37 results about "Consumer unit" patented technology

Keywords: Zero feed-in, solar system, photovoltaic system, grid feed-in blocker, grid power feed-in blocker, smart home, balcony power plant; The grid feed-in blocker is typically used in the operation of photovoltaic systems where the operator wants to achieve so-called zero feed-in of the generated electrical power. The patent describes a device in the form of an electronic circuit for operation typically in a 230-volt AC network, with which the feed-in of electrical power from a residential, commercial, or subnetwork into the public power grid can be prevented without restricting the power consumption from the public grid into the subnetwork. This makes it possible to store a maximum proportion of the internally generated power for later self-consumption.The feed-in blocker regulates the feed-in block automatically, precisely, and anew for each half-wave of the sine wave. Power control of the inverter used is no longer necessary to achieve zero feed-in. The power feed-in blocker is typically installed between the standard 16A household fuse and the consumer units. An alternative application involves housing the power feed-in blocker in a mobile distribution strip. Consumer units can be selectively plugged into this distribution strip to prioritize the supply of photovoltaic power to individual devices. Licensee desired: yes.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods and / or systems for operating a power system having a central control unit and two power system components. The method may include: determining a self-estimated value for each power system component based on a respective state value; providing the central control unit with a present maximum amount of power for each of the components; receiving a request for a demanded electrical power; ascertaining a distribution variable relating to the demanded power for each component based on the self-estimated values and the maximum amount of power output; and distributing a demanded electrical power to the power system components. The power system components comprise an energy generator unit, an energy consumer unit, or an energy storage unit.

The present disclosure relates to a method of monitoring the usage of sanitary consumables, wherein said sanitary consumables are contained in a container such as a sanitary dispenser, and wherein said container is arranged for refill of the container by replacing said sanitary consumables with a consumable refill pack once being substantially fully consumed, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - scanning, by a user equipment, a scan code scanned by said user equipment and provided on a consumable refill pack to be installed in said container for refill of said consumable units, and wherein said scan code is a unique code associated with a single consumable refill pack; - receiving, by said user equipment, from said control unit in said container, a level status, wherein said level status is determined by a control unit in said container, and defining at least an empty status when said consumable units are consumed in said container, and a full status when said consumable units are replaced by said refill of said consumable units; - determining, by said user equipment, a change of said level status from empty to full; - determining, by said user equipment, if said scan code is non-authorized; - signaling, by said user equipment, to a user of said user equipment, the presence of a non-authorized consumable refill pack in said container when said level status is determined to change from empty to full and said scan code is determined to be non-authorized.

A consumer unit (fuse board) assembly comprising a first enclosure 100 housing circuitry, including breakers, for distributing electricity from a main supply to sub-circuits, and a second enclosure 20

The present invention relates to a battery management system for a consumer unit, in particular an electric bicycle, comprising: a first battery unit, a second battery unit, a logic unit, wherein the first battery unit and / or the second battery unit are detachably arranged on the consumer unit, wherein the first battery unit has a first switching element and a second switching element for controlling the charging and / or discharging of a first plurality of cells of the first battery unit, wherein the second battery unit has a third switching element and a fourth switching element for controlling the charging and / or discharging of a second plurality of cells of the second battery unit, wherein the logic unit is configured to receive a switching signal, and wherein the logic unit is configured, depending on the switching signal, to switch the first battery unit and / or the second battery unit to the consumer unit in a conductive and / or non-conductive manner.so that the first battery unit and / or the second battery unit send electrical energy to the consumer unit and / or receive it from the consumer unit.

A consumer unit (fuse disc) assembly includes: a first housing containing circuitry containing a circuit breaker for distributing power from a main power source to branch circuits, and a second housing containing a circuit breaker for distributing the power from the main power source to the branch circuits; a voltage optimizer is housed within the second enclosure to reduce the voltage of the main power supply before the voltage of the main power supply is distributed to the one or more branch circuits. The first shell comprises an external retreating groove, and the second shell is located in the retreating groove and located behind the first shell.

