公开(公告)号：US11615431B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16821179

申请日：2020-03-17

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Jill R. Goldschneider

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  G06Q50/06

摘要： An embodiment models and predicts energy consumption and provides recurring and realistic opportunities to reduce energy consumption throughout the work day or process cycle using user interfaces to convey positive and negative feedback in a controlled manner; and user experience, that reward positive changes with increased positive feedback and reduced negative feedback. Energy consumption of categories of appliances, devices, and equipment is considered a random variable. Using archived energy data, business data, and other related data, statistical modeling is used to create inverse cumulative probability distribution functions. An energy budget (consumption prediction) is computed so that it meets a probability p of the budget being exceeded during a given interval. When the budget is exceeded the feedback is negative, otherwise feedback is positive. Each budget is computed as the value b of the random variable such that the probability that the random variable will be less than or equal to b is 1-p.

公开(公告)号：US20190061535A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15926386

申请日：2018-03-20

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Seth W. BRIDGES ,  Seth B. POLLACK ,  Joby LAFKY ,  Zachary AXELROD

IPC分类号： B60L11/18 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J7/00

摘要： A system that enables power flow management for electrical devices, such as electric vehicles. Power flow managers can coordinate charging activities. Power flow decisions may be based on site-level information. Power flow management strategies may be optimized. Power spikes may be avoided by using safe failure modes. Generation stacks may be used for reducing cost. AGC commands are used to control power resources. Power regulation are apportioned to power resources, and power regulation ranges may be determined. Power flow strategies are implemented in response to changes in intermittent power flow. Locations of devices may be determined using network fingerprints. Power flow measurements are determined, and AC power flows are inferred from DC power flows. Network traffic consumption are minimized. Communication protocols are translated. Enhanced vehicle communications are provided that communicate to vehicle subsystems, that arbitrate smart charge points, and that use existing hardware, non-specific hardware, or control extensibility systems.

公开(公告)号：US20180004239A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15435535

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Brian Golden ,  Courtney McMAHAN ,  David HAKIM ,  Edward SHNEKENDORF

IPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J3/32 ,  G06N5/04

CPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06N5/04 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H04L67/10 ,  Y02B70/3241 ,  Y02P80/114 ,  Y04S20/227

摘要： A system and method for managing power consumption and storage in a power grid. Measurements are received from a plurality of geographically distributed energy management controllers. Each energy management controllers has energy storage units with stored energy. The measurements comprise the energy production and storage capacity of the energy management controllers and their associated energy storage units. The measurements are processed, e.g., aggregated, and displayed on a graphical user interface. Commands are transmitted to a first subset of the energy management controllers to command the units to discharge their stored energy into a power grid through an inverter. Commands are transmitted to a second subset of the plurality of energy management controllers to store energy in each unit's energy storage unit.

公开(公告)号：US20170186107A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15259851

申请日：2016-09-08

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Brian GOLDEN ,  Courtney McMAHAN

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J3/14 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/58 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0013 ,  H02J13/0086 ,  H02J2003/003 ,  Y02A30/12 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02B70/3275 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/242 ,  Y04S20/244

摘要： A method of monitoring energy consumption includes steps of establishing an energy budget for a future time period, receiving device information for a plurality of electrical devices and associating the device information with the energy budget, periodically measuring electrical usage from the plurality of electrical devices, projecting future energy consumption for the future time period based on the measured electrical usage, comparing the projected future energy consumption to the energy budget, and if the projected future energy consumption deviates from the energy budget, automatically generating an alert. The projected future energy consumption can take into account various factors such as energy available from non-grid sources; weather forecasts; battery storage; and historical data. A system employing the method can automatically control devices to bring predicted consumption within the budget.

公开(公告)号：US09283862B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US14338427

申请日：2014-07-23

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Seth W. Bridges ,  Seth B. Pollack ,  Joby Lafky ,  Zachary Axelrod

IPC分类号： B60L11/18 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J1/00

CPC分类号： B60L11/184 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60L11/1848 ,  B60L2230/16 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/0052 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y02T90/169 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y10T307/406 ,  Y10T307/477 ,  Y10T307/642

摘要： A system that enables power flow management for electrical devices, such as electric vehicles. Power flow managers can coordinate charging activities. Power flow decisions may be based on site-level information. Power flow management strategies may be optimized. Power spikes may be avoided by using safe failure modes. Generation stacks may be used for reducing cost. AGC commands are used to control power resources. Power regulation are apportioned to power resources, and power regulation ranges may be determined. Power flow strategies are implemented in response to changes in intermittent power flow. Locations of devices may be determined using network fingerprints. Power flow measurements are determined, and AC power flows are inferred from DC power flows. Network traffic consumption are minimized. Communication protocols are translated. Enhanced vehicle communications are provided that communicate to vehicle subsystems, that arbitrate smart charge points, and that use existing hardware, non-specific hardware, or control extensibility systems.

