Patent ID: 8138627
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing network-connected devices in peak power periods, the method comprising: establishing a network of connected devices, each consuming power supplied by a power utility; identifying a first device in the network as an off-peak device; identifying a second device in the network as a peak device; detecting an electromagnetic waveform representing a peak power warning signal, where the peak power warning signal indicates a utility power rate increase; disabling the off-peak device in response to the peak power warning signal, but not the peak device; wherein disabling the off-peak device in response to the peak power warning signal, but not the peak device, includes: receiving an electromagnetic waveform representing a job destined for the off-peak device from a source device; relaying the job to the peak device; and, the peak device processing the job.