or in said at least one second energy production device, - an energy recharge time of said energy production device and / or said at least one second energy production device, - a time indication relating to an alternation of energy supply by said energy production device and said at least one second energy production device, - a remaining charge, in said energy production device and / or said at least second energy production device, - an efficiency of an energy transfer between on the one hand said node having transmitted an energy requirement and on the other hand said energy production device and / or said at least one second energy production device; - a combination of at least two of said elements above.

5. An energy production device according to claim 1, said network comprising - at least a first grouping of nodes configured to communicate with each other and comprising at least said energy production device - at least a second grouping of nodes configured to communicate with each other and comprising at least a second energy production device, said request for electrical energy being transmitted by at least one node common to said first and second groupings of nodes, said energy production device being configured to supply at least a portion of said required electrical energy to said common node, if it has, at its disposal, fewer energy transfer channels with nodes of said network than has, at its disposal, said at least one second energy production device.

6. Energy producing device according to claim 5 such that said energy producing device is configured to transmit to said at least one second electrical energy producing device, prior to the supply of electrical energy to said node, information accepting the request for electrical energy.

7. Device according to one of the preceding claims in which the nodes comprise an electrical energy storage unit.

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims such that said channel energy transfer is a channel for transmitting said electrical energy, wired or wirelessly by electromagnetic induction or radio-frequency radiation.

9. Energy consuming node in a network comprising a plurality of nodes capable of communicating through said network through a first communication channel of said network, said node being characterized in that it comprises one or more processors configured together or separately to: - transmit a request for electrical energy, said request for electrical energy comprising at least a required quantity of electrical energy, - receive at least a portion of said quantity of electrical energy, from at least one energy producing node of said network, through an energy transfer channel.

10. A method of producing energy in a network comprising a plurality of nodes capable of communicating across said network through at least a first communication channel of said network, said method being implemented in one of said nodes and comprising: - obtaining electrical energy from one or more ambient energy sources, - receiving a request for electrical energy from at least a first of said nodes, said request for electrical energy being representative of at least one required quantity of electrical energy - supplying, conditionally, to said at least one first node, a quantity of electrical energy depending on said required quantity, via at least one energy transfer channel of said network.

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