Charging device (26), with - a communication interface (34) configured to receive a value representative of a current additional current value by which the current through an electrical fuse (12) can be increased at most without causing the electrical fuse (12) to trip, and - a processing unit (36) configured to adjust a current for an electrical consumer unit (14) depending on the value that is representative of the current additional current value. - wherein the processing unit (36) is configured to imprint a predetermined test pattern (40) onto the current for the electrical consumer unit (14), and in the case of a correlation between the predetermined test pattern (40) and values ​​received at the communication interface (34) which are representative of the current additional current value by which the current through the electrical fuse (12) can be increased at most without causing the electrical fuse (12) to trip, to conclude that the charging device (26) is electrically coupled to the electrical fuse (12).

An electric power supply system for a vehicle includes: at least one consumer unit having a predetermined performance range, at least one main power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the at least one consumer unit via an electric power supply line, and at least one auxiliary power supply unit configured to store a predetermined amount of electric power in at least one auxiliary electrical energy storage unit comprised by the at least one auxiliary power supply unit to supply electric power to the at least one consumer unit as auxiliary electric power. The electric power supply system and / or the at least one auxiliary power supply unit are / is configured to transmit a signal representative of the instantaneous amount of electric power and energy available from the auxiliary power supply unit to a control unit of the at least one consumer unit, and the control unit is configured to control the at least one consumer unit in accordance with the signal received.

The present invention relates to the field of network consumption technology, and in particular, to a network consumption preview method and system. It includes a user unit, a consumer unit, a preview monitoring unit, and a preview feedback unit; the user unit is used to provide a virtual consumer user for a consumer; the consumer unit is used to provide a virtual sales platform for a merchant, and the virtual consumer user purchases virtual goods on the virtual sales platform. In the present invention, the manual monitoring module, the induction monitoring module, and the virtual monitoring module will monitor the actual consumption capacity and consumption demand of the consumer, and then compare them with the number of sold goods recorded by the inventory preview module of the consumer unit, so as to obtain a preview set with predicted new information, so as to provide a reference for the merchant's next stage of procurement to avoid inventory accumulation or insufficient inventory.

An air conditioning device comprises a gas combustion unit, an outdoor unit, and one or more consumer units. The gas combustion unit includes an air blower provided on an air inlet side of the gas combustion unit and a first heat exchanger provided on an outlet side of the air blower. The consumer unit includes a second heat exchanger provided on an outlet side of the air blower downstream of the first heat exchanger. The air conditioning device features a gas combustion heating mode, a heat pump heating mode, and a heat pump cooling mode, and incorporates a refrigerant drain control to temporarily move refrigerant from the outdoor unit side to the side of the second heat exchanger when a compressor provided in the outdoor unit starts, i.e., when switching from gas combustion heating mode to heat pump heating mode.

The invention relates to a method for obtaining a target variable, comprising data, coded in a target format, intended to be used by at least one software execution unit, called a consumer unit, said consumer unit belonging to at least one software component of a computer system comprising at least one processor capable of executing at least said consumer unit, said method comprising: - reading in a memory of the computer system an adaptation indicator of a source variable, produced by a software execution unit, called a producer unit, said consumer unit belonging to at least one other software component of said computer system, said source variable comprising said data, coded in a source format, distinct from the target format, said memory being shared between said at least one consumer unit and said producer unit, - when the adaptation indicator is set to a first value,indicating that an adaptation of the source variable into the target variable is required, the adaptation of the source variable into the target variable, and- reading the target variable into the memory of the computer system, otherwise. Figure for abstract: FIG. 7.,

This invention discloses a blockchain-based e-commerce system, including an e-commerce platform unit, a merchant unit, a consumer unit, and a blockchain data processing unit. This invention utilizes multiple encryption algorithms working in tandem to ensure data security during transmission and storage, preventing data leakage and tampering. Distributed storage technology combined with the DHT algorithm enables redundant data backup, improving data reliability and availability. It also enhances transaction trust: formally verified smart contracts ensure the legality and accuracy of the transaction process, reducing disputes and strengthening trust between consumers and merchants. Furthermore, it achieves supply chain transparency: blockchain traceability and supply chain traceability contracts enable the recording and querying of information throughout the entire product lifecycle, protecting consumer rights and improving supply chain management efficiency.

