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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7454270 | Dynamic economic dispatch for the management of a power distribution system A method and system for dispatching available generation resources to supply a given load in a control area. Generating units are each assigned a temporal trajectory of output power over consecutive time intervals. The allocation of available resources are assigned ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7403928 | Identify data sources for neural network A system, method, and device for identifying data sources for a neural network are disclosed. The exemplary system may have a module for determining load curves for each selected data set. The system may also have a module for determining a global difference measure... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397007 | Assembly for controlling the force applied to a pantograph A method and apparatus for controlling a force applied to a pantograph. A bidirectional snubber and a velocity controller are used to dampen the applied force. Linkages between a shaft and the bidirectional snubber and between the bidirectional snubber and the veloc... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7359878 | Pricing apparatus for resolving energy imbalance requirements in real-time A method and apparatus for resolving energy imbalance in a real-time manner is disclosed. A plurality of market user interfaces are coupled to an imbalance engine which determines optimal dispatch requirements corresponding to supply and demand requirements of the m... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353201 | Security constrained unit commitment pricing optimization using linear programming for electricity markets The present invention is a method for optimizing security constrained unit commitment in the day ahead wholesale electricity market using mixed integer linear programming techniques. The wholesale electricity market uniquely requires the submission of offers to supp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349883 | Optimized transmission and load security constrained unit commitment dispatch using linear programming for electricity markets The present invention is a method for optimizing security constrained unit commitment in the day ahead wholesale electricity market using mixed integer linear programming techniques. The wholesale electricity market uniquely requires the submission of offers to supp... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349933 | Analog data compression Analog data is compressed by processing certain data from data storage and interpolating data between data points which fall within an acceptable error range. Data points are compressed by modifying or eliminating data depending upon the slope relationship of a stor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349882 | Optimized security constrained unit commitment dispatch using linear programming for electricity markets The present invention is a method for optimizing security constrained unit commitment in the day ahead wholesale electricity market using mixed integer linear programming techniques. The wholesale electricity market uniquely requires the submission of offers to supp... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349887 | Security constrained optimal dispatch for electricity markets The present invention is an apparatus for optimizing security constrained dispatch and pricing for the wholesale energy trading market. The imbalance market uniquely requires a real-time market for bidding and for providing the energy generation adjustments required... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343360 | Exchange, scheduling and control system for electrical power A system for providing an automated, on-line forward market for the exchange and scheduling of electrical power and for the auctioning of fixed transmission rights (FTRs) on a power generation and distribution system. The system provides an on-line interface to mult... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343361 | Apparatus for market dispatch for resolving energy imbalance requirements in real-time A method and apparatus for resolving energy imbalance in a real-time manner is disclosed. A plurality of market user interfaces are coupled to an imbalance engine which determines optimal dispatch requirements corresponding to supply and demand requirements of the m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337153 | Method and apparatus for resolving energy imbalance requirements in real-time A method and apparatus for resolving energy imbalance in a real-time manner is disclosed. A plurality of market user interfaces are coupled to an imbalance engine which determines optimal dispatch requirements corresponding to supply and demand requirements of the m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324977 | Historical database system for resolving energy imbalance requirements in real-time A method and apparatus for resolving energy imbalance in a real-time manner is disclosed. A plurality of market user interfaces are coupled to an imbalance engine which determines optimal dispatch requirements corresponding to supply and demand requirements of the m... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321810 | Method of dynamic economic dispatch Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: for an electrical power system comprising a plurality of committed electrical power generating units: for each of the committed electrical power generating units, obtaining an optimal power output temporal t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308382 | Determining the minimum operation and shutdown time A system and method for determining minimum operation and startup for a generator are described herein. A method and system according to the invention may include assigning a binary value to one or more commitment status variables each associated with an increment o... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305282 | Very short term load prediction in an energy management system A method and system is provided for optimizing the performance of a power generation and distribution system by forecasting very short term load forecasts through the use of historical load data, demand patterns and short term load forecasts. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299212 | Security constrained optimal dispatch for load prediction for electricity markets The present invention is an apparatus for optimizing security constrained dispatch and pricing for the wholesale energy trading market. The imbalance market uniquely requires a real-time market for bidding and for providing the energy generation adjustments required... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7209839 | Real time power flow method for distribution system A method for determining a power flow in a distribution network includes the step of determining an admittance matrix for a circuit that includes a floating transformer in an electrical power distribution system. The admittance matrix includes an admittance of a fic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7092798 | System for control performance standards Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: detecting a NERC disturbance in an electrical power system; determining a first corrective action to return the electrical power system to a pre-disturbance level within a predetermined disturbance recovery ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085660 | Energy management system in a power and distribution system A method and system is provided for optimizing the performance of a power generation and distribution system that monitors the performance of a power system, detects disturbances and calculates statistical information, uses historical performance data and economic f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7058522 | Very short term load prediction Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: providing system electrical load information for an electric power system to one or more neural networks; and via the one or more neural networks, predicting a system electrical load for a predetermined imme... