Network System Energy Management with Detachable Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current energy management systems lack efficiency in managing energy generation, distribution, and usage, leading to challenges in optimizing energy consumption and costs.
Innovation Solution
A network system that includes energy consumption units and management units, which utilize energy cost information to control energy usage, and a display device that determines availability based on communication signals, enabling efficient energy management and reduced costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If energy management is implemented using traditional methods, then energy sources can be supplied and used, but efficient management of energy generation, distribution and use cannot be realized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the energy management unit receives real-time information from consumption units about energy usage amounts and costs. This feedback loop enables the management unit to dynamically adjust energy distribution strategies, optimize pricing, and reduce waste by making informed decisions based on actual consumption patterns rather than static traditional methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy management system enables consumption units to autonomously monitor and control their own energy usage through the display device and communication unit. Users can view real-time energy consumption data and costs, and the system automatically adjusts energy distribution based on pre-set preferences or real-time decisions, reducing the need for manual intervention and improving overall management efficiency.
2Loss of energy
If energy usage is controlled without energy cost information, then energy consumption units can operate, but energy usage cost and power consumption are higher
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback to consumption units about energy costs through the display device. By showing users the actual cost implications of their energy consumption patterns, the system enables informed decision-making that directly reduces power consumption and energy waste while maintaining necessary operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy management unit acts as an intermediary between energy sources and consumption units, translating raw energy consumption data into meaningful cost information. This intermediary function bridges the gap between physical energy usage and economic value, enabling users to make optimized decisions about their energy consumption patterns.
3Ease of operation
If display device is permanently connected to energy consumption unit, then energy information can be displayed, but system complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is designed with detachable connectivity, allowing it to be dynamically connected or disconnected from energy consumption units based on user needs. This dynamic configuration enables the system to adapt to different operational scenarios - providing continuous information display when connected, while reducing system complexity and installation requirements when disconnected, thus resolving the contradiction between operational convenience and system complexity.
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AI summary
A network system includes at least one unit selected from between an energy consumption unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy consumption unit, wherein an energy usage amount or an energy usage cost of the energy consumption unit are controllable, and the energy usage amount or the energy usage cost when the unit is controlled based on information associated with at least an energy cost is smaller than an energy usage amount or an energy usage cost when the unit is controlled without using the information related to at least the energy cost, and a display device detachably coupled to the energy consumption unit, wherein availability of the display device is determined according to a communication signal transmitted to the energy receiving unit.