Home Energy Network Control for Peak-Aware Appliance Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current energy management systems lack effective tools for optimizing energy production, distribution, and consumption, leading to inefficiencies in energy usage and lack of real-time monitoring and control.
Innovation Solution
A network system comprising a utility area network and a home area network with energy generation, distribution, storage, metering, and management components, along with smart meters and energy management systems that enable real-time monitoring and control of energy usage, allowing for optimized operation of energy-consuming devices based on energy information and pricing signals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional energy management systems are used, then energy production and distribution can be maintained, but effective management and optimization of energy usage cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple area networks (utility area network, home area network, building area network) that can be independently managed and optimized. Each area network contains specific components (energy generation, storage, consumption) that can be controlled separately, enabling granular energy management while maintaining overall system efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Energy metering components continuously monitor energy information and provide real-time feedback to energy management components. This feedback mechanism enables dynamic optimization of energy usage by adjusting operations based on current energy conditions, pricing signals, and consumption patterns, thereby improving management efficiency without requiring overly complex centralized control.
2Loss of energy
If real-time monitoring and control of energy usage is implemented, then energy efficiency can be optimized, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Energy consumption components are equipped with built-in control units that can autonomously adjust their operations based on energy information received from metering components. This self-service capability allows devices to optimize their own energy usage without requiring complex external monitoring and control infrastructure, reducing system complexity while minimizing energy waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy management component is designed to handle multiple functions including monitoring, analyzing, and controlling various energy consumption components across different area networks. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be multiple separate complex systems into a single versatile platform, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive real-time optimization.
3Productivity
If energy consumption components autonomously control operations based on energy information, then energy savings are achieved, but control and coordination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The energy management component serves as an intermediary between energy metering components and energy consumption components. It receives energy information from metering components, processes this information along with pricing signals and operational requirements, then generates appropriate control commands for consumption components. This intermediary role simplifies coordination by centralizing the decision-making logic, allowing autonomous control without direct complex interactions between all system components.
Data Source
AI summary
A network system is provided. The network system includes an utility area network including an energy generation component, a home area network including an energy consumption component consuming energy generated in the energy generation component to perform a function according to an operation course, an energy metering component disposed in the utility area network or the home area network, the energy metering component recognizing energy information or additional information except for the energy information, and an energy management component disposed in the utility area network or the home area network, the energy management component managing the energy information or the additional information with respect to the energy consumption component. The energy consumption component includes a control unit for controlling an operation of at least one course component constituting the operation course to restrict the operation of the one course component based on the energy information or the additional information.