Stand-alone renewable-energy generating device including emission savings sensor, retrofit emissions savings sensor for such a device, and method

US8463561B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Changers LLC · US

Inventors

• Dirk Gamboa Tuesta · Berlin, DE
• Markus Schulz · Gaimersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 26, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E70/30
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A stand-alone renewable-energy generating device which generates electric energy from renewable energy sources, such as the sun or wind, in a stand-alone context. To allow users to asses their contribution to carbon dioxide emission savings, a sensor element that is configured to generate emission savings data representative of electric energy units generated by using a renewable energy device. Further, a clock device is configured to generate a time data representative of at least one of a time and a date specification and unique sensor-ID data are stored in a memory. A processor unit is configured to time-stamp the emission savings data by combining it with the time data. The processor unit retrieves the sensor-ID data to combine them with the emission savings data to form savings profile data. A communication interface is configured to communicate the savings profile data directly or indirectly via a network system.