Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090132699 | Data Center Synthesis - A data center is designed by determining a compute description that describes computer resources to be used in the system from design requirements and models of the computer resources. A facility description that describes facilities to be used in the data center is determined from the compute description and models of the facilities. An integrated system describing the design of the data center is determined from the facility and compute descriptions. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138112 | Designing An Apparatus To Substantially Minimize Exergy Destruction - In a method of designing an apparatus formed of at least one component to substantially minimize exergy destruction, at least one of one or more candidate materials and one or more candidate processes are identified. The one or more candidate materials are capable of being used in forming the at least one component and the one or more candidate processes are associated with either or both of the one or more candidate materials and the at least one component. Exergy destruction values of at least one of the one or more candidate materials and the one or more candidate processes are determined. In addition, at least one of the one or more candidate materials and the one or more candidate processes having the substantially lowest exergy destruction values are selected for the apparatus design. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138888 | Generating Governing Metrics For Resource Provisioning - In a method of generating governing metrics, a high-level goal to be met in a provisioned system is identified. In addition, a low-level governing policy designed to facilitate achievement of the high-level goal is selected and properties relating to the selected low-level governing policy are identified. The identified properties are formulated to define governing metrics relevant to the selected low-level governing policy and the formulated governing metrics are outputted. The formulated governing metrics are configured to be used in at least one of evaluating and controlling resource provisioning in the provisioned system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090159866 | Integrated Circuits With Phase Change Devices - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems with integrated circuits having phase change devices. One embodiment includes an integrated circuit die and a phase change die having a phase change material that changes phases when a temperature at the integrated circuit die exceeds a threshold for a predetermined amount of time. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161243 | Monitoring Disk Drives To Predict Failure - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring disk drives to predict failure. One embodiment includes a disk drive having a plurality of different types of sensors that sense events over a lifetime of the disk drive. Data from the events is aggregated to predict when the disk drive will fail. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164811 | Methods For Analyzing Environmental Data In An Infrastructure - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for analyzing data in an infrastructure. One embodiment includes a method that senses environmental data at equipment racks in an infrastructure, identifies patterns in the environmental data, and uses the patterns to modify the infrastructure to improve thermal management in the infrastructure. | 06-25-2009 |
20090287456 | Distributed Sensor System - A distributed sensor system includes a plug-in attachment, the plug-in attachment having a memory and at least one sensor; a modular node, the plug-in attachment being configured to connect to the modular node, the modular node being configured to read the memory and receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; a network, the network being connected to the modular node; and a central processor, the central processor being connected to the network and being in communication with the modular node through the network. A method for configuring and using a distributed sensor system includes connecting at least one plug-in assembly to a modular node, the at least one plug-in assembly having a memory and at least one sensor, the memory containing configuration data; connecting the modular node and a central processor to a network; configuring the modular node via the network; the modular node retrieving the configuration data and sending the configuration data via the network to the central processor; the modular node receiving sensor data from the at least one sensor, the modular node transmitting the sensor data via the network to the central processor. | 11-19-2009 |
20120020150 | Integrated Circuits With Phase Change Devices - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems with integrated circuits having phase change devices. One embodiment includes an integrated circuit die and a phase change die having a phase change material that changes phases when a temperature at the integrated circuit die exceeds a threshold for a predetermined amount of time. | 01-26-2012 |
20120215368 | STORAGE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY MICROGRIDS - Systems and methods are provided to manage power storage, by generating power with one or more microgenerators; charging an ensemble of energy storage devices to receive power from the one or more microgenerators; abstracting the ensemble of storage resources with different characteristics, a dynamic and a current model of the load, and user-defined policies for operation, and matching a demand profile with a predetermined mix of energy supply from storage devices. | 08-23-2012 |
