公开(公告)号：US11757304B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US15321889

申请日：2015-08-03

Applicant: GRIDBRIDGE, INC.

Inventor： Chad Eckhardt ,  Stephen Timothy Watts ,  Joseph E. Anstett, III ,  Mark L. Ventura

IPC: H02J13/00 ,  H02J3/01 ,  H02J3/18 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H02J3/38 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/14

CPC classification number: H02J13/0096 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/01 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/18 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J3/386 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H02J3/382 ,  H02J2310/14 ,  H02J2310/64 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02E40/72 ,  Y04S10/123 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224 ,  Y04S20/242

Abstract: An electrical distribution site energy management and router device, or SER device, may be installed between a customer premises and a distribution grid, and one or more alternative energy sources and energy storage devices may be electrically connected to the SER device. The SER device may intelligently route power from alternative energy sources to the customer premises, energy storage devices, even to the grid, through various modes of operation. The SER device may efficiently and economically route power during peak electricity price periods and outside of peak periods.

公开(公告)号：US11651453B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16655704

申请日：2019-10-17

Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED

Inventor： Roger Kirk Alexander

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H02J13/00

CPC classification number: H04W56/0015 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/25 ,  H04Q2209/60

Abstract: A mesh network includes a plurality of nodes and a network head. The plurality of nodes includes a first node structured to generate and output a message to the network head in response to an event. The message includes at least one first information item associated with the first node, the electrical device monitored by the first node, or the section of the electrical distribution system monitored by the first node. The plurality of nodes includes a second node disposed on a communication path between the first node and the network head and being structured to add at least one second information item associated with the second node, the electrical device monitored by the second node, or the section of the electrical distribution system monitored by the second node to the message and to output the message to the network head.

公开(公告)号：US20190186952A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15848720

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Florida Power & Light Company

Inventor： Eric D. Schwartz ,  Ronald A. Capute

IPC: G01D4/00 ,  H04L12/707

CPC classification number: G01D4/004 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H04L45/22

Abstract: An outage estimator that generates outage data characterizing a power state for a number of premises serviced by a power grid, the number of premises comprising a first set of the premises and a second set of the premises different from the first set of the premises. The generating includes executing a first stage analysis that estimates the power state for the first set of the premises associated with a set of transformers coupled to a first feeder in the power grid in response to detecting an event message from a smart meter associated with the first set of the premises. The generating also includes executing a second stage analysis that estimates the power state for a second set of premises associated with a set of laterals coupled to a second feeder in the power grid in response to detecting that no event messages have been provided from smart meters associated with the second set of the premises within a predetermined amount of time.

公开(公告)号：US20190081476A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16128667

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.

Inventor： Mark Joseph Konya ,  Bradley Lawson, Jr. ,  Jennifer Short Whaley ,  Sen-Hao Lai ,  Tom Anderson ,  Emily Jean Forney ,  Glenn D. Good ,  Tae Yoon Lee

IPC: H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J13/00

CPC classification number: H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J13/0017 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02J2003/003 ,  H02J2003/007 ,  H02J2003/143

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor to: assign each value of each set of values of an initial supply meter data and of an initial load meter data to one of multiple buckets based on weather conditions and/or time and date; for each bucket, generate upper and lower bounds of power provision and power consumption values, and use the upper and lower bounds to identify outlier values assigned to the bucket; for each set of values within the initial supply meter data and within the initial load meter data, generate a naive model from the non-outlier values, and use interpolation and the naive model to fill in gaps, thereby generating cleansed supply meter data and cleansed load meter data; and store the cleansed supply meter data and cleansed load meter data together as merged meter data for use in making predictions.

公开(公告)号：US20180323617A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16030758

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: Accurate Solar Power, LLC

Inventor： Ronald M. Newdoll ,  Argil E. Shaver

IPC: H02J3/38 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S50/10 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02J3/46 ,  H02M7/44 ,  H02S20/32

CPC classification number: H02J3/385 ,  H01L31/02021 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J3/386 ,  H02J3/46 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02M7/44 ,  H02S20/32 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S50/10 ,  Y02B90/2638 ,  Y02E10/58 ,  Y02E40/72 ,  Y02E60/74 ,  Y04S10/123 ,  Y04S10/30 ,  Y04S40/124 ,  Y10T307/406

Abstract: Solar power systems and structures are mountable to a power distribution structure, e.g. a power pole or tower, which supports alternating current (AC) power transmission lines. An exemplary power generation structure is fixedly attached to and extends from the power distribution structure, and comprises a mounting rack. A solar array, comprising at least one solar panel, is affixed to the mounting rack. A DC to AC inverter is connected between the DC outputs of the solar array and the AC power transmission lines. The length of the solar array is generally in alignment with the power distribution structure, and the width of the solar array is greater than half the circumference of the power distribution structure. The mounting rack and solar array may preferably be rotatable, such as based on any of location, time of day, or available light.