摘要翻译： 一种能够对电气设备（如电动汽车）进行电力流量管理的系统。 电力经理可以协调充电活动。 功率流决定可以基于站点级信息。 电力流量管理策略可能会被优化。 使用安全故障模式可以避免电源尖峰。 生成堆可以用于降低成本。 AGC命令用于控制电源。 功率调节分配给电源，可以确定功率调节范围。 功率流策略是为了响应间歇功率流的变化而实现的。 可以使用网络指纹来确定设备的位置。 确定功率流测量，并从直流功率流推断交流电流。 网络流量消耗最小化。 通信协议被翻译。 提供了与车辆子系统通信，仲裁智能充电点以及使用现有硬件，非特定硬件或控制可扩展性系统的增强型车辆通信。

公开(公告)号：US20160020610A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14709743

申请日：2015-05-12

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Ernest Penzenstadler ,  John Sauve ,  Guohui Yan ,  Brian Golden

IPC分类号： H02J3/18 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H02M7/539

CPC分类号： H02J3/18 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/25318 ,  H02J3/1842 ,  H02M7/539 ,  Y02E40/22

摘要： A VAR dispatch system. A central control system connected to a network is configured to receive data reflecting local variations in conditions on a power grid and to transmit system control commands over the network. A plurality of VAR dispatch devices are connected to the network and to the power grid. Each VAR dispatch device is configured to detect local variations in conditions on the power grid and to transmit the data reflecting such local variations to the central control system and to receive control commands from the central control system. Each VAR dispatch device is configured to store power and to output stored power to the power grid based on local variations in conditions on the power grid. Each VAR dispatch device is further configured to output stored power to the power grid when the VAR dispatch device receives system control commands from the central control system.

公开(公告)号：US09116519B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US13842901

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Erin Mello

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  G08B29/00 ,  G05B23/02

CPC分类号： G08B29/185 ,  G05B23/0272

摘要： Methods for creating high quality alarms raise EMS operator awareness to abnormal conditions in monitored assets across multiple sites in a single EMS software platform. An embodiment includes steps for accessing an alarm designer software tool that contains a library of alarm definitions and the ability to create new alarm definitions, clone and edit existing alarm definitions, lock alarm definitions and delete alarm definitions. Applicable data is defined using channel attributes identifying which channel or channels associated with the multiple monitored sites are to be evaluated for alarming conditions. The alarm frequency, trigger conditions, pending open duration, close conditions, and pending close duration are also defined. Alarms can trigger upon one or more channels' behavior over periods of time and conditional relationships between multiple channels. Close conditions for an alarm can be, but are not required to be, the resolution of the trigger conditions.

摘要翻译： 创建高质量报警的方法可以在单个EMS软件平台中提高EMS运营商对多个站点监控资产异常状况的意识。 一个实施例包括用于访问报警设计器软件工具的步骤，该工具包含报警定义库，以及创建新的报警定义，克隆和编辑现有报警定义，锁定报警定义和删除报警定义的能力。 使用信道属性来定义适用的数据，该信道属性识别与多个被监测站点相关联的信道或信道将被评估用于报警条件。 还定义了报警频率，触发条件，等待打开持续时间，关闭条件和等待关闭持续时间。 警报可以在一段或多段频道的行为上触发一段时间和多个频道之间的条件关系。 报警的关闭条件可以是但不一定是触发条件的分辨率。

公开(公告)号：US20150207319A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-23

申请号：US14558316

申请日：2014-12-02

申请人： GridPoint, Inc.

发明人： Craig Howard Miller

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/008 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H02J2003/146 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02E10/566 ,  Y02E70/30 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224 ,  Y04S50/10

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for optimizing the control of energy supply and demand. An energy control unit includes one or more algorithms for scheduling the control of energy consumption devices on the basis of variables relating to forecast energy supply and demand. Devices for which energy consumption can be scheduled or deferred are activated during periods of cheapest energy usage. Battery storage and alternative energy sources (e.g., photovoltaic cells) are activated to sell energy to the power grid during periods that are determined to correspond to favorable cost conditions.