The invention relates to a method for checking an intermediate circuit capacitance (121, 122, 123) in a DC network, in particular in a vehicle, wherein the intermediate circuit capacitance (121, 122, 123) is connected in parallel to a DC voltage source (110) and a converter circuit (130), wherein a discharge circuit (180) for discharging the intermediate circuit capacitance (121, 122, 123) is connected in parallel to the intermediate circuit capacitance (121, 122, 123), wherein the discharge circuit (180) comprises a consumer unit (181) and a switching element (182), comprising closing the switching element (182) of the discharge circuit (180) for a predetermined time interval when a predetermined condition is met;Determining a voltage difference of a DC voltage in the DC network resulting from the closing of the switching element (182), in particular determining a voltage difference of a first voltage value of the DC voltage before closing the switching element (182) and a second voltage value of the DC voltage after closing the switching element (182); and checking whether a fault and / or wear of the DC link capacitance (121, 122, 123) is present depending on the determined voltage difference.

The consumer unit (1) comprises a cabinet (2) and a power socket unit (3). The power socket unit (3) at least partially covers a bottom surface (21) of the cabinet (2) in view of the bottom surface (21). A cable outlet structure (4) is arranged at a back side (31) of the power socket unit (3) facing a mounting surface (22) of the cabinet (2).

The energy system (1) comprises an inverter (3) for converting an electrical direct voltage into an alternating voltage, which can be used to supply a consumer unit (4) of the energy system (1) and can be converted into heat by at least one heat pump (7) of the energy system (1), characterized in that the heat pump (7) can be controlled via a control interface (12) by a system control (11) of the energy system (1) according to a heat pump profile (WPK), which is loaded in a data memory of the system control (11) specifically for the at least one heat pump (7), wherein the communication of the system control (10) with a heat pump control (8) provided for the heat pump (7) is realized according to at least one control type of the heat pump (7) indicated in the heat pump profile (WPK).

Providing an electrical system and method thereof, for a residential site having at least one dwelling 5 and a consumer unit 33. A wind power system 17 and a solar power system 23 are electrically con

The present invention discloses a distribution scheduling decision method, system and storage medium based on LSTM algorithm, and relates to the technical field of distribution network scheduling decision. The present invention first obtains the historical power load of each power unit in the distribution area; based on the historical power load of each power unit, the daily power load forecast value of each power unit is predicted based on the LSTM algorithm to obtain the total daily power load forecast value of the distribution area; the daily dispatchable capacity of each type of distributed power source in the distribution network is obtained; according to the daily power load forecast value of each power unit, the total daily power load forecast value of the distribution area and the daily dispatchable capacity of each type of distributed power source, the objective function and constraint conditions of the daily distribution scheduling are constructed; under the constraint conditions, the objective function is solved using a multi-objective optimization algorithm to obtain the daily distribution scheduling decision. The present invention can improve the distribution efficiency of distributed power sources, reduce the distribution cost, and optimize the distribution scheduling decision plan.

An arrangement (10) for harvesting triboelectric charges on a skin of an aircraft, comprises at least one array of printed electrode elements (24) configured for being provided on a skin (22) of an aircraft (16) for collecting triboelectric charges (12), and a printed energy storing device (26) configured for being provided on the skin (22) of the aircraft (16) and electrically connected to the array of printed electrode elements (24), for storing the triboelectric charges (12) collected by the printed electrode elements (24). The arrangement is configured for being electrically connected to an electrical consumer unit (36) on board the aircraft.

The present application describes a system with a cost estimation tool for placing and routing a logical edge onto a reconfigurable processor and a method of operating such a cost estimation tool. The method comprises receiving an operation unit graph comprising the logical edge between a logical producer unit and a logical consumer unit and a tentative assignment of the logical edge, the logical producer unit, and the logical consumer unit to a physical link, a physical producer unit, and a physical consumer unit of the reconfigurable processor. The method further comprises determining a realized bandwidth consumption of the tentative assignment based on determining an upper bandwidth limit of the logical edge, determining an end-to-end bandwidth, determining a scaling factor of the realized bandwidth, and determining congestion estimation of the physical link.

