Electrical System for Providing Electricity

Abstract

In one embodiment, a controller that includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage media is configured to determine: information about one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, wherein the first electrical network is coupled by a first conductive path to electrical wiring of an end user, which is coupled by a second conductive path to one or more electricity producing elements of a public utility electrical network; information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network; and an electrical demand of the end user. The controller is further configured to determine an amount of electricity to deliver from the first electrical network to the end user based on that information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A controller comprising one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage media embodying software coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more processors operable to execute the software to:
 determine information about one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, wherein the first electrical network is coupled by a first conductive path to electrical wiring of an end user, and wherein the electrical wiring of the end user is coupled by a second conductive path to one or more electricity producing elements of a public utility electrical network;   determine information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network;   determine an electrical demand of the end user;   determine an amount of electricity to deliver from the first electrical network to the end user based on: the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, the information about the one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network, and the electrical demand of the end user.   
     
     
         2 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about the amount of energy currently be generated by the one or more electricity producing elements;   a lifetime use of the one or more electricity producing elements; or   information about the amount of energy generated by the one or more electricity producing elements over a particular period of time.   
     
     
         3 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about a current amount of charge of the one or more electrical storage elements;   information about a current draw on the one or more electrical storage elements; or   information about a status of one or more electrodes of the one or more electrical storage elements.   
     
     
         4 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprise one or more solar panels. 
     
     
         5 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over the first conductive path using a voltage of not more than 480 volts; and   the public-utility electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over at least part of the second conductive path using a voltage of at least 50 kilovolts.   
     
     
         6 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the first electrical network is operated by a first entity other than the end user, and the public utility electrical network is operated by a second entity other than the first entity and the end user. 
     
     
         7 . The controller of  claim 6 , wherein the second entity is a public utility. 
     
     
         8 . One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media embodying instructions, wherein when the non-transitory computer-readable storage media is coupled to one or more processors the one or more processors are operable to execute the instructions to:
 determine information about one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, wherein the first electrical network is coupled by a first conductive path to electrical wiring of an end user, and wherein the electrical wiring of the end user is coupled by a second conductive path to one or more electricity producing elements of a public utility electrical network;   determine information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network;   determine an electrical demand of the end user;   determine an amount of electricity to deliver from the first electrical network to the end user based on: the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, the information about the one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network, and the electrical demand of the end user.   
     
     
         9 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about the amount of energy currently be generated by the one or more electricity producing elements;   a lifetime use of the one or more electricity producing elements; or   information about the amount of energy generated by the one or more electricity producing elements over a particular period of time.   
     
     
         10 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about a current amount of charge of the one or more electrical storage elements;   information about a current draw on the one or more electrical storage elements; or   information about a status of one or more electrodes of the one or more electrical storage elements.   
     
     
         11 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprise one or more solar panels. 
     
     
         12 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over the first conductive path using a voltage of not more than 480 volts; and   the public-utility electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over at least part of the second conductive path using a voltage of at least 50 kilovolts.   
     
     
         13 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the first electrical network is operated by a first entity other than the end user, and the public utility electrical network is operated by a second entity other than the first entity and the end user. 
     
     
         14 . The media of  claim 13 , wherein the second entity is a public utility. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 determining, by a controller, information about one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, wherein the first electrical network is coupled by a first conductive path to electrical wiring of an end user, and wherein the electrical wiring of the end user is coupled by a second conductive path to one or more electricity producing elements of a public utility electrical network;   determining, by the controller, information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network;   determining, by the controller, an electrical demand of the end user;   determining, by the controller, an amount of electricity to deliver from the first electrical network to the end user based on: the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of a first electrical network, the information about the one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network, and the electrical demand of the end user.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the information about the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about the amount of energy currently be generated by the one or more electricity producing elements;   a lifetime use of the one or more electricity producing elements; or   information about the amount of energy generated by the one or more electricity producing elements over a particular period of time.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the information about one or more electrical storage elements of the first electrical network comprises one or more of:
 information about a current amount of charge of the one or more electrical storage elements;   information about a current draw on the one or more electrical storage elements; or   information about a status of one or more electrodes of the one or more electrical storage elements.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more electricity producing elements of the first electrical network comprise one or more solar panels. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over the first conductive path using a voltage of not more than 480 volts; and   the public-utility electrical network is configured to transmit electrical current over at least part of the second conductive path using a voltage of at least 50 kilovolts.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first electrical network is operated by a first entity other than the end user, and the public utility electrical network is operated by a second entity other than the first entity and the end user.