公开(公告)号：US10008852B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US14935559

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: SOCPRA SCIENCES ET GÉNIE S.E.C.

Inventor： Philippe Mabilleau ,  Simon Ayoub

IPC: H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24H7/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/10

CPC classification number: H02J3/005 ,  F24D19/1006 ,  F24H7/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/1905 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L41/0654 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/12 ,  Y02B30/762 ,  Y02B70/325 ,  Y02B70/3275 ,  Y04S20/228 ,  Y04S20/244

Abstract: A load management method for controlling a plurality of distributed community loads with a plurality of controllers. The controllers are connectable to a network and the distributed community loads are connectable to a power grid. The loads are controllable by a corresponding one of the controllers according to a local need and a power grid supply or a community need of the loads. A network node device adapted to communicate with other node devices of a same community within an overlay network topology system. The system has a plurality of node devices organized in a number of hierarchically linked rings. The plurality of node devices of a same ring is interconnected in groups of node devices. One of the node devices is a parent node for linking the node devices of a first ring to node devices of a second ring at another hierarchy by being a parent node to both first and second rings.

公开(公告)号：US20180143037A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15875562

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: MELROK, LLC

Inventor： Michel Roger Kamel ,  Paul W. Donahue

IPC: G01D4/00 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC classification number: G01D4/002 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S50/00 ,  Y02E60/724 ,  Y02E60/7838 ,  Y02E60/7869 ,  Y02E60/7884 ,  Y02P80/23 ,  Y02P90/84 ,  Y02P90/845 ,  Y04S10/18 ,  Y04S40/124 ,  Y04S40/128 ,  Y04S40/143

Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.

公开(公告)号：US09909901B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14876400

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: MELROK, LLC

Inventor： Michel Roger Kamel ,  Paul W. Donahue

IPC: G01D4/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02S50/00

CPC classification number: G01D4/002 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S50/00 ,  Y02E60/724 ,  Y02E60/7838 ,  Y02E60/7869 ,  Y02E60/7884 ,  Y02P80/23 ,  Y02P90/84 ,  Y02P90/845 ,  Y04S10/18 ,  Y04S40/124 ,  Y04S40/128 ,  Y04S40/143

Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.

公开(公告)号：US09882401B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14932688

申请日：2015-11-04

Applicant: Powin Energy Corporation

Inventor： Virgil Lee Beaston

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/42

CPC classification number: H02J7/0022 ,  H01M10/4207 ,  H02J3/16 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J7/0016 ,  H02J7/0021 ,  H02J7/0026 ,  H02J7/0034 ,  H02J7/0047 ,  H02J7/0068 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02J2007/0037 ,  H02J2007/0039 ,  H02J2007/004 ,  Y02E40/10 ,  Y02E40/34 ,  Y02E40/74 ,  Y02E60/722 ,  Y02E60/726 ,  Y02E60/74 ,  Y02E70/30 ,  Y04S10/14 ,  Y04S10/22 ,  Y04S10/24 ,  Y04S10/30

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a battery energy storage system (BESS) that can be used to store energy that is produced by conventional sources (e.g., coal, gas, nuclear) as well as renewable sources (e.g., wind, solar), and provide the stored energy on-demand.

公开(公告)号：US09881033B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14593988

申请日：2015-01-09

Applicant: General Electric Technology GmbH

Inventor： Ethan Clair Boardman ,  Subrahmanyam Saraswati Venkata

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05F1/66

CPC classification number: G06F17/30292 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05F1/66 ,  H02J13/0079 ,  H02J13/0086

Abstract: Aspects of a multi-level electrical distribution control system associated with an electrical distribution grid are disclosed. Data access and processing across the multi-level control system and the electrical distribution grid can provide improved utilization of energy within the electrical distribution grid. Further, dynamic reconfiguration of the electric distribution grid can be based distributed processing and access to information relating to the electrical distribution control system or electrical distribution grid. An encapsulated DNNC data element is disclosed as an efficient and secure means of accessing data across the multi-level electrical distribution control system or the associated electrical distribution grid.