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BR-112025010287-B1 - Edge device with active energy and element energy management system.

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Abstract

EDGE DEVICE WITH ACTIVE POWER AND ELEMENT POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. This is an Active Power Edge device that may include a line filter comprising electrical outputs; an MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to communicate with an intermediary and receive a configuration from the intermediary; and a monitor to enable the electrical outputs according to the configuration, perform status checks, and report a result of the status checks to the intermediary via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration includes an output device and a status check definition, and the status checks are performed according to the status check definition.

Inventors

  • Carl MALONE
  • RONALD PAUL ALDER
  • Quinn Jensen
  • T. Kelly BRADFORD
  • Mike BALZOTTI
  • Rahul RODE
  • Ben DORTON
  • Kim Clark
  • John HUNDLEY

Assignees

  • HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC

Dates

Publication Date
20260317
Application Date
20231204
Priority Date
20230110

Claims (20)

  1. 1. ACTIVE POWERED EDGE DEVICE (APE) characterized by comprising: a line filter comprising electrical outputs; an MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to communicate with an intermediary and receive a configuration from the intermediary; and a monitor to enable the electrical outputs according to the configuration, perform status checks according to the configuration and report a result of the status checks of the electrical outputs to the intermediary via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration comprises an output device and a status check definition comprising a status check command, and the status checks are performed according to the status check definition with the status check command.
  2. 2. APE DEVICE, according to claim 1, characterized by the MQTT client initiating a connection with the broker upon initialization.
  3. 3. APE DEVICE, according to claim 2, characterized by the MQTT client maintaining an open connection with the intermediary.
  4. 4. A power-on device, according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration includes a restart schedule and the monitor, based on that restart schedule, forces the restart of a device powered by one of the power outputs by switching off the power to one of the power outputs for a period of time.
  5. 5. A device for monitoring energy consumption, according to claim 1, characterized by the monitor recording the energy consumption of a device powered by one of the electrical outlets.
  6. 6. A device for monitoring energy consumption, according to claim 1, characterized by the monitor recording the energy consumption of the electrical outputs.
  7. 7. APE DEVICE, according to claim 1, characterized in that the monitor records a date/time stamp of the last pulse for the APE device.
  8. 8. APE DEVICE, according to claim 1, characterized by the monitor updating the configuration used by the APE device.
  9. 9. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM characterized by comprising: an intermediary for interfacing with Active Energy Edge (APE) devices, wherein each of the APE devices comprises: a line filter comprising electrical outputs, an MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to initiate a connection with an intermediary, to communicate with an intermediary and to receive a respective configuration from the intermediary, and a monitor to enable the electrical outputs according to the configuration, perform status checks according to the configuration and report a result of the status checks of the electrical outputs to the intermediary via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration comprises an output device and a status check definition comprising a status check command, and the status checks are performed according to the status check definition with the status check command; and an APE Element Manager (APE-EM) to register the APE devices, to provide a respective configuration to the intermediary for each of the APE devices.
  10. 10. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized in that the APE devices initiate a connection with the intermediate at startup.
  11. 11. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 10, characterized by the APE devices maintaining an open connection with the intermediate.
  12. 12. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized in that the APE-EM initiates a connection with the intermediate upon startup.
  13. 13. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 12, characterized in that the APE-EM maintains the connection with the intermediate open.
  14. 14. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized by further comprising a supply system to provide the respective configuration to the APE-EM.
  15. 15. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized by multiple profiles from various clients being managed by APE-EM.
  16. 16. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized in that the APE-EM comprises a Graphical User Interface.
  17. 17. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized by further comprising a client for receiving status checks from the intermediary and storing the status checks.
  18. 18. ELEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, according to claim 9, characterized by further comprising an aggregator for analyzing status checks.
  19. 19. APE DEVICE, according to claim 1, characterized in that the status check command comprises a ping command and a network device, and wherein the monitor is further configured to detect that the network device is not reachable by the status check command.
  20. 20. A POWER OUTLET DEVICE, according to claim 1, characterized in that the monitor is additionally configured to determine an outlet from the electrical outlets associated with the network device and to recycle power to the outlet.

Description

FIELD [001] An intelligent IP (Internet Protocol) enabled multi-output power supply device and method is disclosed. The device is installed in a remote location and increases site reliability and reduces help desk costs by autonomously responding to local site network outages, as well as providing the ability to remotely power off and on devices connected to specific outputs. The device pings devices on the network, detects if a network section is inaccessible, determines the output associated with the inaccessible network section, and recycles power to the remote device associated with the output. This recycling can be used in situations where a remote device is locked up and a simple device restart can fix the connectivity problem. BACKGROUND [002] The present disclosure enables power management of a vast number of network end nodes. It also reduces the need to send a technician to a network site. The current teachings reduce site downtime, avoid remote site support calls, avoid reliance on untrained remote site workers to interact with critical network equipment, avoid the expense of sending support personnel to the remote site, and allow scaling the system to hundreds of thousands of devices. SUMMARY [003] This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form which is described further below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. [004] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an Active Power Edge (APE) device which includes: a line filter which includes electrical outputs; an MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to communicate with an intermediary and receive a configuration from the intermediary; and a monitor to enable the electrical outputs according to the configuration, to perform status checks and report a result of the status checks to the intermediary via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration includes an output device and a status check definition, and the status checks are performed according to the status check definition. [005] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an APE device, in which the MQTT client initiates a connection with the broker at initialization. [006] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an APE device, where the MQTT client keeps the connection with the intermediary open. [007] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an APE device, where the configuration includes a restart schedule and the monitor, based on this restart schedule, forces the restart of a device powered by one of the electrical outputs by switching off the electrical current to one of the outputs for a given period. [008] In some respects, the techniques described in this document refer to an APE device, in which the monitor records the energy consumption of a device powered by one of the electrical outputs. [009] In some respects, the techniques described in this document refer to an APE device, in which the monitor records energy consumption from the outputs. [0010] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an APE device, where the monitor records a timestamp of the last pulse to the APE device. [0011] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an APE device, where the monitor updates the configuration used by the APE device. [0012] In some respects, the techniques described in this document relate to an element-based power management system that includes: an intermediary for interfacing with Active Power Edge (APE) devices, wherein each of the APE devices includes: a power line filter with electrical outputs, an MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) client to initiate a connection with an intermediary, to communicate with an intermediary and receive a respective configuration from the intermediary, and a monitor to enable the electrical outputs according to the configuration, to perform status checks and report a result of the status checks to the intermediary via the MQTT client, wherein the configuration includes an output device and a status check definition, and the status checks are performed according to the status check definition; and an APE Element Manager (APE-EM) to register the APE devices, to provide a respective configuration to the intermediary for each of the APE devices. [0013] In some respects, the techniques described in this document are related to an element-based energy management system, where APE devices initiate a connection with the intermediary at startup. [0014] In some respects, the techniques described in this document are related to an element-based energy management system, in which the APE devices maintain an open connection with the intermediate. [0015] In some respects, the techniques described in t