A device (100, fig. 6) and method for monitoring one or more electric circuits powered by an electrical distribution board, consumer unit or domestic consumer unit (DCU), the method comprising receivi

A power supply management system for a vehicle has at least one main power supply unit with at least one main power supply, at least one supplementary power supply unit with at least one supplementary power supply, at least one consumer unit, and at least one power supply line connectable to the at least one consumer unit to supply power from the at least one main power supply and / or the at least one supplementary power supply to the at least one consumer unit. The main power supply and / or the at least one supplementary power supply is / are connectable to the at least one supply line by a main power supply switch and / or supplementary power supply switch, respectively.

The invention relates to the technical field of efficient utilization of energy, and discloses an electric heating-molten salt combined heat and power generation coupling system and scheduling method.The system comprises a transformer, a relay, a cold and hot molten salt combined heat and power generation circulating system, a waterway unit, a heat consumer unit, a steam turbine and a generator; a heat supply source of the steam turbine is connected with an outlet of the boiler; the steam turbine is provided with two groups of outlet ends, one outlet end is connected with the heat consumer unit, the other outlet end is connected with the input end of the generator, and the output end of the generator is connected with the cold and hot molten salt combined heat and power generation circulating system sequentially through the transformer and the relay; and the output end of the water path unit is connected to the heat consumer unit after passing through the cold and hot molten salt combined heat and power generation circulating system. The adaptive capacity of the combined heat and power generation unit to the dynamic change of the price of the electric power spot market is effectively improved.

An electrical power supply system for an establishment such as a house or shop includes a consumer unit 16 connected to a connection for an AC mains electricity supply to provide AC electrical power;

The present application describes a system with a cost estimation tool for routing a logical edge onto a physical link of a reconfigurable processor and a method of operating such a cost estimation tool. The method comprises a tentative assignment of the logical edge, the logical producer unit, and the logical consumer unit to the physical link, a physical producer unit, and a physical consumer unit of the reconfigurable processor. The method further comprises determining a realized bandwidth consumption of the tentative assignment based on determining an end-to-end bandwidth, which is based on determining whether the end-to-end bandwidth is credit controlled.

The present application describes a system with a routing cost estimation tool for routing a logical edge between a logical producer unit and a logical consumer unit onto a reconfigurable processor and a method of operating such a routing cost estimation tool. The method comprises receiving a tentative assignment of the logical producer unit, the logical consumer unit, and the logical edge onto a physical producer unit, a physical consumer unit, and a physical link of the reconfigurable processor, respectively, determining a number of active cycles of the logical edge; determining a number of stage cycles, determining a scaling factor of a realized bandwidth based on a division of the number of active cycles by the number of stage cycles, and determining a realized bandwidth consumption of the tentative assignment based on the scaling factor of the realized bandwidth.

The grid feed-in blocker is typically used in the operation of photovoltaic systems where the operator wants to achieve zero feed-in of the generated electrical power. The patent describes a device in the form of an electronic circuit, typically for operation in a 230-volt AC network, which prevents the feed-in of electrical power from a residential, commercial, or subnetwork into the public grid without restricting the power consumption of the subnetwork from the public grid. This allows a maximum proportion of the internally generated power to be stored for later self-consumption. The feed-in blocker regulates the feed-in blocking automatically, precisely, and with each half-wave of the sine wave. Power control of the inverter used is no longer necessary to achieve zero feed-in.The power feed-in blocker is typically installed between the standard 16A household fuse and the consumer units. An alternative application involves housing the power feed-in blocker in a mobile distribution strip. Consumer units can be selectively plugged into this strip to prioritize the supply of photovoltaic power to individual devices.

The present disclosure relates to a system (104) and a method (600) for distributing data to at least one of a plurality of consumer units (101). The system (104) includes a receiving unit (312) configured to receive a request from a User Interface (UI) (201). The request includes one or more policies. The receiving unit (312) is also configured to receive data from at least one source unit of a plurality of source units (103). The system (104) includes a segregating unit (316) configured to segregate the received data from the at least one source unit (103) based on the one or more policies received from the UI (201). Further, the system (104) includes a transmitting unit (318) configured to transmit the segregated data to a relevant consumer unit of the plurality of consumer units (101) upon the segregation of the data based on the one or more policies.

An electrical supply system l for a group of buildings 3, wherein each building 3 in the group of buildings includes a consumer unit, the electrical supply system l including: an energy store 4 that i