Patent ID: 8200370
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A power reduction system comprising: an input configured to receive power from a power source; a plurality of outputs configured to provide output power to a plurality of loads; a plurality of switches coupled to the input and the plurality of outputs; a network interface configured to receive a power status message from a network; a controller coupled to the switches and the network interface and configured to control the switches to selectively couple/decouple the input to/from the outputs in response to the power status message; and an energy consumption module coupled to the input and configured to determine a reduced energy consumption measure based on the difference between (1) energy provided by the input to the outputs that are coupled to the input during a time period during which the controller decouples the input from at least one of the outputs and (2) a baseline energy consumption estimate for the time period, wherein the network interface is coupled to the energy consumption module and is further configured to transmit the reduced energy consumption measure toward a remote device connected to the network.