Patent ID: 9431827
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H02J,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. An electrical system for managing electricity consumption measured by a utility provider of a site, comprising: an energy storage device connected inline and in series between a utility energy source and a load of the site, such that the load is isolated from the utility energy source, the energy storage device having an energy storage capacity and being bi-modally connected to the utility energy source to provide energy to the load whether the energy storage device is off-grid or on-grid, the load comprising at least one energy-consuming electrical system; a charger configured to charge the energy storage device from the utility energy source using a rectifier; and a system controller configured to receive a consumption metric, wherein the system controller is enabled to manage the charging of the energy storage device by the charger relative to the consumption metric, the system controller being enabled to increase or decrease consumption of the charger upon receiving a signal from the utility provider or a site operator to increase or decrease consumption.