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7023193 | Elimination of potential transformer in ANSI Type A voltage regulator An ANSI Type A voltage regulator that eliminates the need for a potential transformer is disclosed. A control unit finds an output voltage by constantly monitoring the input voltage across the utility windings and the stored tap position. The value of the output vol... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6775597 | Security constrained optimal power flow method A Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow (SCOPF) process employing a quadratic programming (QP) primal-dual interior point (IP) solution method. The IP method efficiently solves practical SCOPF problems involving large numbers of contingencies and controls in preve... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6657424 | DC load detection in an electric utility meter An electricity meter includes a current sensor, an analog to digital (A/D) converter coupled to the current sensor, and a processor coupled to the A/D converter. The current sensor and the A/D converter cooperate to generate a digital current signal havin... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6633825 | Automatic calibration of time keeping for utility meters An arrangement for adaptive time keeping in a utility meter includes a timing circuit and a controller. The timing circuit is operable to generate timing signals. The controller is operably coupled to the timing circuit to receive timing signals therefrom... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629046 | Automatic service type recognition in electrical utility meter Disclosed is a method and arrangement for use in an electrical utility meter, the electrical utility meter operable to be connected to a plurality of electrical service types. The arrangement is operable to identify a present service type, the present ser... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6433520 | Dc power regulator incorporating high power ac to dc converter with controllable dc voltage and method of use A high power dc power regulator utilizes a voltage sourced inverter connected on the ac side in series with a large inductance to an ac power system through a coupling transformer. The dc side of the inverter is connected to the dc load. The inductance is... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6411219 | Adaptive radio communication for a utility meter A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for providing communication between a utility meter and a remote station via any of a plurality of RF modulation schemes and communication protocols over any of a plurality of carrier frequencies. The utility ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6377037 | Watt-hour meter with digital per-phase power factor compensation A watt-hour meter employs a power factor compensation technique that inserts a delay into the digitized current or voltage sample stream. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electronic watt-hour meter comprising a voltage sensor, ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6275168 | Expansion module for modular meter An electronic utility meter includes a sensor module, a measurement module, and a removable expansion module. The sensor module connects to the electrical system of a facility, and includes voltage and current sensors. The voltage and current sensors are ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6181331 | Man-machine interface A controller for a voltage regulator has an input keypad for designating selected operating parameters of the voltage regulator. The keypad is formed with a dedicated function portion and a menu navigation portion, and the parameters are divided into firs... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6114778 | High voltage synchronous switch for capacitors A contact structure for a switch that switches capacitors into multi-phase, high voltage transmission lines. There is one capacitor switch for each phase of the transmission line, and each switch has two contacts, a stationary contact and a movable contac... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112158 | Service type recognition in electrical utility meter Disclosed is a method and arrangement for use in an electrical utility meter, the electrical utility meter operable to be connected to a plurality of electrical service types. The arrangement is operable to identify a present service type, the present ser... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6112159 | Robust electrical utility meter The present invention includes an electrical utility meter operable to measure power consumption. The method detects and compensates for one or more wiring errors that affects the power consumption measurement of the electrical utility meter. The method i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6075357 | Arrangement for connecting a utility meter to meter base using current blades An arrangement for electrically connecting an electrical utility revenue meter to a meter base includes at least two current blades that have a width that is less than the standard predefined current blade width. The meter base has one of first and second... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072305 | Electronic tap position indication system A system for indicating the position of a tap of a voltage regulator system. An electrical signal representing the tap position is converted to a digital format and provided to a processor which controls an electronic display. The display provides a graph... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6072707 | High voltage modular inverter A high voltage inverter cascades a plurality of multiple voltage level inverter modules each fed by an isolated dc energy unit to reduce the number of stages of the inverter required to generate a desired ac voltage. Thus, where the dc energy unit include... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6043642 | Watt-hour meter with communication on diagnostic error detection An electrical utility meter includes measurement error diagnostic capabilities with intelligent communication capabilities. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes an electrical utility meter for measuring energy consumption by a load. ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6028272 | Lockable position interlock for rackable circuit breakers A lockable circuit breaker racking mechanism is provided with a breaker type detection mechanism preventing locking and removal of the key unless the correct breaker type has been installed. The same locking mechanism can also be used to secure the rackin... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6020734 | Electrical utility meter with event-triggered window for highest demands logging An electrical utility meter includes a controller that determines a list of highest demands using event-triggered windows of time to ensure that only one of the entries on the list corresponds to any one high consumption event. The controller generates a ... | 02/01/2000 |
