Patent ID: 9281688
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H02J

Claim Text:
1. An energy management system comprising: a plurality of wire(s) coupled respectively to a corresponding plurality of electrical inputs; a wattmeter that is independently circuited to each of said wire(s); a gate switch for independently controlling flow of electricity through each wire; and, a computer with computer hardware coupled to computer readable memory with program code configured to: (a) Identify a priority relationship between the wires, (b) Identify a minimum electricity requirement for the highest priority wire, (c) Receive measurements from the wattmeter, (d) Determine whether the highest priority wire meets the minimum electricity requirement and, if so, control the gate switch to allow electricity to pass through said highest priority wire, &se reduce the priority of the highest priority wire and start again, and (e) Direct lower priority inputs that are not used for the primary output toward secondary outputs.