
How it works...
Unlike traditional power systems, LivingPower bridges electrical energy solutions and digitization, forming an important keystone in future electrical energy supply.
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How do we do this?
LivingPower is an electrical power management system. It has several inlets and outlets, and in between these we can place and operate a variety of power converters: a shared pool of dynamically reconfigurable, multifunctional power converters. An embedded operating system manages the system configuration according to user demand.
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Quite analogue to Server Virtualisation, we share power converters among different services and functions.
Results:
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Less power converters for the same service and capacity
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We can offer a variety of unique features like
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User-defined response to events
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On-the-fly reconfiguration and
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Easy creation of new functions and services.
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Not only a unique platform for new services. But a platform for new and meaningful services that create genuine value.
Typical Benefits
Benefits
How it works...
Unlike traditional power systems, LivingPower bridges electrical energy solutions and digitization, forming an important keystone in future electrical energy supply.
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How do we do this?
LivingPower is an electrical power management system. It has multiple inlets and outlets, and in between these we can place and operate a variety of power converters: a shared pool of dynamically reconfigurable, multifunctional power converters. An embedded operating system manages the system configuration according to user demand.
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Our technology is analogue to Server Virtualisation:
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A shared pool of power converters (analogue to "servers")
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An operating system that - continuously - manages allocation of converter resources to different loads ("services") according to the user preferences ("demand") - (practically, this is implemeted by a switch matrix for controllable interconnection).
Results (also analogue to Server Virtualization):
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Less power converters for the same service and capacity
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A variety of unique features like
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User-defined response to events
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On-the-fly reconfiguration and
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Easy creation of new functions and services.
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Not only a unique platform for new services. But a platform for new and meaningful services that create genuine value.
Pains that we address
The quickly evolving electrical energy supply will require new business models and new solutions to meet the demand:
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SMART: Intelligent solutions that works together with people and systems
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DYNAMIC: Optimisation and on-the-fly adaptation
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RELIABLE: Increasing dependency to electrical power supply - uptime becomes critical
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MEANINGFUL: Genuine value creation through contents and services - far beyond physical products.
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Unlike traditional power solutions, LivingPower technology offers an interactive platform that
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Bridges Power and Digitization
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Interacts with people, applications, systems and intelligent control
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Lets Power join the Virtual Family
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Adapts dynamically to demand and priorities
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Supports new services and business models - e.g. becoming an active team player in ”The Digital Grid”.
Key Benefits
Key benefits - to mention a few - are
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Application-specific infrastructure adaptation
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Energy savings
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Migration projects
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Fault handling
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Etc.
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State-of-the-art uptime - "zero-time-to-service"
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Instantaneous service and maintenance (like remote response to faults)
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Self healing (pre-set response to faults)
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Fault prevention
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Simplicity
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Easy adaptation to changing demands
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"Keystrokes in stead of projects"
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Managed by operators (like IT virtual management environment)
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Cost effective: Power Virtualization
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Unique, clever resource utilisation (UPS application: typically 1.5-3 times less power converters for similar functionality and capacity)
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On-the-fly resource optimization
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Revenue generation: Simple definition and implementation of new services that creates genuine value (like Smartgrid functions, making the unit an active player in the electrical grid).