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FranklinWH Smart Circuits Module
Flexibly Control Unique Loads
The Franklin Home Power (FHP) system is an intelligent home energysolution that enables you to manage your home's energy. The FHPintegrates solar, energy storage (batteries), the utility grid, and evenstandby generators into a single app to allow you to manage yourpower consumption, and supply, day-to-day and during grid outages.The FranklinWH aGate is the smart controller that manages powersupply. The aGate can be programmed to optimize daily energy supply,including to minimize grid usage during expensive, high-demandperiods. Load shifting helps homeowners by relying on battery and solarpower during those peak periods, while recharging batteries duringlow-demand, low-price time periods.
However, some loads are unique. Electric vehicle (EV) chargers, airconditioners, and other electrical devices need to be managed moreintelligently. The FranklinWH Smart Circuits Module, an optional aGatecomponent, provides the ability to manage those unique devicesremotely and automatically from anywhere and anytime.Users can connect and disconnect up to three Smart Circuits via theFranklinWH app. Smart Circuit 1 & Smart Circuit 2, 1-pole circuitbreakers, can be merged into a single, 2-pole circuit as needed. SmartCircuit 3 requires a 2-Pole circuit breaker.
In the FranklinWH app, homeowners can schedule times for the circuitsto automatically turn on and off. For instance, the EV charger can be setto only run from 1:00 am to 5:00 am, during a low demand, low-costperiod. Alternatively, homeowners can manually turn on and turn offindividual Smart Circuits as needed. An example of this is turning on theair conditioner shortly before returning home.
Time-of-use Load Shifting
Utilities companies continue to migrate to a time-of-use (TOU) billingplan. The cost of a kilowatt-hour of energy varies throughout the day,and the week, depending on expected user demand. That meansafternoon and evening hours are usually the most expensive while latenight and early morning are typically the least expensive.
The above EV charger example shows how load shifting can savemoney. When a homeowner returns home and plugs the car into thecharger, that's typically early evening. If the car charged then, it wouldbe at the highest billed rate.
Smart Circuits allow the owner to plug in and forget about the charge.The set schedule will turn on the charger during the lowest billing rateperiod, saving money.
Backup Energy Management
When the FHP is running from batteries, either because of a grid outageor because the home is completely off grid, Smart Circuits can beautomatically managed.
Homeowners can set a state-of-charge (SOC) threshold below whichthe Smart Circuits are automatically turned off. When the FranklinWHaPower batteries drop below the set SOC level, the circuits are discon-nected. When the solar array, a generator, or the grid powers thebatteries back above the SOC threshold, the circuits will be reconnected.
This is good for devices such a pool pump, as shutting it down willprovide longer backup time for other household devices.
Easy Control
Flexibly Control Unique Loads
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The Franklin Home Power (FHP) system is an intelligent home energysolution that enables you to manage your home's energy. The FHPintegrates solar, energy storage (batteries), the utility grid, and evenstandby generators into a single app to allow you to manage yourpower consumption, and supply, day-to-day and during grid outages.The FranklinWH aGate is the smart controller that manages powersupply. The aGate can be programmed to optimize daily energy supply,including to minimize grid usage during expensive, high-demandperiods. Load shifting helps homeowners by relying on battery and solarpower during those peak periods, while recharging batteries duringlow-demand, low-price time periods.
However, some loads are unique. Electric vehicle (EV) chargers, airconditioners, and other electrical devices need to be managed moreintelligently. The FranklinWH Smart Circuits Module, an optional aGatecomponent, provides the ability to manage those unique devicesremotely and automatically from anywhere and anytime.Users can connect and disconnect up to three Smart Circuits via theFranklinWH app. Smart Circuit 1 & Smart Circuit 2, 1-pole circuitbreakers, can be merged into a single, 2-pole circuit as needed. SmartCircuit 3 requires a 2-Pole circuit breaker.
In the FranklinWH app, homeowners can schedule times for the circuitsto automatically turn on and off. For instance, the EV charger can be setto only run from 1:00 am to 5:00 am, during a low demand, low-costperiod. Alternatively, homeowners can manually turn on and turn offindividual Smart Circuits as needed. An example of this is turning on theair conditioner shortly before returning home.
Time-of-use Load Shifting
Utilities companies continue to migrate to a time-of-use (TOU) billingplan. The cost of a kilowatt-hour of energy varies throughout the day,and the week, depending on expected user demand. That meansafternoon and evening hours are usually the most expensive while latenight and early morning are typically the least expensive.
The above EV charger example shows how load shifting can savemoney. When a homeowner returns home and plugs the car into thecharger, that's typically early evening. If the car charged then, it wouldbe at the highest billed rate.
Smart Circuits allow the owner to plug in and forget about the charge.The set schedule will turn on the charger during the lowest billing rateperiod, saving money.
Backup Energy Management
When the FHP is running from batteries, either because of a grid outageor because the home is completely off grid, Smart Circuits can beautomatically managed.
Homeowners can set a state-of-charge (SOC) threshold below whichthe Smart Circuits are automatically turned off. When the FranklinWHaPower batteries drop below the set SOC level, the circuits are discon-nected. When the solar array, a generator, or the grid powers thebatteries back above the SOC threshold, the circuits will be reconnected.
This is good for devices such a pool pump, as shutting it down willprovide longer backup time for other household devices.
Easy Control
- Remotely and automatically manage unique family loads, connecting and disconnecting them easily via the FranklinWH app
- Set the appropriate working time for family appliances, add convenience to your daily life
- Work within TOU rate structures to power large loads at a low electricity price.
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