公开(公告)号：US09009061B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US12430303

申请日：2009-04-27

申请人： Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Chandrakant Patel

发明人： Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Chandrakant Patel

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06N5/02 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q10/06

CPC分类号： G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q10/06315

摘要： In a method of determining cooling resource capacity allocations for resource units in a shared environment for optimized operations, cost parameters associated with operating the resource units in at least one of delivering and receiving cooling resources are identified, one or more constraints associated with operating the resource units are identified, in which at least one of the one or more constraints comprises meeting at least a total cooling demand of components in the shared environment, a cost function that correlates the plurality of identified cost parameters is developed, a minimized cost function is solved for through application of a Lagrange multiplier subject to the identified one or more constraints, and cooling resource capacity allocations for the resource units that result in optimized operations in the shared environment based upon the minimized cost function solution are determined.

摘要翻译： 在用于确定用于优化的操作的共享环境中的资源单元的冷却资源容量分配的方法中，识别与传送和接收冷却资源中的至少一个中的资源单元相关联的成本参数，与操作资源相关联的一个或多个约束 识别单元，其中所述一个或多个约束中的至少一个约束包括满足共享环境中的组件的至少总冷却需求，开发关联多个所识别的成本参数的成本函数，解决最小化成本函数 用于通过应用所识别的一个或多个约束的拉格朗日乘数，并且基于最小化成本函数解决方案来确定导致在共享环境中的优化操作的资源单元的资源容量分配。

公开(公告)号：US08630739B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US12921524

申请日：2008-03-14

申请人： Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Cullen E. Bash

发明人： Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Cullen E. Bash

IPC分类号： G05B13/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06Q99/00 ,  H05K7/20836

摘要： In a method of evaluating an infrastructure having a plurality of components based upon exergy loss values, exergy loss values of the components are aggregated. In addition, at least one of the components in the infrastructure is controlled based upon the aggregated exergy loss values.

摘要翻译： 在基于有效能损失值评估具有多个分量的基础设施的方法中，组合的有效能损失值被聚合。 此外，基于聚合的有效能损失值来控制基础设施中的至少一个组件。

公开(公告)号：US08491702B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US12744902

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： Cullen E. Bash ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma

发明人： Cullen E. Bash ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma

IPC分类号： G05D22/00 ,  F24F11/00

CPC分类号： G05D22/02 ,  H05K7/1497 ,  H05K7/20745

摘要： A system for controlling moisture content in ambient airflow in a substantially enclosed structure having components. The system includes at least one humidity control apparatus and a plurality of sensors for detecting moisture content in airflow in a plurality of locations of the substantially enclosed structure. The plurality of sensors are located remotely from the at least one humidity control apparatus and are situated in relatively close proximity to the components that the at least one humidity control apparatus is configured to affect. The system also includes a controller configured to receive moisture content levels detected by one or more of the plurality of sensors and to control the at least one humidity control apparatus based upon the detected moisture content levels to vary the moisture content in the ambient airflow around the plurality of locations.

摘要翻译： 用于控制具有部件的基本封闭结构中的环境气流中的水分含量的系统。 该系统包括至少一个湿度控制装置和用于检测基本封闭结构的多个位置中气流中的水分含量的多个传感器。 所述多个传感器远离所述至少一个湿度控制装置定位，并且位于相对靠近所述至少一个湿度控制装置被配置为影响的部件。 该系统还包括控制器，该控制器被配置为接收多个传感器中的一个或多个检测到的水分含量水平，并且基于检测到的含水量来控制至少一个湿度控制设备，以改变周围环境中的水分含量 多个位置。

公开(公告)号：US08352085B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12770186

申请日：2010-04-29

申请人： Manish Marwah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Zhikui Wang ,  Chandrakant Patel

发明人： Manish Marwah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Zhikui Wang ,  Chandrakant Patel

IPC分类号： G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1932 ,  H05K7/20836

摘要： In a method for distributing cooling resources to a plurality of locations using a plurality of hierarchically identified cooling microgrids, conditions detected at the plurality of locations are received. Each level of the hierarchically identified cooling microgrids is a plurality of resource actuators configured to vary distribution of the cooling resources. Settings for the plurality of resource actuators in each of the levels in the cooling microgrid hierarchy that substantially maintain conditions at the plurality of locations within predetermined ranges are determined using a processor, while substantially optimizing at least one measure of performance associated with supplying the cooling resources to the plurality of locations.

