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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Benjamin M. Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin M. Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and a computer-implemented method for providing a prepaid amount of energy, are provided. The system includes a source node that receives a message authorizing a disbursement of the prepaid amount of energy at a receiver node. The payment for the prepaid amount of energy is made using a receiver node identifier associated with the receiver node that receives the discrete amount of energy. The source node receives input voltage from a power source for the duration that corresponds to the payment amount for energy. The input voltage provided by the power source is transformed into a micro-grid voltage that is distributed to the receiver node in a point-to-point wiring.