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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Christopher Rutherford, Schaerbeek, BE;
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
Christopher Rutherford, Schaerbeek, BE;
Philip Marivoet, Tienen, BE;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of controlling the connection of a collection of a plurality of electricity providing devices to an electrical power network is described. In this, the plurality of electricity providing devices having a communication line therebetween and the method comprises receiving a message at a first electricity providing device from a controlling device and, in response to the message: connecting the first electricity providing device to the electrical power network; and sending, from the first electricity providing device to a second electricity providing device, a second message containing data in response to which the second electricity providing device is connected to the electrical power network.