Network system

Abstract

Provided is a network system. The network system includes: at least one unit selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit. An energy usage amount or energy usage rate of the energy receiving unit is adjusted; an energy usage amount or usage rate when the unit is controlled based on information relating to at least an energy rate is less than that when the unit is controlled without the base of information relating to at least an energy rate; the energy receiving unit comprises a plurality of components; and an operation of one component among the plurality of components is controlled based on the energy rate related information.

1 . A network system comprising:
 at least one unit selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit,   wherein   an energy usage amount or energy usage rate of the energy receiving unit is adjusted;   an energy usage amount or usage rate when the unit is controlled based on information relating to an energy rate is less than that when the unit is controlled without the base of information relating to at least an energy rate;   the energy receiving unit comprises a plurality of components; and   an operation of one component among the plurality of components is controlled based on the information relating to an energy rate.   
     
     
         2 . The network system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components operate based on a specific priority. 
     
     
         3 . The network system according to  claim 2 , wherein the information relating to an energy rate is high-price information, an operation of at least one component having a low priority among the plurality of components is limited. 
     
     
         4 . The network system according to  claim 3 , wherein the high-price information comprises one of recognitions of an on-peak time interval relating to the energy rate, an energy reduction signal, a under-frequency lower than a reference frequency, a small power generation amount, an operation command according to an operation priority, an energy consumption amount more than a reference amount, and limit information on the number of available units. 
     
     
         5 . The network according to  claim 2 , wherein the specific priority comprises at least one of a priority of a component to operate preferentially, an operation start priority, an energy consumption amount, and an energy usage rate priority. 
     
     
         6 . The network system according to  claim 5 , wherein the energy consumption amount priority comprises a current energy consumption amount priority or a power priority per unit hour; and
 the energy usage rate priority comprises a current energy usage rate priority or a usage rate priority per unit hour.   
     
     
         7 . The network system according to  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first components are set with a lower priority as a current energy consumption amount, a current energy usage rate, a power per unit hour, and a usage rate per unit hour are greater. 
     
     
         8 . The network system according to  claim 3 , wherein a reference of the operational limitation is one of the number of available components, an available total energy consumption amount, or a total energy rate. 
     
     
         9 . The network system according to  claim 3 , wherein a time of an operational limitation of the component comprises immediate limitation, limitation after one process is completed when an operation of the component is divided into a plurality of processes, limitation after a predetermined time, limitation after a component to be limited consumes a predetermined amount of energy, and limitation when a usage energy rate reaches a predetermined value. 
     
     
         10 . The network system according to  claim 3 , wherein if an operation of a component having a higher priority than a component having an operation limited is completed among the plurality of components, the component having an operation limited returns to a state before operational limitation. 
     
     
         11 . The network system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components comprise a reference component, and
 an operation of one component is controlled based on operational information on the reference component among the plurality of components.   
     
     
         12 . The network system according to  claim 11 , further comprising a memory unit storing the operational information on the reference component,
 wherein the an operating condition of the one component is determined by predicting a future operation of the reference component on the basis of the operational information on the reference component stored in the memory unit.   
     
     
         13 . The network system according to  claim 12 , wherein the operating condition of the one component is determined based on operational information on a reference component currently in operation among the plurality of components 
     
     
         14 . The network system according to  claim 11 , wherein the operational information on the reference component comprise an energy consumption amount or energy usage rate of the reference component. 
     
     
         15 . The network system according to  claim 14 , wherein an operation of the one component is limited at a time interval at which an energy consumption amount or energy usage rate of the reference component is greater than a specific reference value. 
     
     
         16 . The network system according to  claim 15 , wherein a reference limiting an operation of the one component comprises at least one of the number of available components, a total energy consumption amount, and a total energy usage rate. 
     
     
         17 . The network system according to  claim 11 , wherein the reference component comprises a constantly driven electrical product. 
     
     
         18 . The network system according to  claim 17 , wherein the one component comprises an intermittently driven electrical product selected by a user. 
     
     
         19 . The network system according to  claim 1 , wherein based on whether the energy rate information corresponds to high-price information, driving intervals of the plurality of components are included in different time intervals. 
     
     
         20 . The network system according to  claim 19 , wherein the different time intervals have different sizes of energy rates. 
     
     
         21 . The network system according to  claim 20 , wherein the different time intervals define that at least one of driving start times and end times of the plurality of components is different. 
     
     
         22 . The network system according to  claim 20 , wherein some intervals in the driving intervals of the plurality of components overlap. 
     
     
         23 . The network system according to  claim 20 , wherein driving of one energy consumption unit among the plurality of energy consumption units starts after driving of another energy consumption unit is terminated. 
     
     
         24 . The network system according to  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of components comprise:
 a first component; and   a second component having a larger power consumption amount per unit hour or energy usage rate than the first component.   
     
     
         25 . The network system according to  claim 24 , wherein the second component is driven when information relating to an energy rate is not high-price information. 
     
     
         26 . The network system according to  claim 24 , wherein the second component is driven at a time interval at which an energy rate is lower than that of the first component. 
     
     
         27 . The network system according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components comprise a first unit performing an essential function and a second unit performing a function other than the essential function; and
 whether to limit a function performance of the second unit is determined based on whether information relating to an energy rate corresponds to high-price information.   
     
     
         28 . The network system according to  claim 27 , wherein the function other than the essential function is an additional function that is optional during the driving of the energy consumption unit. 
     
     
         29 . The network system according to  claim 28 , wherein the additional function comprises a displaying operation for outputting a screen or sound, or an operation of a light emitting unit. 
     
     
         30 . The network system according to  claim 27 , wherein the second unit is provided in plurality, and a function of a second unit having energy consumption information higher than a setting value among the plurality of second units is limited. 
     
     
         31 . The network system according to  claim 27 , wherein the second unit is provided in plurality, and a priority for limiting a function performance is set in the plurality of second units.