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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Georgios Kalogridis, Bristol, GB;
Costas Efthymiou, Bristol, GB;
Georgios Kalogridis, Bristol, GB;
Costas Efthymiou, Bristol, GB;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment there is provided a system comprising an input for connecting the system to a power supply, at least one further power source, at least one power consumer, an identifying unit arranged to identify, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by the at least one power consumer and a power router that comprises a controller and that is arranged to route power to the power consumer from at least one of the power supply and the at least one further power source, the power router storing rules that define at least part of the routing operation of the router. The power router is arranged to route power to an power consumer in accordance with the rules so that at least a part of the power consumed by the power consumer during the power consumption event is provided by the at least one power source, rather than through the input, in response to the identifying unit identifying a power consumption event.