Patent ID: 8855831
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G01D,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An energy control apparatus utilizing a central server, the apparatus comprising: an input unit in the central server for receiving information related to an upper limit of total rate of energy used during a certain period, the information received from a user; an energy price database for providing energy price information stored in the central server; a receiving unit in the central server for receiving information related to an amount of energy used by the user and meter identification of the user, the meter identification received from a corresponding meter; a comparing unit in the central server for comparing a total rate of energy used during the certain period with the received information related to the upper limit; a generation unit in the central server for generating an alarm for the user's mobile terminal when the total rate of energy used during the certain period exceeds the upper limit; and an energy control unit in the user's mobile terminal for selecting energy usage equipment according to an energy supply or blocking instruction from the user when the alarm is received from the central server and for transmitting an equipment control signal to control the selected energy usage equipment according to the instruction, wherein the information related to the upper limit is received via: a call center in which the information related to the upper limit is identified through a live telephone call; an automatic response service (ARS) in which the information related to the upper limit is input through voice guidance according to a previously set scenario; or an Internet website via which the information related to the upper limit is input.