Patent ID: 9270116
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, wherein each given configurable electrical outlet interface comprises a given switch configured in a given position of a plurality of positions corresponding to a given energy usage mode of a plurality of energy usage modes, wherein each energy usage mode is defined by configurable parameters, the configurable parameters defining when the given configurable outlet interface is to be placed in a first state or a second state, wherein the first state allows electrical current to flow through the given configurable electrical outlet interface and the second state blocks the electrical current from flowing through the given configurable electrical outlet interface; and a control panel coupled to the one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, wherein the control panel determines the given position of the given switch, determines the given energy usage mode corresponding to the given position, retrieves the configurable parameters defining the given energy usage mode, and places the given configurable electrical outlet interface in the first state or the second state based on the configurable parameters.