摘要翻译： 提供了优化能源供需控制的方法和系统。 能量控制单元包括一个或多个算法，用于基于与预测能量供应和需求相关的变量来调度能量消耗装置的控制。 在最便宜的能源使用期间激活了可以调度或推迟能源消耗的设备。 在被确定为对应于有利的成本条件的期间，电池存储和替代能量源（例如，光伏电池）被激活以向电网销售能量。

公开(公告)号：US07957846B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US12534236

申请日：2009-08-03

申请人： David B. Hakim ,  Douglas Ricardo Danley ,  Michael Caplan

发明人： David B. Hakim ,  Douglas Ricardo Danley ,  Michael Caplan

IPC分类号： H02J15/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H02J3/32 ,  G06Q50/06

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for realizing energy cost savings through load shifting utilizing a battery bank that may serve as a battery back-up on a premises for providing power in the event of a grid power outage or curtailment. A budget of unreserved cycles of battery charging and discharging is determined, taking into account the rated battery life in terms of both time (e.g., years) and number of cycles. That cycle budget is allocated to days of the year identified as days on which the greatest savings can be realized through load shifting. These days are identified by taking into account the peak and off-peak usage rates applicable on those days, any rate tiers that may be entered as a result of the additional energy expended to load shift, and the round trip efficiency of the charge/discharge cycles. Load shifting is executed in accordance with an established schedule of the identified days, by discharging the batteries during peak usage hours and charging the batteries during off-peak periods. In the event the budget of unreserved cycles exceeds the number of profitable days for load shifting, the depth of discharge on each cycle may be increased to realize greater savings on the scheduled days, at the tolerable cost of losing cycles not expected to be used in any event.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法和系统，用于通过利用电池组来实现能量成本节约，所述电池组可以在电网停电或削减的情况下在用于提供电力的房屋中的电池备用。 确定电池充电和放电的无保留周期的预算，考虑到在时间（例如，年数）和循环次数方面的额定电池寿命。 该周期预算分配给确定为通过负载转移实现最大节约的天数的年份。 这些日子是通过考虑到那些天适用的峰值和非高峰使用率来确定的，任何可能由于负载偏移所需的额外能量而可能输入的速率层次以及充电/放电的往返效率 周期。 通过在高峰使用时间内对电池进行放电，并在非高峰时段对电池充电，根据所确定的日期的规定执行负载移动。 如果无保留周期的预算超过负载转移的有利可图的天数，则可以增加每个周期的排放深度，以便在预计的日子中实现更大的节省，以可预期的损失周期的成本 任何事件。

公开(公告)号：US07886166B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-08

申请号：US12210761

申请日：2008-09-15

申请人： Edward Shnekendorf ,  Courtney McMahan ,  Doug Ferguson ,  Brian Golden

发明人： Edward Shnekendorf ,  Courtney McMahan ,  Doug Ferguson ,  Brian Golden

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02J2003/146 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224

摘要： A user interface is visibly displayed on a display device operatively connected to a first computer. The user interface enables an end user to enter at least one energy management rule for each of a plurality of electrical loads at a location, each rule including a command to be transmitted to the electrical load associated with the rule if a condition is met. The energy management rules for each of the plurality of electrical loads are received by a second computer. An energy management profile containing the energy management rules for each of the plurality of electrical loads at the location is created and stored using a second computer. The energy management profile is activated using the second computer. For each of the energy management rules where the condition has been met, the command associated with the rule is transmitted to the electrical load associated with the rule.

摘要翻译： 在可操作地连接到第一计算机的显示设备上可见地显示用户界面。 用户界面使得最终用户能够为一个位置处的多个电负载中的每一个输入至少一个能量管理规则，每个规则包括如果满足条件则要发送到与规则相关联的电负载的命令。 多个电负载中的每一个的能量管理规则由第二计算机接收。 使用第二计算机创建并存储包含在该位置处的多个电负载中的每一个的能量管理规则的能量管理简档。 能量管理配置文件使用第二台计算机激活。 对于满足条件的每个能量管理规则，与规则相关联的命令被传送到与规则相关联的电负载。