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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
Yoeri Apts, Zemst, BE;
Alfred Spiessens, Hingene, BE;
Christopher Rutherford, Hebden Bridge, GB;
Chris Minnoy, Holsbeek, BE;
Hamish Guthrie, Scuol, CH;
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
Yoeri Apts, Zemst, BE;
Alfred Spiessens, Hingene, BE;
Christopher Rutherford, Hebden Bridge, GB;
Chris Minnoy, Holsbeek, BE;
Hamish Guthrie, Scuol, CH;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of controlling power to a device which consumes energy from an energy network. The network has a renewable energy generator and a mains supply connected thereto to supply energy to the network. The method includes determining energy requirements of the device, and determining a renewable energy component of the supplied energy generated by the renewable energy generator. The method compares the energy requirements of the device with the renewable energy component of the supplied energy, and controls the energy to the device in accordance with the comparison between the energy requirements of the device with the renewable energy component of the supplied energy.