US 12,237,679 B1
Power source load control
J. Carl Cooper, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to PSLC LLC, Sheridan, WY (US)
Filed by PSLC LLC, Sheridan, WY (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/600,689.
Application 18/600,689 is a division of application No. 16/952,007, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,967,857.
Application 16/952,007 is a division of application No. 13/481,804, filed on May 26, 2012, granted, now 10,879,727, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/490,253, filed on May 26, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/552,722, filed on Oct. 28, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/598,564, filed on Feb. 14, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/624,360, filed on Apr. 15, 2012.
Int. Cl. H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 3/14 (2013.01) [H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01); H02J 2207/40 (2020.01); H02J 2300/22 (2020.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A load management system for a group of electrical loads which receive power from at least one power source, the amount of which changes from time to time, the load management system comprising:
a) at least one A.C. power source having a maximum output power parameter and producing a timely amount of power consumed by a plurality of loads comprising at least a first load which is always on and a second load which manually or automatically comes on and goes off, the A.C. power source capable of producing an additional amount of power up to a total maximum output power without an overload, with the timely amount of power having a plurality of parameters, including but not limited to, current and sine wave distortion;
b) a load monitor responsive to at least one parameter of the timely amount of power and is coupled to at least one processor circuit which determines the timely amount of power being consumed by the plurality of loads, the timely amount of power changing as at least the second load comes on and goes off;
c) a third, controllable load, which may be one of the plurality of loads or otherwise, having a maximum power consumption parameter and consuming a controllable amount of power from the A.C. power source, the controllable load communicating with the at least one processor circuit;
d) the at least one processor circuit responsive to the load monitor and operating to increase or decrease the controllable load's consumed amount of power to reduce the additional amount of power without exceeding either the A.C. power source maximum output power parameter or the controllable load maximum power consumption parameter.