Patent ID: 9735703
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H02H,H02J,H02M,Y02A,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A smart load center operative to select a source of electrical power automatically and independently for each of a plurality of electrical load circuits according to a programmed algorithm, comprising: first electrical power input terminals operative to receive current from a first electrical power source; second electrical input terminals operative to receive current from a second electrical power source; a multi-conductor bus internal to said smart load center operative to distribute current from hot legs of said first and second electrical power sources; a plurality of computer-controlled, single-pole, double-throw functionality selection switches, each having a first input connected to a conductor of said multi-conductor bus carrying current from said first electrical power source and a second input connected to a conductor of said multi-conductor bus carrying current from said second electrical power source, and an output operative to deliver current from a selected one of said first or second electrical power sources to a load circuit breaker corresponding to one of said electrical load circuits; and a software controlled processor operative to control said selection switches according to a software algorithm configured to optimize the utilization of said first and second electrical power sources according to programmable criteria.