20130024014 | OPTIMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF A RURAL MICROGRID SYSTEM USING MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed to improve energy efficiency of a farm with livestock wastes by generating a cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) microgrid model; performing on a computer a multi-objective optimization to improve system efficiency of energy utilization and reduce environmental problems caused by animal wastes; and displaying results of the optimization for review. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024044 | OPTIMAL STORAGE SIZING FOR INTEGRATING WIND AND LOAD FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES - Systems and methods are disclosed to manage energy system by receiving load forecasts and power generator forecasts with uncertainty specification; performing stochastic optimization on the load and power generation forecasts; determining an optimal storage sizing for energy balancing; and validating the optimal storage sizing; wherein the power generator is connected to an energy storage device with the optimal storage sizing. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MICROGRID CAPACITY AND STORAGE INVESTMENT UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed to method to determine capacity planning under environmental constraints by generating an integrated economic planning model for a decision maker, a utility company and one or more microgrids; maximizing the microgrids' total profit and minimizing the electricity price designed by the utility company; generating proactive strategies for the utility company to comply with the environmental policies, and planning strategies for microgrids to help utility company abate environmental mission; and applying different characteristics of microgrids to invest in different portfolio of renewable energy through gaming simulations. | 01-24-2013 |
20130080138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROGRIDS AVAILABILITY EVALUATION USING A MARKOV CHAIN ENERGY STORAGE MODEL - Systems and methods are disclosed for availability evaluation of microgrid systems with an energy storage device by applying a Markov chain model to model charging and discharging processes in the energy storage device; determining an effect of the energy storage device connected to a microgrid with multiple energy sources and loads; and determining effect of system architectures on the availability of microgrids using minimum cut sets (MCS). | 03-28-2013 |
20130138285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE - Systems and methods are disclosed for energy management by receiving parameters from commercial building energy system components; optimizing models of system components; optimizing for selected objective functions; generating an optimal operation schedule for the system components; analyzing economic and environmental impacts and optimizing operations of electric vehicles (EVs) for mobile energy storage in commercial buildings. | 05-30-2013 |
20130166043 | OPTIMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF A MICROGRID SYSTEM USING MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed to improve energy efficiency of a farm with livestock wastes by generating a cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) microgrid model; performing on a computer a multi-objective optimization to improve system efficiency of energy utilization and reduce environmental problems caused by animal wastes; and displaying results of the optimization for review. | 06-27-2013 |
20130211799 | Use of Second Battery Life to Reduce CO2 Emissions - A method for determining use of a second life battery under load conditions to reduce CO2 emissions includes using Monte Carlo simulations to modeling uncertainties of a load profile, a renewable energy profile, and CO2 emissions rate, determining an initial state of charge SOC of the second life battery based on a Gaussian distribution for determining a rate of charging during low emission hours and discharging during high CO2 emission hours of the second life battery and storage size of the second life battery and CO2 emissions reduction. | 08-15-2013 |
20130226637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STOCHASTICALLY USING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE - Systems and methods for energy management includes receiving parameters from commercial building management system components; generating a stochastic programming model of electric vehicles (EVs) as mobile energy storage (MES) for optimal planning, operation, and control purposes; and controlling operation of EVs according to the stochastic programming model to lower operating cost and carbon emission. | 08-29-2013 |
20140005852 | REDUCTION OF OPERATIONAL COST USING ENERGY STORAGE MANAGEMENT AND DEMAND RESPONSE | 01-02-2014 |
20140019188 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CONTROL OF ENERGY STORAGE UNITS TO REDUCE ELECTRICITY COST - A method for controlling an energy storage unit having a model which tracks each charging instances includes, for each charging event, capturing energy charged into the energy storage unit and an unit energy price of the charging source(s) at the time of charging; updating a unit price of total energy stored in the storage unit at each time-step; during a discharging event, updating the unit price of energy in the storage unit on a selected cost model; comparing the unit price of energy in the storage unit with other generation sources in the microgrid and a utility tariff; selecting a lowest cost combination from generation, storage, and grid and using the lowest cost combination to supply a load; and if a controller decides to use stored energy at any time, sending a discharge command to the energy storage unit. | 01-16-2014 |
