Patent ID: 9285854
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A system for power distribution and data communication comprising: a network having a data bus and an electrical conductor, the data bus and electrical conductor being encased within a sleeving, the data bus defining a path for data, and the conductor defining an electrical path for power, whereby in use appliances are connected to the network; wherein the sleeving is shaped and dimensioned to be capable of receiving junction connectors for providing simultaneous communication to the data bus and contact with the electrical path, and wherein a junction connector connects an appliance to the network and provides simultaneous communication to/from the data bus and electrical connector from/to the connected appliance; a processor adapted as a controller to monitor a supply of electrical energy to the appliance and relay data relating to a condition or state of the system via either the data bus or the electrical conductor to an appliance selected from a hierarchy of a plurality of appliances in accordance with at least one predetermined criterion including power consumption requirements of each of said plurality of appliances; and a switch to adjust a state or condition of the appliance by way of a means for isolating appliances which turns on or turns off the appliance upon receipt of a control signal from the controller in accordance with the at least one predetermined criterion including hierarchical significance.