摘要翻译： 在使用多个分层识别的冷却微型格栅将冷却资源分配到多个位置的方法中，接收在多个位置处检测到的条件。 分级识别的冷却微电网的每个级别是被配置为改变冷却资源分布的多个资源致动器。 使用处理器来确定在冷却微网格层级中的每个级别中的基本上维持在预定范围内的多个位置处的条件的多个资源致动器的设置，同时基本上优化与提供冷却资源相关联的性能的至少一个度量 到多个位置。

公开(公告)号：US20120109619A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US12916292

申请日：2010-10-29

申请人： Daniel Juergen Gmach ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Jerome Rolia ,  Yuan Chen ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Zhikui Wang

发明人： Daniel Juergen Gmach ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Jerome Rolia ,  Yuan Chen ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Zhikui Wang

IPC分类号： G06G7/62

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/067

摘要： In a method for generating a resource management plan for an infrastructure, a resource supply available from a combination of resource sources is determined, an operation of the infrastructure in performing an objective using the determined supply of resources is simulated, in which the simulation is to simulate resource demand of a plurality of infrastructure components in performing the objective, a metric(s) associated with operating the infrastructure based upon the simulation is determined, a determination as to whether the metric(s) satisfies a predetermined goal(s) is made, the resources supplied and/or the simulation of the resource demand of the plurality of infrastructure components is modified in response to the at least one metric failing to satisfy the predetermined goal(s), and a resource management plan for the infrastructure that has been determined to result in the metric(s) satisfying the predetermined goal(s) is generated.

摘要翻译： 在用于生成基础设施的资源管理计划的方法中，确定从资源的组合可获得的资源供应，模拟使用所确定的资源供应来执行目标的基础设施的运行，其中模拟是 在执行目标时模拟多个基础设施组件的资源需求，确定与基于仿真操作基础设施相关联的度量，确定该度量是否满足预定目标 响应于至少一个不满足预定目标的度量而修改了提供的资源和/或对多个基础设施组件的资源需求的模拟，以及用于已经被用于基础设施的资源管理计划 确定导致满足预定目标的度量。

公开(公告)号：US20120109605A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US12915212

申请日：2010-10-29

申请人： Daniel Juergen Gmach ,  Yuan Chen ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Jerome Rolia ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma

发明人： Daniel Juergen Gmach ,  Yuan Chen ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Jerome Rolia ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Thomas W. Christian ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma

IPC分类号： G06G7/48

CPC分类号： G06Q10/0631

摘要： In a method for managing an infrastructure, a utilization of a plurality of infrastructure components in performing an objective is simulated. In addition, a resource demand for the infrastructure associated with the simulated utilization of the infrastructure components is determined and a supply of resources by a plurality of available sources to meet the determined resource demand is simulated. Moreover, at least one metric associated with the determined resource demand and the simulated supply of resources by the plurality of available sources is determined.

摘要翻译： 在用于管理基础设施的方法中，模拟多个基础设施组件在执行目标中的利用。 此外，确定与基础设施组件的模拟利用相关联的基础设施的资源需求，并且模拟多个可用源的资源供应以满足确定的资源需求。 此外，确定与确定的资源需求相关联的至少一个度量和由多个可用源的模拟资源供应。

公开(公告)号：US20110004349A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12921524

申请日：2008-03-14

申请人： Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Cullen E. Bash

发明人： Amip J. Shah ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Cullen E. Bash

IPC分类号： G05B15/02 ,  G06Q90/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06Q99/00 ,  H05K7/20836

摘要： In a method of evaluating an infrastructure having a plurality of components based upon exergy loss values, exergy loss values of the components are aggregated. In addition, at least one of the components in the infrastructure is controlled based upon the aggregated exergy loss values.