20140058571 | MULTI-OBJECTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR MICRO-GRIDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for multi-objective energy management of micro-grids. A two-layer control method is used. In the first layer which is the advisory layer, a Model Predictive Control (MPC) method is used as a long term scheduler. The result of this layer will be used as optimality constraints in the second layer. In the second layer, a real-time controller guarantees a second-by-second balance between supply and demand subject to the constraints provided by the advisory layer. | 02-27-2014 |
20140088897 | Computer Implemented Method for Diagnositc Analytics for Battery Life Management - A computer implemented method combines a simplified equivalent circuit model with a model capturing the variation of the circuit parameters. The components of the equivalent circuit model depend on the internal battery state, and the parameters of the model encode this dependence. The invention then uses actual operational data capturing various modes of operation of the battery and different discharge rates to fit the model parameters (rather than controlled laboratory tests used in previous work). Once this analysis is done (offline), the model can be used in an online phase to adjust estimates of the internal battery state as the battery is operating. | 03-27-2014 |
20140139191 | Method for Estimating Battery Life in Presence of Partial Charge and Discharge Cycles - A management framework is disclosed that achieves maximum energy storage device lifetime based on energy storage device life estimation and the price of energy. The management framework includes a battery life estimation from a supercycle model, for a time window between two consecutive full charges of a battery, which allows assessing a worst case scenario impact of all partial cycles within a supercycle on the battery life. The battery life estimation then considers each supercycle as a single discharge unit instead of treating each individual discharge period separately. | 05-22-2014 |
20140306534 | PMU BASED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION CONTROL FOR MICROGRID DURING ISLANDING PROCESS - A method for voltage regulation of a power distribution grid includes integrating a photovoltaic (PV) system with a distributed energy storage system (ESS); monitoring voltage and current phasors at a point of common coupling (PCC) to establish a real-time Thevenin equivalent of the distribution grid; and adaptively dispatching the ESS in response to network fluctuations. | 10-16-2014 |
20140350743 | TIERED POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MICROGRIDS - Systems and methods to perform multi-objective energy management of micro-grids include determining, by an advisory layer with Model Predictive Control (MPC) using a processor, long-term power management directives that include a charging threshold that characterizes one or more power sources, where the advisory layer provides optimal set points or reference trajectories to reduce a cost of energy; and determining real-time actions based on the charging threshold to adaptively charge a battery from the one or more power sources or to discharge the battery. | 11-27-2014 |
20140375125 | MULTI-LAYER CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A multilayer control framework for a power system includes a hybrid storage system (HSS) to store energy using a plurality of energy storage devices; a local controller coupled to the HSS to smooth output power of wind or photovoltaic energy sources while regulating a State of Charge (SoC) of the HSS; and a system-wide controller coupled to the HSS activated upon an occurrence of one or more energy disturbances with a control strategy designed to improve system dynamics to address the one or more energy disturbances. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379141 | ZONE BASED HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) CONTROL USING EXTENSIVE TEMPERATURE MONITORING - System and methods for controlling an air conditioning (AC) system includes defining one or more zones to achieve control actions based on local conditions to create a localized dynamic system for localized control, wherein zones are defined by considering hot and cool areas of the room or location of heat generating equipment, wherein the zone definition changes dynamically based on time of day or based on occupancy, or wherein zones are defined in a customizable manner based on sensitivity analysis considering energy savings and comfort tradeoff or considering equipment with predetermined temperature restrictions; monitoring through sensor placement at predetermined locations in the room based on importance of the equipment, heat generation zones and proximity to the AC; determining appropriate temperature setpoints based on existing operating conditions; and applying temperature information at the predetermined locations to generate rules for the actuation of AC systems. | 12-25-2014 |
20150051747 | Method for Multiple Energy Storage Management in Microgrids - The implemented controller uses a cost function to find the optimal rate of charge/discharge for all batteries. In other words, this battery management system aims to find the minimum overall operating cost to run the batteries over a specific period of time. | 02-19-2015 |