摘要翻译： 在基于有效能损失值评估具有多个分量的基础设施的方法中，组合的有效能损失值被聚合。 此外，基于聚合的有效能损失值来控制基础设施中的至少一个组件。

公开(公告)号：US09063715B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US12813012

申请日：2010-06-10

申请人： Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Chih C. Shih ,  Chandrakant Patel

发明人： Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Chih C. Shih ,  Chandrakant Patel

IPC分类号： G05B15/02 ,  G05B11/01 ,  G05D3/12 ,  H02J1/00 ,  G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/26

摘要： A virtual power infrastructure for managing distribution of power to a plurality of power demanding units from a plurality of power generators includes a demand manager having logical descriptions of the power demanding units, in which the demand manager is configured to determine power load demands of the power demanding units using the logical descriptions of the power demanding units, and a capacity manager having logical descriptions of the power generators. The capacity manager is configured to determine allocation of power capacity supplied to the power generators from one or more of the power generators to meet the power load demands of the power demanding units, while satisfying one or more predetermined constraints associated with at least one of the power demanding units and the power generators.

摘要翻译： 用于管理来自多个发电机的多个功率需求单元的电力分配的虚拟电力基础设施包括具有对功率需求单元的逻辑描述的需求管理器，其中需求管理器被配置为确定电力的功率负载需求 使用功率要求单元的逻辑描述的要求苛刻的单元，以及具有发电机的逻辑描述的容量管理器。 容量管理器被配置为确定从一个或多个发电机提供给发电机的功率容量的分配，以满足功率需求单元的功率负载需求，同时满足与至少一个功率发生器相关联的一个或多个预定约束 电力要求单位和发电机。

公开(公告)号：US20110106501A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12608524

申请日：2009-10-29

申请人： Thomas W. Christian ,  Yuan Chen ,  Chih C. Shih ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Christopher Edward Hoover ,  Manish Marwah ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Chandrakant Patel ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Daniel Juergen Gmach

发明人： Thomas W. Christian ,  Yuan Chen ,  Chih C. Shih ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Christopher Edward Hoover ,  Manish Marwah ,  Amip J. Shah ,  Chandrakant Patel ,  Cullen E. Bash ,  Daniel Juergen Gmach

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： H04L67/16

摘要： A method for automated design of an IT infrastructure, includes a) identifying IT equipment to support services to be provided to meet one or more user requirements; b) identifying one or more auxiliary infrastructures to meet requirements of the identified computer equipment; c) synthesizing the IT equipment and the one or more auxiliary infrastructures to generate a candidate design; d) analyzing one or more operating characteristics of the candidate design; e) repeating steps a)-d) on at least one additional candidate design that differs from the candidate design generated at step c); and f) storing at least one of the candidate design and the at least one additional candidate design.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动设计IT基础设施的方法，包括：a）识别IT设备以支持要提供的服务以满足一个或多个用户需求; b）识别一个或多个辅助基础设施以满足所识别的计算机设备的要求; c）合成IT设备和一个或多个辅助基础设施以产生候选设计; d）分析候选人设计的一个或多个经营特征; e）在与步骤c）中生成的候选设计不同的至少一个附加候选设计上重复步骤a）-d）; 以及f）存储所述候选设计和所述至少一个附加候选设计中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US08794017B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13000012

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Cullen E. Bash ,  Chandrakant Patel ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah

发明人： Cullen E. Bash ,  Chandrakant Patel ,  Ratnesh Kumar Sharma ,  Amip J. Shah

IPC分类号： G05D23/00

CPC分类号： F24F11/0001 ,  H05K7/20836

摘要： A system for managing distribution of a cooling medium includes a sensor configured to detect a condition, a first agent configured to receive the detected condition and to determine whether a characteristic of the cooling medium controlled via a first actuator is to be manipulated based upon the detected condition. The system also includes a second agent configured to receive at least one of the detected condition and the flow manipulation determination of the first actuator and to determine whether a characteristic of the cooling medium controlled by a second actuator is to be manipulated based upon the at least one of the detected condition and the characteristic manipulation determination of the first actuator.

摘要翻译： 用于管理冷却介质的分配的系统包括被配置为检测状况的传感器，被配置为接收检测到的状况的第一代理，以及基于检测到的第一致动器来控制经由第一致动器控制的冷却介质的特性是否被操纵 条件。 该系统还包括配置成接收第一致动器的检测条件和流量操作确定中的至少一个的第二代理，并且确定是否要基于至少基于第二致动器来操纵由第二致动器控制的冷却介质的特性 第一致动器的检测条件和特征操作确定中的一个。